​​​​Kristen Lear, PhD

Field work grants (for graduate school research): 

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• National Geographic Society Early Career Grant, 2018, $4,800, https://www.nationalgeographic.org/find-explorers/kristen-lear

• Garden Club of America Centennial Pollinator Fellowship, 2018, $4,000, https://www.gcamerica.org/scholarships/details/id/32

• Rufford Foundation 2nd Small Grant, 2018, $6,700, https://www.rufford.org/projects/kristen_lear

• Bat Conservation Trust Kate Barlow Award, 2017, $5,500: http://www.bats.org.uk/pages/the_kate_barlow_award.html

• Rufford Foundation Small Grant, 2017, $6,200: http://www.rufford.org/projects/kristen_marie_lear

• Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo Conservation Grant, 2017, $2,934: http://phoenixzoo.org/conservation/global-conservation/

• Idea Wild Equipment Grant, 2017, ~$1,000 for purchase of Sony camcorder, tripod, and battery charger: http://www.ideawild.org/

• Disney Conservation Fund Grant, 2016, $25,000 (This grant is for a collaborative, multi-agency conservation project for the endangered Mexican long-nosed bat, of which my graduate work is a small part): https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/environment/#disney-conservation-fund

• Explorers Club Exploration Fund Grant, 2016, $2,000: https://explorers.org/expeditions/funding/expedition_grants

• Bat Conservation International Small Grant, 2016, $4,000: http://www.batcon.org/our-work/initiatives/award-grants-scholarships

• Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research Grant, University of Georgia Graduate School, 2015, $1,500

• Tinker Graduate Field Research Award, University of Georgia Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute, 2015, $1,333: http://www.lacsiuga.org/

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Fellowships and scholarships (for graduate school):

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• Sallie Mae Bridging the Dream Scholarship for Graduate Students, 2019, $20,000, https://www.salliemae.com/landing/bridging-the-dream-for-graduates/?DTD_CELL=SMCCGESCDTSMSVPFOTHOTHRN010003

• P.E.O. International Scholar Award, 2018, $15,000, https://www.peointernational.org/about-peo-scholar-awards

• Mortar Board Ruth Weimer Mount Fellowship, 2016, $5,000: http://www.mortarboard.org/about/Fellowships/

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2014: https://www.nsfgrfp.org/

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Other grants:

• University of Georgia Campus Sustainability Grant, 2018, $4,920, for building and installing bat houses on the UGA campus and leading public educational workshops, https://sustainability.uga.edu/get-involved/sustainability-grants/

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Fellowships and scholarships (for post-undergraduate research abroad):

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• U.S. Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship, 2011: https://us.fulbrightonline.org/#&panel1-2

 

Field work grants (for undergraduate research):

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• Theory to Practice Grant, Ohio Wesleyan University, 2010, $5,400: https://www.owu.edu/academics/the-owu-connection/theory-to-practice-grants/

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Travel grants (for attending conferences): 

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• Southeastern Bat Diversity Network Student Travel Award, for travel to annual North American Symposium on Bat Research, 2016, $500: http://sbdn.org/student-travel-award-program/

• Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Georgia Graduate School, 2016, $275: http://grad.uga.edu/index.php/current-students/financial-information/travel-funding/

• Cybec Foundation Grant, 2015 ($575) and 2012 ($2,500): http://www.cybec.com.au/