Travel Awards

Travel awards are presented each year to provide partial financial support to students and scientists from USA, Canada and other countries to attend and present at the annual meeting. Travel awards are competitive and applicants must adhere to PSG’s application requirements. There are three travel award categories: (1) USA & Canada Student, (2) Non-USA & Canada Student, and (3) International Scientist (non-USA & Canada). More information on how to apply for the awards can be found in the PSG Handbook and on the Annual Meeting page. Funds to support the student travel awards are raised primarily from the annual Silent Auction and donations – please donate here! Funds to support the international scientist travel awards are raised primarily through donations.

Congratulations to all WbS/PSG 2025 Travel Award Recipients!

  • Kaja Balazy
  • Johanna-Lisa Bosch
  • Paula Chávez Arriaga
  • Reyd Dupuis-Smith
  • Alejandra Espino Herrera
  • Johnatan Estrada-Padilla
  • Fernando Faria
  • German Garcia
  • Jacqueline Glencross
  • Ben Haase
  • Eve Hallock
  • Maria Agustina Iwan
  • Brianna Law
  • Joel López Hernández
  • Marina Schnell
  • Jacqueline Winters
  • Jessica Winters

Past Travel Award Recipients

U.S. & Canada Student and Early Career Scientist Travel Awards

  • Stefanie Collar (Wildlife Center of the North Coast)
  • Tabatha Cormier (Canadian Wildlife Service)
  • Philip Duchild (Pomona College)
  • Kay Garlick-Ott (University of California, Davis)
  • Madeline Hallet (Stony Brook University)
  • Rachael Herman (Stony Brook University)
  • Carina Kusaka (Oregon State University)
  • Kristina McOmber (University of Manitoba)
  • Erica Mills (San Diego State University)
  • Ginger Nealon (Wildlife Center of the North Coast)
  • Maya Philipp (University of California, San Diego)
  • Emily Runnells (University of Manitoba)
  • Sara Wang (Louisiana State University)

International Student, Early Career Scientist, and Established Scientist Travel Awards

  • Carlos Zavalaga (Universidad Cientifica del Sur)
  • Simba Chan (Japan Bird Research Association)
  • Michael Fox (University of Auckland)
  • Yun-Xuan Lin (National Taiwan University)
  • Kazuya Matsumoto (University of Tsukuba)
  • Kohei Oshima (University of Tsukuba)
  • Laura Roberts (University of Pretoria)
  • Cynthia Romero (Instituto del Mar del Peru)
  • Oxana Sistla (TH-Bingen)
  • Brian Wijaya (University of Auckland)

U.S. & Canada Student Travel Awards

  • Alyssa Eby (University of Windsor, MS Student)
  • Lauren Lescure (University of Manitoba, MS Student)
  • Ilana Nimz (Hawai’i Pacific University, MS Student)
  • Sonya Pastran (Simon Fraser University, MS Student)
  • Sierra Pete (Bucknell University, MS Student)
  • Jennifer Urmston (Hawai’i Pacific University, MS Student)
  • Christy Wails (Northern Illinois University, PhD Student)
  • Jazzmine Waugh (University of Washington, PhD Student)

Early Career Scientist Travel Awards

  • Grace Kumaishi (Point Blue Conservation Science)
  • Ethan Woodis (Oregon State University)

Non-U.S. & Canada Student Travel Awards

  • Javier Eduardo Alcalá Santoyo (Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, MS Student)
  • Naya Sena (Hokkaido University, MS Student)
  • Leo Uesaka (University of Tokyo, PhD Student)

International Scientist Travel Award (non-U.S. & Canada)

  • Maria Retchie Pagliawan (Tubbataha Management Office)

U.S. & Canada Student Travel Awards

  • Carmen Antaky (University of Hawaii, MS student)
  • Kylee Butler (Huxley College, Undergraduate student)
  • Brooke Friswold (University of Hawaii-Manoa, MS student)
  • Rielle Hoeg (Acadia University, MS student)
  • Jennifer Howard (Wake Forest University, PhD student)
  • Caitlin Kroeger (University of California-Santa Cruz, PhD student)
  • Bret Mossman (University of Hawaii-Hilo, MS student)
  • Avery Nagy-MacArthur (Acadia University, MS student)
  • Tessa Nania (University of Puget Sound, Undergraduate student)
  • Vivian Pattison (University of Victoria, MS student)
  • Michael Schrimpf (Stony Brook University, PhD student)
  • Ryan Trimbath (University of Akron, MS student)
  • Makenzie Weber (Oregon State University, Undergraduate student)

