Mammalogy African Graduate Student Research Fund 2023 for African Researchers

African Graduate Student Awards are made annually to support field research projects by African nationals working on wild mammals in Africa.

Application Deadline: 15th April 2023

About the Award: The African Graduate Student Research Fund committee was formed in 2013 as an ad hoc committee and was promoted to a standing committee in 2016. Its mission is to support the next generation of African mammalogists by awarding individual grants of $1,500 and an online ASM membership to African nationals pursuing graduate degrees. Between 2014 and 2018, 2-3 awards were granted annually; in 2019, 4 proposals were funded, and in 2020 this number increased to 5.

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Eligibility: Eligible students must be citizens of African countries and currently enrolled in a graduate program. Projects must be field oriented investigations of natural history, conservation, ecology, systematics, wildlife biology, biogeography, or behavior. The selection committee’s membership reflects these diverse fields and has field research experience in Africa.

Eligible Countries: African countries

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Award: Individual grants of $1,500 and an online ASM membership to African nationals pursuing graduate degrees.

How to Apply: Applications consist of (1) a 3-page proposal prepared and submitted by the applicant and (2) an e-mail
from the applicant’s major graduate advisor; instructions for both are detailed below. Please ensure that your proposal is formatted as a .pdf and has the file name FAMILY NAME_FIRST NAME_AGSRF (e.g., Grinnell_Joseph_AGSRF). Failure to comply with these requests may result in our inability to review your proposal. Proposals should be e-mailed to Dr. Link E. Olson (link.olson@alaska.edu), Chair of the African Graduate Student Fellowship Committee, by 15 April 2023; applications received after that date will not be reviewed. In the subject header, please put FAMILY NAME_ FIRST NAME_AGSRF.

African Graduate Student Fund Grant Application (PDF)
African Graduate Student Fund Grant Application (DOCX)
Eligibility and Frequently Asked Questions

• It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
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