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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">Now accepting
applications for 2026 Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation student research awards:<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The 2026 Joan Mosenthal DeWind Award (for research and conservation of Lepidoptera)<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NEW FOR
2026: The Deborah BanDrosky Award (for research and conservation of any invertebrate
taxon)<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">In addition to the Xerces Society's annual</span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Joan Mosenthal DeWind</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> awards to support students pursuing educational
research in Lepidoptera conservation, we are proud to announce the first annual
Deborah BanDrosky Award.</span> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> This award is for students engaged in studies
and research as part of a higher education degree related to invertebrate
conservation and who intend to continue to work in this field. <b>This year, both
awards will each have two $5,000 awards as well as two honorable mention awards.
</b></span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">For full award
information and instructions visit <a href="http://www.xerces.org/dewind" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.xerces.org/dewind</a>
and <a href="http://www.xerces.org/bandrosky" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.xerces.org/bandrosky</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">Submission
Requirements:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">Submission Deadline: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">The submission deadline for both awards is Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST). DeWind Award
winners will be announced by March 31, 2026, and BanDrosky Award winners will
be announced by April 15, 2026. Initial award payments will be made by
recipients by June 2026.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">For full award
information and instructions visit <a href="http://www.xerces.org/dewind" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.xerces.org/dewind</a>
and <a href="http://www.xerces.org/bandrosky" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.xerces.org/bandrosky</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(64,64,64)">Our FAQs page can be viewed here: <a href="http://www.xerces.org/dewind/faqs" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.xerces.org/dewind/faqs</a>. </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span></span></span></b></p>
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