The High Altitude Revegetation Committee is proud to offer travel scholarships of up to $1000 for students and emerging professionals who wish to attend the Society for Ecological Restoration’s 2025 World Conference (SER2025) in Denver, Colorado, USA from September 30th through October 4th, 2025.
Applications are now open!
HAR will begin reviewing applications on March 25, 2025 and continue until April 15, 2025, or all available funds have been awarded.
Applications submitted on or before March 25 will receive a decision by April 5; all others will be notified on a rolling basis.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the HAR Travel Scholarship:
- Be one of the following:
- Current Undergraduate or Graduate-level student
- Recent graduate (degree conferred after 1 May, 2024)
- Emerging professional at an organization that conducts revegetation or restoration-related environmental work.
- Priority will be given to applicants who:
- Will be presenting a poster or oral presentation at the SER 2025 Conference
- Conduct research or work relevant to HAR’s mission, particularly in the Western United States
- Have a demonstrated need for funding in order to attend the SER 2025 Conference
Additional Requirements
Applicants will also be expected to adhere to the following conditions:
- Agree to be mentioned as award recipients on the HAR Website, if selected
- Attend the SER 2025 Conference in Denver, Colorado, and
- Acknowledge the HAR Travel Award on the attendee’s presentation or poster, if presenting
- Provide a photo of the attendee at the conference, ideally during their presentation (if applicable)
- Use funds ONLY for conference or travel expenses related to attending the conference that are not covered or reimbursed by other funding sources
Award recipients who do not attend the SER 2025 Conference will be asked to return any awarded funds after the conference.
Application Information
As part of the application process, applicants will be asked to provide the following information:
- Full name and contact information (phone number, email address)
- Whether they are applying as a student, former student, or emerging professional
- Current academic level or job title
- Academic or professional affiliation
- Academic advisor or supervisor, if working professionally
- Job title
- Contact information (phone number, email address)
- Degree sought or most recently earned
- Academic program or major
- Expected or actual graduation date
- If presenting at the SER 2025 Conference,
- Presentation title
- Scheduled presentation time, if known
- Presentation format (oral or poster)
- Abstract or summary
- Applicant’s role
- Amount of funding requested, up to $1000, and budgeting information
- An example budget is available on page 2 of the submission template
- Please provide a budget that includes total anticipated conference-related expenses (conference registration, field trip registration, airfare/transportation, lodging, and meals/per diem), and amount and source of other financial support for conference-related expenses
- Completed application template, including the following:
- 2-page CV/Resume
- Conference Budget
- Essay – see below for details
Essay Requirement
Applicants are required to submit a brief essay (250 words max) about their motivation for attending the conference, how attendance will advance their career and/or improve their abilities as a practitioner, and why they are requesting support from HAR. Please be specific and honest.
The essay is included as part of the Application Template.
For questions or further information, please contact us via our “About Us” page.
We hope to see you there!