ANNUAL MEETING|Foreign Scholar Travel Award - Closed!
The deadline to submit was Sunday, November 2nd, 2025
IALE–North America (IALE–NA) supports attendance by landscape ecologists from around the world at our Annual Meetings as a means of fostering greater international exchange among scientists and practitioners of landscape ecology. A limited number of travel awards are thus made available to foreign scholars each year to help lower the costs associated with attending the Annual Meeting. As of 2025, we have provided travel awards to over 100 scholars from 41 countries around the world since the start of our Foreign Scholar Travel Award (FSTA) Program in 1993.
For the 2026 conference, 1-2 travel awards consisting of a registration fee waiver (provided at the time of registration) and a USD $1200 monetary award (presented to the awardees at the conference) are available.
Foreign scholars in non-G7 countries as well as from IALE–NA countries outside the United States and Canada (i.e., Mexico, Central America, and The Caribbean) are invited to apply for a Foreign Scholar Travel Award. The Foreign Scholar Travel Awards Committee is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in accordance with the IALE–NA Strategic Plan. To that end, we specifically encourage foreign scholars with traditionally underrepresented backgrounds to apply for this award.
For the 2026 conference, 1-2 travel awards consisting of a registration fee waiver (provided at the time of registration) and a USD $1200 monetary award (presented to the awardees at the conference) are available.
Foreign scholars in non-G7 countries as well as from IALE–NA countries outside the United States and Canada (i.e., Mexico, Central America, and The Caribbean) are invited to apply for a Foreign Scholar Travel Award. The Foreign Scholar Travel Awards Committee is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in accordance with the IALE–NA Strategic Plan. To that end, we specifically encourage foreign scholars with traditionally underrepresented backgrounds to apply for this award.
ELIGIBILITY
Foreign scholars are NOT eligible to apply for a Foreign Scholar Travel Award (FSTA) if:
Foreign scholars are NOT eligible to apply for a Foreign Scholar Travel Award (FSTA) if:
- they are a citizen or current resident of the United States or Canada
- they are a citizen of a G7 country (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, or the United States)
- the applicant (of any nationality) is currently studying in the United States or Canada
- the applicant (of any nationality) received a Master's or Doctorate at an institution in the United States or Canada
- they are a past recipient of a FSTA
SELECTION CRITERIA
- Scientific merit and application to landscape ecology. We favor applicants who demonstrate that their research (i) advances the scientific basis of landscape ecology, and/or (ii) the application of landscape ecology for the conservation or management of natural resources
- Financial need. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and show that they would be unable to attend the conference without FSTA support
- Professional development. Applicants must demonstrate expertise in landscape ecology and identify their contributions to advancing the field. Applicants must clearly define how attending the IALE-NA Annual Meeting will represent a significant professional opportunity to establish working relationships with scientists from other countries and advance their career trajectory. Preference will be given to applicants in early-career stages, such as graduate students within a year or two of earning their degree or landscape ecologists within 5 years of earning their terminal degree.
- Geographical representation. Selection of awardees may be made to maximize the number of countries and regions represented
- Clarity of English and expression. All application materials must be in English and demonstrate clear communication skills
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Although the FSTA is intended to help lower the financial barrier to attending the conference, the award amount may not (and likely will not) cover all travel- and conference-related costs. Applicants are therefore advised to consider additional sources of funding support and will be responsible for covering any costs not covered by the FSTA.
Although the FSTA is intended to help lower the financial barrier to attending the conference, the award amount may not (and likely will not) cover all travel- and conference-related costs. Applicants are therefore advised to consider additional sources of funding support and will be responsible for covering any costs not covered by the FSTA.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Erin Buchholtz, Chair of the Foreign Scholar Travel Award Committee ([email protected])
Contact Erin Buchholtz, Chair of the Foreign Scholar Travel Award Committee ([email protected])