Grants and Awards

The Founders' Prize

The Founders' Prize, commemorating the enthusiasm and vision of the Society's founders, is awarded 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 Winter Meeting in December 1997.  

Council welcomes suggestions for the Founders' Prize from members of the Society. Suggestions should be by nomination form and be from a proposer and seconder, giving a brief statement of the achievements that the individual has made to ecology plus their future potential. The next deadline for suggestions is the 1st of December 2011 and should be submitted using the nomination form to the Grants Officer at the BES office. Nominators must be a current BES members.

Prize winners to date include:

Dr Owen Lewis

Dr Andrew Beckerman

Dr M Rees

Dr W Cresswell

Dr H Kokko

Dr R Freckleton

Dr A Hester

Dr O Phillips

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