{"id":84,"date":"2023-03-27T14:38:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T14:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/giving\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:27:25","slug":"equity-and-excellence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/giving\/endowments\/equity-and-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Equity and Excellence in Ecology Endowment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Empower the Best Ecologists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your contribution to the Equity and Excellence in Ecology endowment helps to advance the careers of ecologists whose research and service meaningfully enhance access and participation in the ecological sciences and\/or impact community engagement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Proceeds from the Equity and Excellence in Ecology endowment will advance ESA\u2019s diversity, equity, inclusion and justice initiatives. Its initial goal is to raise $400,000 to fully fund the ESA Excellence in Ecology (EEE) Scholarships in perpetuity. Additional funds will support other initiatives as prioritized by the ESA Diversity Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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About the Endowment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 2021, ESA seeded several initiatives in response to recommendations from its DEIJ task force. These included the ESA Excellence in Ecology (EEE) Scholarships, publications waivers and a diversity development program for ESA leaders. \u00a0The first stage of the endowment is to raise $400,000, which will sustain the EEE Scholarships and other initiatives prioritized by the Diversity Committee.<\/p>\n

The endowment will support ESA\u2019s commitment to making the ecological sciences more inclusive with steps that remove barriers to the full participation, retention and promotion of scholars who have traditionally been excluded or underrepresented in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the EEE Scholarship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The ESA Excellence in Ecology scholarship is intended for early\u2013mid career ESA members who have traditionally been excluded or underrepresented in our community. Ecologists who have achieved a PhD within the last 20 years from all areas of basic and applied research are eligible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EEE Scholarship comes with an award of $5,000 and support for research, travel to ESA annual meeting, family care, open-acesss publication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was implemented in 2021 by the ESA Governing Board in response to recommendations from ESA\u2019s DEIJ Task Force. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Build Equity and Excellence in Ecology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With your gifts, we\u2019ll meet $100,000 pledged by Phil Taylor to get halfway to our goal for the Equity and Excellence in Ecology Endowment. ESA Past Presidents have already pledged more than $12,000\u2014help us meet the challenge by the end of the year by donating today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe EEE program has made me prouder still, to see our leadership back another member\u2019s idea for amplifying the impact, the reach, and the variety of the ESA inclusion programs. First as a founding contributor, and now again I get to encourage others to help ESA with a \u201cpledge to match\u201d, hopefully propelling us to another bold endowment goal. Members can join me with their own gifts of any magnitude to help us reach the leadership\u2019s aspirations and individual support.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIssues of language, resources, or the perceptions of others can create barriers to getting established in ecology, and we all suffer if we lose new contributors. The Equity and Excellence in Ecology Endowment will help highly qualified ecologists to get more established in research, attend meetings, join networks, write papers, and advance in their careers. I urge ESA members to support this exciting new program.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\nRichard Norby, Founding Donor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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ESA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice Initiatives <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Black Voices Collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This collection of articles employs a myriad of approaches with historical and contemporary lenses, highlighting Black scholars across early stages within collaborative teams to illuminate novel avenues of enquiry.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ESA Annual Meeting Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship was created to support speakers who bring diverse perspectives to the ESA annual meeting\u00a0at the interface of science, education, communication, policy and community.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Governance, Partnerships and Access<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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DEIJ Task Force transitions to Rededicated Diversity Committee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leadership Development at Minority-serving Events<\/a>: Meeting Students Where They Are<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open-Access Publication Waivers supported five scientists in 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NSF LEAPS Grant: Realizing Inclusion in Societies for Environmental Biology (RISE)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESA participates in AISES LEAPS Indigenous Voices <\/em>grant project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESA SEEDS program receives $1.3 million from National Science Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EcologyPlus NSF INCLUDES pilot: Broadening Pathways to Ecological Careers through a Collective Impact Approach<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ESA reinforces commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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