<div dir="ltr"><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">--</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:x-small">G. Darrel Jenerette</span><br></div><div><font size="1">Director, Center for Conservation Biology</font></div><div><font size="1">Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences</font></div><div><font size="1">University of California Riverside</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Rebecca Senft</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:notifications@esa.discoursemail.com">notifications@esa.discoursemail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 10:04 AM<br>Subject: [Ecologists Collaborating Online] [Southwest Chapter] Apply Now for the Southwest Ecologist Travel Award<br>To: <<a href="mailto:darrel.jenerette@ucr.edu">darrel.jenerette@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>
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<div style="padding-top:5px"><p style="margin-top:0;border:0">We are excited to announce the 2026 Southwest Ecologist Travel award ($550)! Funding will be awarded to <strong>four</strong> early career (students and post-graduates) and/or federal agency ecologists whose work is related to ecosystems in the Southwestern US. Recipients will receive support for travel expenses related to their attendance of 2026 ESA annual meeting (Salt Lake City, UT; Jul 26-31), allowing them to present their work, engage in meaningful discussions and expand their professional network.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;border:0"><strong>Eligibility:</strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;border:0">Applicants must be members of the Southwest Chapter at the time of application.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;border:0">Applicants must be presenting a talk or poster at the ESA meeting that focuses on ecosystems of the Southwest region of the US or northern Mexico.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;border:0">Applicants should consider themselves early career when they are within 5 years or less post-PhD completion (e.g., undergraduates, graduates and postdocs).</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;border:0"><strong>Required materials:</strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;border:0">A copy of the abstract submitted.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;border:0">A one-paragraph statement about the impact of the presented work to your field and relevance to ecosystems of the SW.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;border:0">A one-paragraph statement explaining why you are applying for this award.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;border:0"><strong>Responsibilities of awardee:</strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;border:0">The awardee must attend the Southwest Chapter business meeting during 2026 ESA Meeting.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;border:0">The awardee must acknowledge the Chapter in their presentation.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;border:0"><strong>Applications are due:</strong> June 14th, 2026. Questions can be sent to: <span><a href="mailto:esasouthwestchapter@gmail.com" style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#006699" target="_blank">esasouthwestchapter@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0;border:0">Apply here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3rHA76WEF8gmNFg0QJG0bXOc5qP4TyDnaxB2DhbF5Nwtmtg/viewform" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#006699" target="_blank">Southwest Ecologist Awards ($550 travel award)</a></p>
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