The Founders’ Prize

The Founders’ Prize, commemorating the enthusiasm and vision of the Society’s founders, is awarded to an outstanding ecologist, early in her/his career (normally expected to be in their 30s) who is making a significant contribution towards the science of ecology. The Prize complements those given to students at the beginning of their career (Best Young Author, Anne Keymer and Poster Prizes) and those given to senior ecologists (President’s Medal and the Marsh Award for Ecology). The award will normally be biennial, held in alternate years to the President’s Medal. The Prize is an honorarium of £500 and certificate and was first awarded at the Society’s Annual Meeting in December 1997.

The next Founder’s Prize will be presented at the Annual Meeting in December 2014 and nominations will be sought around March 2014.

Council welcomes suggestions for the Founders’ Prize. Nominations must be made using the nomination form and sent to info@britishecologicalsociety.org

The nomination form should contain a brief statement of the nominees’ acheivements to date and their future potential. Nominators must be a current member of the BES.

Prize winners to date include:

(A-Z by surname)

Dr Andrew Beckerman

Dr William Cresswell

Dr Rob Freckleton

Dr Toby Gardner

Professor Alison Hester

Dr Hanna Kokko

Dr Owen Lewis

Dr Oliver Phillips

Dr Mark Rees