Early Career Scientist Travel Awards

  • Lindsay Adrean (Oregon State University)
  • Janelle Lopez (U.S. Forest Service)
  • Sam Rossman (Michigan State University)
  • Sarah Thomsen (Oregon State University)
  • Casey Youngflesh (University of Connecticut)

Non-U.S. & Canada Student Travel Awards

  • Ruth Dunn (University of Liverpool, PhD Student)
  • Johannes Fischer (Victoria University of Wellington, PhD student)
  • Jaime Ojeda (University of Magallanes, Punta Arenas, PhD student)

International Scientist Travel Awards (non-U.S. & Canada)

  • Ui Shimabukuro (National Institute of Polar Research)
  • Yasuko Suzuki (BirdLife International)

U.S. & Canada Student Travel Awards

  • Carmen Antaky (University of Hawaii, MS Student)
  • Abraham Borker (University of California-Santa Cruz, PhD Student)
  • Emile Brisson Curadeau (McGill University, MS student)
  • Jennifer Curl (University of Alaska-Fairbanks, MS student)
  • Matthew Fuirst (Stoneybrook University, MS student)
  • Julia Gulka (University of Manitoba, MS student)
  • William Hemstrom (University of California-Davis, PhD student)
  • Brian Hoover (University of California-Davis, PhD student)
  • Edward Jenkins (University of Manitoba, MS student)
  • Ana Medina (Oregon State University, Undergraduate student)
  • Amy Miles (University of California-Davis, Undergraduate student)
  • Allison Patterson (McGill University, PhD student)
  • Julia Rowe (University of Hawaii-Manoa, PhD student)
  • Olivia Townsend (San Jose State University, MS student)
  • Christopher Tyson (University of California-Davis, PhD student)

Early Career Scientist Travel Awards

  • Emily Coletta (Oikonos)
  • Ruth Kazmerzak (University of Washington)
  • Juliet Lamb (University of Rhode Island)
  • Jennifer Lang (Seattle Audubon)
  • Joyce Realegeno (Los Angeles Audubon)
  • Jill Tengeres (Oregon State University)

Non-U.S. & Canada Student Travel Awards

  • Alejandra Nadezhda Arreola García (Undergraduate student)
  • Saul Carrazco (Undergraduate student)
  • Miguel Cruz-Ramos (Undergraduate student)
  • Gabriela Jacqueline De la Cruz Pino (Universidad Veracruzana, Undergraduate student)
  • Diego Gonzales Del Carpio (Undergraduate student)
  • Diego Gonzalez (MS student)
  • Francia González-Collins (Undergraduate student)
  • Hector Hernández-Ceseña (Undergraduate student)
  • Kentaro Ito (Phd student)
  • Mami Kazama (MS student)
  • Anicee Lombal (PhD student)

U.S. & Canada Student Travel Awards

  • Aspen Ellis (University of Michigan, undergraduate)
  • Michael Johns (University Alaska Fairbanks, MS Student)
  • Laura Koehn (University of Washington, PhD student)
  • Aly McKnight (University of Maine, PhD student)
  • Lyndsay Rankin (Northern Illinois University, PhD student)

Non-U.S. & Canada Student Travel Awards

  • Stephanie Avery-Gomm (University of Queensland, PhD student)

International Scientist Travel Awards (non-U.S. & Canada)

  • Françoise Amélineau (CNRS, France)
  • Zofia Burr (University Centre in Svalbard, Norway)
  • Fernando Medrano (University of Chile-Santiago, Chile)

U.S. & Canada Student Travel Awards

  • Corey Clatterbuck (San Diego State University)
  • Cori Gibble (Univ California Santa Cruz)
  • McKenna Hanson (University of Alaska)
  • Rachael Herman (Louisiana State University)
  • Sarah Jennings (University of California, Davis)
  • Timothy Knudson (Southern Illinois University)
  • Marine Lee (University of Alaska)
  • Stephanie Symons (University of New Brunswick)

Non-U.S. & Canada Student Travel Awards

  • Chung-Hang Hung (National Taiwan University)

Non-U.S. & Canada Scientist Travel Awards

  • Johanna Hovinen (Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway)
  • Dariusz Jakubas (University of Gdansk, Poland)
  • Midori Takashima (Japan)
  • Haruo Uchiyama (Japan Bird Carving Association)
  • Katarzyna Wojcsulanis – Jakbuas (University of Gdansk, Poland)