Amphibian Conservation Awards
These awards are funded by members of the public who share our concerns. Click here to donate and learn more.
SAVE THE FROGS! will disburse awards, grants and scholarships to highly-qualified undergraduate, graduate (Masters, Ph.D.) and postdoctoral researchers. These awards will fund important amphibian conservation work, and will also ensure that the next generation of herpetologists has the necessary expertise and experience to face the challenges that lie ahead. In acknowledging that successfully amphibian conservation requires a multifaceted approach, the SAVE THE FROGS! Award Series will feature awards in five separate categories:
Amphibian Conservation Science Awards
Scientists play an integral part in amphibian conservation by identifying the specific threats to amphibians and determining ways to mitigate those threats. These awards will fund important scientific projects that will increase our knowledge and understanding of amphibian declines, and directly benefit amphibian conservation.
Amphibian Conservation Policy Awards
Amphibian conservation will not be successful until proper laws are enacted to (1) protect crucial frog habitats such as small ephemeral wetlands, which traditionally receive almost no legal protection; (2) regulate pesticide use; (3) oversee the trade of amphibians to ensure that the harvests are sustainable; (4) implement appropriate quarantine measures to ensure that imported amphibians are disease-free; (5) ensure that amphibian conservation programs are sufficiently funded; and (6) control global warming. These awards will be given to political scientists focused on devising methods to enact such legislature.
Amphibian Conservation Education Awards
Environmental education is an integral part of any student's educational development. Schools must help to instill a love and knowledge of the environment in their students, and this begins at an early age. These awards will be disbursed to researchers involved in (1) improving environmental education in the school system, or (2) creating educational packets or videos that effectively communicate the amphibian decline crisis to teachers and students.
Amphibian Conservation in the Media Awards
Amphibian conservation will not be effective in the long-term unless it becomes a part of our social consciousness, yet our society as a whole is unaware that amphibians are disappearing. The media (television, newspapers, magazines, movies, internet…) is perhaps the most effective means of propagating awareness of the need for amphibian conservation. These awards will fund innovative approaches towards increasing the awareness of amphibian declines through media outlets.
Amphibian Conservation in Developing Countries Awards
Ironically, the areas of the world with the highest amphibian biodiversity (tropical developing countries) have the fewest number of herpetologists. Increasing the capacity for these countries to manage their own amphibian conservation projects is a top priority for amphibian conservation. These awards will fund highly-qualified citizens of developing countries involved in (1) amphibian conservation projects in their native country or other developing countries, or (2) collaborative work with researchers from developed countries.
Our goal
Our goal is to provide as many of these awards as possible, as each award contributes significantly to amphibian conservation. Each award granted to an undergraduate will be for no less than $1,000. We would like to have awards of no less than $20,000 to cover the stipend, tuition, or research expenses of exceptionally talented graduate-level researchers (Masters or Ph.D. candidates).
Please help us fund these awards.
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Amphibian Conservation Awards