Travel Grants

Native Peoples’ Wildlife Management Working Group: Each year, up to 10 students who are members of a Native American, First Nations, or Indigenous Tribe, or identify as Native Alaskan or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, will be selected to attend TWS’ Annual Conference as part of the Native Student Professional Development Program. This includes complimentary registration, hotel, travel grant and more. More info to come.

New York Chapter: The New York Chapter of TWS is offering two financial grants to support travel and expenses associated with attending The Wildlife Society Annual Conference in Des Moines, Iowa this fall. Each travel grant will be in the amount of $1,000. One will be awarded to a student, and the other will be awarded to a professional. Instructions to apply are available here. Applications are due July 19, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Selections will be made quickly to allow grant recipients to take advantage of early registration pricing.

Conservation Education and Outreach Working Group: The Conservation Education and Outreach Working Group of TWS is offering three travel grants of up to $750 to TWS members to assist with offsetting travel costs to TWS’ Annual Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. The deadline to apply is Sept. 18, 2026. Click here for further details and to view the application.

Molecular Ecology Working Group: The Molecular Ecology Working Group (MEWG) of TWS is offering up to three travel grants to help current or recently graduated students participate in TWS’ Annual Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. This grant will cover up to $750 of the recipient’s travel and registration costs. Applications are due July 17, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PT. Click here for further details and to apply.

Wildlife Health Working Group: The Wildlife Health Working Group of TWS is is offering two $750 travel grants and one $250 registration grant for student members presenting a paper or poster at TWS’ Annual Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. Students do not need to be members of the WHWG to apply. Deadline to apply is July 24. Click here for details.

The Wildlife Society: Students whose research has been accepted for the Annual Conference may apply for travel grants of $500. Applications for TWS2026 Travel Grants are open through July 6, 2026. Visit our conference website for details.

Biological Diversity Working Group: The Biological Diversity Working Group (BDWG) of TWS offers travel grants for TWS student members presenting papers or posters with a focus on protecting biodiversity at The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference. The Working Group is offering student grants this year of up to $500. The application is attached here. All applicants must be a member in good standing with The Wildlife Society (but are not required to be a member of the BDWG) and have been accepted to present a paper/poster at the 2026 TWS Annual Conference. Please email your application PDF to tw*****@***il.com by August 2, 2026.

Nutritional Ecology Working Group: The Nutritional Ecology Working Group of TWS will provide three to four travel scholarships to support presenter travel to TWS’ Annual Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. The working group will award scholarships up to $500, depending on number of applicants, merit, financial need and availability of funds. Deadline to apply is August 1. Click here for further details.

Student Development Working Group: The Student Development Working Group of TWS is offering a $500 Emerging Leaders in Wildlife Grant for any professional development activity, including conference travel, workshops and specialized training. Applications open biannually from March 30-July 15 and from Aug. 30-Dec. 15. The call for applications goes out to SDWG members over email and social media.

• Biometrics Working Group: The Biometrics Working Group (BWG) of TWS offers travel grants for TWS student members presenting papers or posters with a focus on biometrics at The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference. The application is attached here. All applicants must be a member in good standing with The Wildlife Society (but are not required to be a member of the BWG) and have been accepted to present a paper/poster at the 2026 TWS Annual Conference. Please email your application PDF to tw*************@***il.com by July 3, 2026.
• Out in the Field: The Wildlife Society’s Out in The Field Initiative is offering three travel grants to assist in offsetting the cost of attending the 2026 TWS Annual Conference in Des Moines. Preference for funding will be given to applicants who have a role in the conference, but this is not a requirement to be considered for the grant. All application materials (application pdf link here) must be received by 11:59 p.m. PST on Aug. 14 (Friday) for consideration. Visit OiTF’s webpage for further details.