Purpose: The Insect Welfare Research Society aims to encourage graduate student scholars engaging in evidence-based, theoretically-grounded research on any aspect of insect or understudied invertebrate sentience (defined broadly as subjective experiences, including pain). This award will be given to a graduate student whose research has the greatest potential to make a substantive contribution to our understanding of sentience in these taxonomic groups.

Nature: This $2,000 award shall be given annually to a graduate student conducting research related to insect or understudied invertebrate sentience. Award funds can be used for research/scholastic expenses or as stipend assistance to support the student as they work.

Due date: Currently closed.