The North American Native Fishes Association (NANFA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about fish native to North America, protecting the habitats that those fish need to thrive and promoting the keeping of North American native fish to enlighten the public about their existence. NANFA offers grants to researchers, including graduate students, to study and report on a particular fish species that falls under the organization's purview and would benefit from exposure. Past award-winning grants have included those studying the spotted gar of Michigan and the greenfin darter. To qualify for the grant, students should be NANFA members and should submit a research proposal along with letters of recommendation. Undergraduate NANFA members would also be eligible for the grant.
The Zoological Society of Milwaukee offers grants to graduate students working in wildlife conservation research out of Wisconsin. The maximum award is $2,000. Although the student must be affiliated with the state of Wisconsin, the research can take place nationally or internationally. Previously funded projects include the University of Wisconsin's Ellen Heilhecker's project to track wolves in Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's Angela Aarhus' Panamanian bat conservation project.
The Animal Behavior Society offers two student grants in the area of conservation. The grants are named the E. O. Wilson Conservation Award and the Amy R. Samuels Cetacean Behavior and Conservation Award. Each grant awards up to $2,000. The E. O. Wilson Award is awarded to a graduate student in animal behavior who submits an exceptional proposal that incorporates both animal behavior and conservation. The Amy R. Samuels Award is intended for graduate students working in cetacean conservation research or research into cetacean behavior and can only be used for field research. During application years when the applicant pool does not include any research proposals worthy of the grant, it will not be awarded.
Save the Frogs! offers grants for amphibian conservation, the Amphibian Conservation Awards, to undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students involved in amphibian conservation research. The awards are classified into six categories that fund scientific research, policy development, media exposure, education, efforts in developing countries and conference travel.
The Boone and Crockett Club offers wildlife conservation grants under $10,000 to deserving graduate students. The grants are designed to foster the next generation of wildlife scientists as well as supporting scientific innovation in the field. Projects previously funded have included those affecting conservation-related issues involving Louisiana black bears, elk in Idaho and large carnivores in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.