Joan Southgate Award – closing date for application: 31 March 2020

The Joan Southgate Southern Africa-Australasia Travel Fund is now open for applications.

The fund is to assist in reciprocal travel and on-costs between Australasia and Southern Africa for Masters, PhD students and early career practitioners studying aspects of wildlife conservation and management, who would benefit from working with practitioners studying in a similar field.

The award is available annually for members needing assistance to travel to the affiliate country for study. Funds are available for travel, living expenses and accommodation.Up to a maximum of $5000 plus support of registration fees for attendance of either an AWMS or SAWMA annual conference.

Eligibility includes being a financial member of AWMS or SAWMA, for at least a year, at the time the application for the travel grant is submitted.

Full details and the application form can be found here

Applications open 1 February – 31 March each year.