Call For Nominations - American Society of Naturalists - 4 Awards

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The Jasper Loftus-Hills Young Investigator Award: Jasper Loftus-Hills (1946-1974) was an Australian biologist of exceptional promise when he was killed by a hit-and-run driver while recording frog calls along a Texas highway, three years after receiving his degree. The award was established in 1984 to recognize promising outstanding work by investigators who received their doctorates in the three years preceding the application deadline, or who are in their final year of graduate school. It involves presentation of a research paper in the Young Investigator's Symposium at the ASN annual meeting and includes a $500 prize, a travel allowance of $700, cost of registration for the meetings, and a supplement of $800 for travel and other expenses for this year's case of intercontinental travel.  Four awards are made annually. Recipients need not be members of the Society. The prize committee encourages direct applications and welcomes suggestions of people who should be encouraged to apply. Applications should consist of no more than three pages that summarize the applicant's work (excluding tables, figures, and references), no more than four appropriate reprints, and a CV combined as a single pdf. Two letters from individuals familiar with the applicant's work should be sent separately.  All application materials should be sent via e-mail by January 1, 2015, to Jonathan Shurin (jsh...@ucsd.edu). Please indicate "Young Investigators' Award" in the subject line, and for reference letters, the name of the applicant.

The Edward O. Wilson Naturalist Award: This award is given to an active investigator in mid-career who has made significant contributions to the knowledge of a particular ecosystem or group of organisms. Individuals whose research and writing illuminate principles of evolutionary biology and an enhanced aesthetic appreciation of natural history will merit special consideration. The recipient need not be a member of the Society. The award will consist of an especially appropriate work of art and a prize of $2,000. The ASN strongly encourages its members to submit nominations of deserving people. The names of former recipients can be found here http://www.asnamnat.org/awards.html. Nominations will be held over for two years. The application packet should be in the form of  a single pdf consisting of a letter of nomination, curriculum vitae of candidate including a publication list, and three key publications to be sent electronically by January 1, 2015, to Bernard Crespi (cre...@sfu.ca). Please indicate "E. O. Wilson Award" in the subject line.

The Sewall Wright Award: This award was established in 1991 for a senior (but still highly active) investigator who has made major contributions that relate to the goals of the ASN (namely, to further the conceptual unification of the biological sciences). The award includes an honorarium of $1,000. The winner need not be a member of the Society or an American.  The ASN strongly encourages its member to submit nominations of deserving people. The names of former recipients can be found here http://www.asnamnat.org/awards.html. Nominations will be held over for two years. The application packet should be in the form of  a single pdf consisting of a letter of nomination, curriculum vitae of candidate including a publication list, and three key publications to be sent electronically by January 1, 2015, to Ilkka Hanski (ilkka....@helskini.fi).  Please indicate "Sewall Wright Award" in the subject line.

The ASN Student Research Awards:  Student Research Awards support research by student members that advances the goals of the society: the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, or behavior. Each award consists of a $2,000 check to the candidate. An applicant must be a member of the ASN (membership is international), must hold a bachelor 's degree or equivalent, must have passed to candidacy in a PhD program or equivalent, and must be at least one year from completing the PhD. Applicants should send a two-page proposal (not including references). In addition, applicants should include a budget with justification (one page), a short curriculum vitae (two pages), a statement from the PhD supervisor that verifies that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements, and the supervisor 's recommendation supporting the research proposed by the student (one page). Projects in all types of research (i.e., laboratory, field, theory) are encouraged. A total of ten proposals will receive awards. Proposals will be judged on originality, strength and significance of the questions being addressed, prospects for significant results, and the match between the proposed research and the ASN mission. All materials should be compiled into one PDF file and sent via e-mail to Jennifer Lau (jen...@msu.edu).  Please indicate `ASN Student Research Award' in the subject line. Deadline for submission of all materials is January 31, 2015. More information is available at www.asnamnat.org.