OLIVER P. PEARSON AWARD
to support a young professional who holds an academic position in a Latin American institution within 5 years of receiving a Ph.D. or equivalent degree
- 2004—Ulyses Pardiñas, Centro Nacional Patagónico, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
- 2005—Yuri Leite, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
- 2006—Luis Fernando Aquirre, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- 2007—Eduardo Secchi, Departamento de Oceanografia, Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil
- 2008—Juan Opazo, Instituto de Ecología y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
- 2010—Ana Paula Cutrera, National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina
- 2011—Sergio Solari, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
- 2012—María Encarnación (“Pati”) Pérez, CONICET
- 2013—Mariana Muñoz-Romo, Universidad de Los Andes in Mérida, Venezuela
LATIN AMERICAN STUDENT FIELD RESEARCH AWARD
to support field research projects by Latin Americans in Latin America. Eligible students must be citizens of Latin American countries (excluding Puerto Rico) and currently enrolled in a graduate program
- 1997—Maria Laura Lázaro (University of Uraguay )
- 1998—Carlos Eduardo Ritti Filho (Instituto Nacional da Pesquisas da Amazônia)
- 1999—Anja Brunet (University of Minnesota )
- 2000—Cynthia Steiner (University Montpellier, France)
- 2001—Gerardo Suzán (University New Mexico)
- 2002—Adriana Ruiz E. (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela); Pablo Jarrin ( Boston University)
- 2003—Matías Mora (Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, UNMdP, from Argentina); Gloriana Chaverri (Boston University )
- 2004—Bernal Rodríguez (Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, from Costa Rica); María Viteri (from Ecuador, University of Idaho)
- 2005—Adriana Bravo (from Peru, Louisiana State University); Lucía Luna (from Peru, University of Michigan); Heliot Zarza (from Mexico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
- 2006—Lida Elena Pimper (University of Buenos Aires); Horacio Bárcenas (National University of Mexico); Ivanna Tomasco (Universidad de la Republica de Uruguay); Laura May-Collado (Florida International University); Miguel Pinto (Texas Tech University)
- 2007—Jesús Fernández (Louisiana State University); Noé de la Sancha (Texas Tech University); Ignacio Benitez Moreno (Pontificia Universidade Católica de Rio Grande do Sul); Maria Abarca Medina (Instituto Venezolano de Investigacion Científica); María Clara Arteaga (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
- 2008—José Santos (from Brazil, University of California, Berkeley); Lidia Franco (from Colombia, Universidad Austral de Chile), Maron Galliez (Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Romina Pavé (Universidad del Litoral, Argentina); Silvina Bisceglia (Argentina, Universidad de Buenos Aires)
- 2009—Laura Torres Morales (Instituto de Ecología, Vera Cruz, México); María Paula Tujague (National University of La Plata, Argentina); Gabriela Verónica García (Universidad de Buenos Aires); Vanina Alejandra Fernández (Universidad de Buenos Aires)
- 2010—Nicté Ordóñez-Garza (Texas Tech University); Cristina Jasso del Toro (National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); Rosa Raquel Jessen (The University of Arizona, Tuscon); Mariano Soley (City University of New York)
- 2011—Francisca Astorga (Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile); Loreto Correa (Universidad Austral de Chile); Juan Diaz-Nieto (University of Minnesota); Francisco Fonturbel (Universidad de Chile); Bianca Montero (North Dakota State University)
- 2013—Emma Gomez-Ruiz (Mexico); Romina Pfoh (Argentina); Mariel Ruiz-Blanco (Argentina)