[Nhcoll-l] Wedge Entomological Reserach Foundation: 2026 student grants program

[Gall, Lawrence]

With apologies for cross-posting, and feel free to redistribute, here is the 2026 announcement for the annual student award program offered by the Wedge Entomological Research Foundation:


Wedge Entomological Research Foundation Student Award

The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation (WERF) was founded to promote the study of insects, their evolution and diversity, and in particular to research and publish information on the moths of North America. WERF's flagship publication is the Moths of America North of Mexico (MONA) series, and all of the MONA fascicles are available for free in PDF format at http://wedgefoundation.org/publications_paypal.asp.  The Foundation runs an award program for students.  This Student award is up to $3,000 per year, and can be used for expenses related to the study and conservation of moths, butterflies, and related insects (e.g., travel to meetings, field station room/board, biosystematics research costs, etc.). High school, undergraduate, and graduate students are eligible. WERF is especially committed to supporting underserved groups. Applicants should submit a one-page (500 word) project description by 15 May 2026 with an indication of how the funds will be used.  The committee will begin making awards subsequently. The application should be accompanied by a resume or curriculum vitae, and a letter of recommendation from the student's major professor or academic advisor.  Please email all application materials to the committee chair, David Wagner, at david.wagner at uconn.edu<mailto:david.wagner at uconn.edu>   Preference will be given to proposals that focus on Lepidoptera. Completion of a 350-word summary of project findings, with one to two appropriate images, is required by 31 December of the award year. Support from WERF should be acknowledged in relevant presentations, publications, web products and similar deliverables.


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Lawrence F. Gall, Ph.D.
Senior Collections Manager, Entomology Division
Yale Peabody Museum, 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven,
Connecticut, USA 06511; office phone 203-432-9892
http://www.peabody.yale.edu<http://www.peabody.yale.edu/> https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0690-0969

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