SCB is excited to offer ten Graduate Student Research Awards to support students whose research advances the science and practice of conserving Earth's biodiversity.
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2025 SCB Global Service Award Winners
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SCB bestowed high honors on six conservationists from around the world for their contributions to the science and practice of biodiversity conservation.
Smith Fellows 2026: Call for Proposals Announced
The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is pleased to solicit applications for the 2026 David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship Program.
SCB-LACA Region - Professional and Organizational Development Scholarships 2025
The Latin American and Caribbean (LACA) Section of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is pleased to announce the 2025 scholarship program, supporting graduate students and conservation organizations working in the LACA region.
Member Spotlight: Diana Methner
We held a Q&A with 2024 SCB Graduate Student Research Award winner Diana Methner to learn more about her thesis project, “Are mitigation translocations achieving positive outcomes for lizard conservation in New Zealand and how can we improve them?” Diana is a current PhD student in the School of Biological Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington, and a member of the SCB Oceania Region.