Endowments

To Date $30,000 We have reached a threshold of $30,000 to create the endowment fund and start making awards. The award will provide a cash prize of up to $500 and travel support of up to $700 to the ESA Annual meeting.   Moving Forward $100,000 Our goal is to raise a total of $100,000 endowment to sustain the award in…

Empower the Best Ecologists Your contribution to the Equity and Excellence in Ecology endowment lowers critical barriers and facilitates the full participation of scientists historically underrepresented in ecology. Proceeds from the Equity and Excellence in Ecology endowment will advance ESA’s diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) initiatives. Its initial goal is to raise $400,000 to fully fund the ESA Excellence…

Currently, our fundraising goal for the SEEDS program is to fully establish the Henry L. Gholz SEEDS Field Trip Endowment, created in honor of Dr. Henry Gholz. Our initial target was to raise $400,000 to support one national field trip each year. Thanks to the $25K challenge gift from Ms. Vicki Moore to celebrate the SEEDS 25th anniversary in 2021, and another…