Awards and Funding News

November 22, 2018

Conservation Committee seeking nominations for the 3rd Conservation Merit Prize

by Administrator Account

The Conservation Committee seeks nominations for the 3rd Conservation Merit Prize. The prize is public recognition given to a person or team that has done extraordinary work towards solving a pressing conservation problem for marine mammals. The person or representative of the team receiving the Prize receives travel to the presentation at the biennial conference including two […]

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October 24, 2018

Emily B. Shane Award Deadline October 31, 2018

by Administrator Account

The Emily B. Shane Award submission deadline is just one week away! Find eligibility and award details here.

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September 25, 2018

The Emily B Shane Award now accepting applications

by Administrator Account

The Emily B Shane Award The Emily B. Shane Award (EBS) supports conservation-oriented, non-harmful[1] field research on free-ranging Odontocetes and Sirenians. The award honours Emily B. Shane (1924-1995), a fine amateur naturalist and dedicated conservationist. Funds are awarded to projects with clear conservation priorities for an odontocete or sirenian species, population, or habitat critical to the species. Research […]

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September 6, 2018

Underwater sound research grant opportunity

by Chris Parsons

The U.S. Navy Living Marine Resources (LMR) applied research program is seeking pre-proposals in six topic areas related to underwater sound produced by human activities and its effects on marine life.  Topics include: 1) improving duration of medium-term telemetry tag attachment, 2) demonstration and validation of PAM-based density estimation methods using visually verified survey data, […]

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February 9, 2018

Louis M Herman Research Deadline One Week Away

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REMINDER DEADLINE ONE WEEK AWAY Aloha! The deadline for submissions for the Louis M Herman Research Scholarship is one week away 16 February 2018 (Hawaii midnight: GMT -10 hours)  See here for the award announcement at SMM Halifax 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swmmWrCB6yU See here for award criteria https://www.marinemammalscience.org/jobs-grants/awards-and-scholarships/louis-m-herman-research-scholarship/ Thank You Lindsay Porter Awards and Scholarship Sub-Committee Society […]

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