The E. Alexander Bergstrom Memorial Research Award

E. Alexander Bergstrom (1919-1973) was Vice-President of the Northeastern Bird-Banding Association (now the AFO) and the Editor of Bird-Banding (now the Journal of Field Ornithology) for 21 years. This fund is named to honor his memory and is intended to further research on birds, an endeavor to which he was so dedicated.

Purpose of the Award: To promote field studies of birds, by helping to support a specific research or analysis project. In judging among proposals of equal quality, special consideration will be given to those either focused on avian life history, using data collected all or in part by non-professionals, or employing banding or other marking techniques. Both Domestic (U.S. & Canada) and Latin American work is eligible for support.

Eligibility: The Domestic awards are aimed at people beginning their research or those with limited or no access to major funding. As such, they are restricted to non-professionals, undergraduates, and Masters degree candidates working in the United States or Canada. PhD students studying at U.S. and Canadian institutions, regardless of their nationality or geographic region of investigation, are not eligible to receive a Bergstrom Research Award. Latin American awards are restricted to individuals based at Latin American institutions. Non-professionals, undergraduates, Masters and PhD candidates are all eligible for the Latin American competition.

Frequency and Amount: Approximately five Domestic awards (maximum $1000 each) and approximately three Latin American Awards (maximum $1500 each) will be awarded annually. Applications may be made for a grant of AFO mist nets in lieu of a cash award.

Application for Deadline: Applicants must submit their application by January 7. Applications may be submitted in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Application requirements are described in detail in the Bergstrom Award Application Form (MS Word or PDF). En Español (MS Word o PDF). Em português (MS Word ou PDF).

For further information, please contact John Arvin, Chair of the Bergstrom Awards Committee, at: jarvin@gcbo.org (Phone: 979-480-0999).

Previous Award Recipients:

1998	1999	2000	2001
2002	2003	2004	2005
2006	2007	2008	2009