Wildlife Conservation Grants for Graduate Student Research


Researcher Angela Aarhus
weighs a bat while Panamanian student
Deibys Fonseca records data.

The state of Wisconsin has a proud legacy of conservationists such as John Muir and Aldo Leopold, and many of our universities offer excellent programs in conservation biology. In order to stimulate interest and excellence in the field of conservation biology, the Zoological Society created the Wildlife Conservation Grants for Graduate Student Research. The program offers financial incentives to graduate students throughout the state of Wisconsin who are conducting wildlife conservation research. Students are awarded up to $2,000 each on a competitive basis. In the last 14 years, the Society has funded 170 proposals ($271,455).


A regal fritillary butterfly being
marked for identification (Katherine Beilfuss, 2000).
Students conduct their studies globally, and their topics include a vast array of wildlife species and conservation problems. Student projects are selected based on their direct application to an urgent conservation problem, feasibility and academic merit. An advisory committee composed of academic specialists reviews proposals annually and makes recommendations for funding.


Some examples of work done to date:

To apply for a grant please follow the steps below:

There will not be a request for proposals in 2008-2009.