Vol. 68, No. 2 | Fall 2023
 
 

Call for Nominations and Outreach Grants


CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR 2024 CAREER AWARDS

The Animal Behavior Society has a series of Career Awards which include the following:

  • Distinguished Animal Behaviorist - outstanding lifetime achievement in animal behavior
  • Exemplar Award - major long-term contribution to animal behavior
  • Outstanding New Investigator - outstanding contribution by a new investigator
  • Quest Award - outstanding seminal contribution
  • Exceptional Service Award - sustained service contributions to the Animal Behavior Society
  • *Penny Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award- recognizes a sustained record of excellent teaching of animal behavior in the classroom or informal education setting

All members of the society are encouraged to submit nominations for the above awards. To aid the Selection Committee and to help codify the procedures involved, the following items must be submitted for a nomination:

  1. A letter of nomination indicating the award for which the nominee is being proposed which should provide details on the reasons the nominee should be considered for that award.
  2. A curriculum vitae of the nominee.
  3. Additional supporting letters from colleagues solicited by the nominator.
Materials for the Distinguished Animal Behaviorist, Exemplar, Outstanding New Investigator, Quest and Exceptional Service Award can be submitted using the online upload system here.

* For the Penny Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award, submit a one-page letter providing evidence to support the nomination to Leslie Curren ([email protected]). Click here to review award criteria.

The deadline for all career awards nominations is January 15, 20234


Call for nominations for the 2024 Richard Buchholz Award in Conservation Behavior

Richard Buchholz Conservation Behavior Award- outstanding contributions to integrating the fields of animal behavior and conservation biology. Click Here for more information, deadline January 15, 2024


Outreach Grants

Proposals for the Animal Behavior Society Outreach Grants are due December 1, 2023. The ABS Outreach Grant recognizes and supports 5 exceptional programs each year. Each award is $1000. At least one author of the proposal must be a member of ABS. The application (a 1-page proposal) should be emailed to Dale Broder ([email protected]) by 12/1/2023.

 
ABS Newsletter

Send general correspondence concerning the Society to Norman Lee, Secretary, at: [email protected]. Deadlines for materials to be included in the Newsletter are the 15th of the month preceding each issue. Articles submitted by members of the Society and judged by the Secretary to be appropriate are occasionally published in the ABS newsletter. The publication of such material does not imply ABS endorsement of the opinions expressed by contributors.

Animal Behavior Society Website: http://www.animalbehaviorsociety.org

Animal Behaviour

Animal Behavior, manuscripts and editorial matters: Authors should submit manuscripts online to Elsevier’s Editorial System (http://ees.elsevier.com/anbeh/). For enquiries relating to submissions prior to acceptance, contact the Journal Manager ([email protected]). For enquiries relating to submissions after acceptance, visit Elsevier at http://www.elsevier.com/journals. For other general correspondence, contact Kris Bruner, Managing Editor, Animal Behaviour, Indiana University, 409 N. Park Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA. E-mail: [email protected]. Phone: 812-345-0497.

Change of address, missing or defective issues: ABS Central Office, 2111 Chestnut Avenue, Suite 145, Glenview, IL 60025, US. Phone: 312-893-6585. Fax: 312-896-5614. E-mail: [email protected].