Travel Awards

Travel Award Applications are now closed.

LDC is pleased to offer travel awards to the 8th Life Discovery – Doing Science Education Conference for higher education faculty. 

To increase the diversity of participants and institutions, funds up to $1,200 are available to support educator travel and conference registration to the 2023 Life Discovery – Doing Science Education conference (LDC). Additional funding may be available for faculty who meet our priority criteria traveling from outside the continental US. Please contact us.

These travel awards are made possible through support from the National Science Foundation.  

Who should apply?

We encourage applications from educators who are from 

• community colleges and minority-serving institutions (colleges and universities), tribal colleges and universities 
• communities underrepresented in the ecological sciences at any higher education institution.

All applicants must be affiliated with US institutions of higher education. Additional funding may be available for faculty who meet our priority criteria traveling from outside the continental US. Please contact us. 

Applications due:  January 21, 2023, for priority consideration 

After this date, applications will be considered as funds are available. 

Applicants who submit by the due date may expect to be notified by late January. 

Benefits

• A nationwide community of peers focused on inclusive pedagogy in environmental Biology classrooms.
• LDC offers keynotes, short presentations, workshops, and field trips at the leading edge of the life sciences focused on incorporating cultural relevance and current events into the classroom
• Unique to LDC: Facilitated networking opportunities and the Education Roundtable Share Fair
• All selected participants in higher education institutions will also receive priority consideration to take part in a follow-up Faculty Mentoring Network in Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 to implement ideas generated during the conference.  See below.

Award Details

• The award will cover early bird conference registration, hotel, and flight/mileage up to about $1200 depending on whether a two or three-night stay is required.  You will be asked how much support you require in the application.
• Conference Registration includes lunch Friday and Saturday and dinner on Friday (3 meals). 
• All awardees are expected to submit a proposal to present a teaching idea at the Education Share Fair Roundtable session by February 10th. These may be ideas at any stage of development. This is an opportunity to receive constructive feedback from your peers in a friendly, professional, and informal atmosphere.

Priority consideration for this award will be given to:

• Faculty from minority-serving institutions, community colleges, or from traditionally underrepresented groups in science.
• Faculty applicants who are teaching in Spring 2023 and/or Fall 2023 semesters.
• Applicants who will present a teaching idea that you have implemented or plan to teach at the LDC Education Share Fair
  
• Higher education institution applicants willing to participate in a follow-up Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN)  to implement ideas developed during the conference in their classroom in Fall 2023 or Spring 2024.

About the Fall 2023 Faculty Mentoring Network

During the FMN, you will meet with a small group of 5-6 educators in bi-weekly Zoom meetings over 7 weeks as you implement ideas learned at the conference. Participants will be able to exchange ideas on effective implementation and receive additional resources or expertise as needed. The FMN will likely begin September 2023 through early November. For more information about past FMNs, please visit: https://ecologicalsocietyofamerica.org/scalingup/fmn/

Questions?

About the LDC Travel Awards and the application form, please contact ldc@nullesa.org