Deadline: 30 October 2023
The Insect Welfare Research Society is providing Student Research Awards in two categories: IWRS Student Research Award in Sentience and IWRS Student Research Award in Welfare.
Award Categories
- IWRS Student Research Award in Sentience
- Purpose: The Insect Welfare Research Society aims to encourage graduate student scholars engaging in evidence-based, theoretically-grounded research on any aspect of insect or understudied invertebrate sentience (defined broadly as subjective experiences, including pain). This award will be given to a graduate student whose research has the greatest potential to make a substantive contribution to the understanding of sentience in these taxonomic groups.
- IWRS Student Research Award in Welfare
- Purpose: The Insect Welfare Research Society aims to encourage graduate student scholars engaging in evidence-based, theoretically-grounded research on any aspect of insect or understudied invertebrate welfare. This award will be given to a graduate student whose research has the greatest potential to make a substantive contribution to the understanding of welfare in these taxonomic groups in farmed, wild, or research contexts.
Award Information
- IWRS Student Research Award in Sentience
- Nature: This $2,000 award shall be given annually to a graduate student conducting research related to insect or understudied invertebrate sentience. Award funds can be used for research/scholastic expenses or as stipend assistance to support the student as they work.
- IWRS Student Research Award in Welfare
- Nature: This $2,000 award shall be given annually to a graduate student conducting research related to insect or understudied invertebrate welfare. Award funds can be used for research/scholastic expenses or as stipend assistance to support the student as they work.
Eligibility Criteria
- IWRS Student Research Award in Sentience
- Any currently enrolled graduate (MS, MA, PhD, etc.) student conducting research focused on insect or understudied invertebrate 1 sentience is eligible, so long as they have not yet defended their thesis. Applicants from a range of disciplines (philosophy, comparative cognition, economics, entomology, marine biology, welfare science, agricultural science, environmental science, neuroscience, animal behavior, etc.) are encouraged to apply.
- IWRS Student Research Award in Welfare
- Any current graduate (MS, MA, PhD, etc.) student conducting research focused on insect or understudied invertebrate 1 welfare is eligible, so long as they have not yet defended a PhD thesis. Applicants from a range of disciplines (philosophy, comparative cognition, economics, entomology, marine biology, welfare science, agricultural science, environmental science, physiology, animal behavior, etc.) are encouraged to apply.
- Although there is no restriction on the nationality of individuals that may apply, they will not pay awards to recipients located in (or for research that will take place in) jurisdictions, countries, or regions of the world subject to trade restrictions, embargoes, or sanctions put in place by the United Nations or the United States of America.
For more information, visit Insect Welfare Research Society.
