To support the participation of people who are caregivers in such a time-intensive event as the Annual Meeting, the ESA Governing Board authorized up to $20,000 in grants to cover the short-term dependent care costs of ecologists who:<\/p>\n
This is an ideal opportunity for professionals and students who have child or dependent care obligations and find themselves providing full-time care due to the pandemic. Grants of up to $500 (one per household) are available for attendees of the virtual Annual Meeting.<\/p>\n
Use this form to submit your information, describe how you would use funding and approximately how much you expect to need. Priority consideration will be given to applications submitted by April 30<\/strong>; applications submitted after that date will be considered on a rolling basis as funds are available until a final date of June 24<\/strong>. These grants will be processed as reimbursements; staff will forward instructions to submit a request when communicating the status of your application.<\/p>\n