Louis Agassiz Fuertes Award

The application period for 2026 is now open and will close in February 2026, at midnight CST.

Each year, the Wilson Ornithological Society offers four categories of research grant. The focus of each differs somewhat, as does the amount of the award. Willingness to report results of the research as an oral or poster paper at an annual meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Society within the next five years and provide a brief write-up and a photograph of the awardees for the webpage is also a condition of all grants.

Complete proposal guidelines are available here (PDF download). Applicants are asked to submit their completed applications electronically to the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/fvu4YsYL8mbQJtia7. Applicants should be current WOS members (see here for more on becoming a WOS member).

Contact: Ashley Long, ashley.long@ag.tamu.edu, and Jess McLaughlin, jfmclaughlin@alaska.edu, Research Grant Chairs

Louis Agassiz Fuertes Grants

The Wilson Society’s most prestigious award is available to all ornithologists, although graduate students and young professionals are preferred. Any avian research is eligible. Up to two awards of $5000 are given annually.