SCB Awards: Celebrating Excellence in Biodiversity Conservation

Tropical rainforests of Nyungwe National Park in
Rwanda, where ICCB 2023 was held.

SCB Awards recognize scientists and institutions from around the world for extraordinary contributions to biodiversity conservation.

• SCB Global Service Awards are presented in even-numbered years at the Society’s International Congress for Conservation Biology.
• SCB Group Service Awards are presented in odd-numbered years when most SCB Groups host Regional congresses.
• The Society also presents Graduate Student Research Fellowship Awards annually.

The Society for Conservation Biology is dedicated to facilitating, promoting, and advancing the scientific study and conservation of biological diversity. The SCB Global network includes more than 3,000 members worldwide, professionals, students, organizations, and supporters collaborate together in a way that transcends borders to advance the SCB vision and mission.

SCB Global Awards

Nina Wambiji won the Edward T. LaRoe III
Memorial Award at ICCB 2023.

SCB Global Service Awards are presented every other year at the Society’s International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB). SCB presents up to five Distinguished Service Awards to individuals, groups or institutions for distinguished service in biodiversity conservation. The next Global Awards will be presented at ICCB 2025 in Brisbane/Meanjin. Learn more about SCB Global Awards here.

SCB Graduate Student Research Fellowship Awards

Vratika Chaudhary won a Graduate Student
Research Fellowship Award in 2017.

SCB allocates awards funding to support ten graduate student members whose research advances the science and practice of conserving biological diversity. The fellowship is designed to support graduate students who need assistance with costs toward field expenses in order to complete their degree.

2024 Graduate Student Research Awards will open later this year (June timeframe). Please stay tune to SCB for the call for applications.

The SCB Global Awards Committee administers the Graduate Student Research Fellowship Awards and evaluates applicants on merit and with respect to geographic, topical, gender and other aspects of conservation diversity.

Graduate Student Research Fellowship Awards will support field work, including travel, materials or equipment required to conduct research by graduate students.

Students must demonstrate financial need toward completion of graduate degree and graduate research must contribute to SCB’s mission to advance the science and practice of conserving Earth's biodiversity.

Process

Valery A. Binda won a Graduate
Student Research Fellowship
Award in 2018.

Before you begin, remember to register for access to the submission platform. After registration you can login to the platform. Follow these five easy steps.:

1. Register

Click on the "Register" button (top of right column) and complete the registration form.

2. Login

Click the "Login" button (top of right column) to the platform with the email address and password you used to register in Step 1. 

3. Create

Create your online submission.

4. Save

During the Call for Submissions period, your submission can be saved as DRAFT until all the required information is completed and attachments uploaded. As each section is complete, you will see a appear in the category tab when the submission is saved. At any time, you can download and print your submission by clicking on the icon in the Submission Summary section.

5. Submit

On completion, save your Submission as FINAL. Download and print a copy of your submission for your records by clicking on the icon in the Submisson Summary section in the right column. Note: If an update is required prior to the Call for Submission period, you can make the update and resave as FINAL.

If you require assistance or additional information, please contact the Award Administrator.