Awards & Grants Available Through IAATE
Conservation Grant
IAATE Conservation Grants are awarded to facilitate travel to conservation projects, develop education programs, fund websites and more. The winners will be announced at the Banquet. Attendance at the conference is not a requirement. Videotapes, pictures, papers, etc., can be included with entry/application.
Conservation Award
The Conservation Award is intended to recognize IAATE members' efforts to promote conservation. Entries can be creative, inspiring, humorous, etc. Examples include participating in research projects, a behavior or a routine in your show, a fund-raiser, etc. The possibilities are endless.
The winner will receive a plaque to display at his or her facility. In addition, a donation of $500 will be made in the winner's name to the conservation organization of his or her choice. (The donation can be made to the winner's own facility with the stipulation that the funds are utilized to support conservation efforts made by that facility. The winners will be announced at the Banquet.
Attendance at the conference is not a requirement.
Entry Form
Enrichment Award - Behavior
This award is given to recognize the individual or facility that has been the most creative or innovative in training a behavior which enriches the animals’ lives in a species appropriate manner.
Entry Form
Enrichment Award Device/Offering
This award is given to recognize the individual or facility that has been the most creative or innovative in creating and using a device or offering which enriches the animals’ lives in a species appropriate manner.
Entry Form
Show Behavior of the Year
This award recognizes what the IAATE Awards committee thinks is the best bird behavior incorporated into a show since the last conference. The bird behavior can also be incorporated into pre-show and post-show activities. The behavior must be safe for the bird and any trainers or guests involved with the behavior.
The winning behavior will be played at the conference banquet.
Husbandry Behavior of the Year
This award recognizes what the IAATE Awards committee thinks is the best bird behavior incorporating some form of husbandry practice since the last conference.
The winning behavior will be played at the conference banquet.
High Flyer Award
This award will be given to the paper that the conference attendees vote as the best. All conference attendees get to vote on their favorite paper; so to have a chance at winning this award all you have to do is present a paper. All presenters for the conference have their papers automatically entered for the High Flyer Award. Note that only papers submitted by the submission deadline are eligible.
Interpretive Award
This award recognizes the educational value of a bird behavior, bird exhibit or piece of script incorporated into a show that uniquely describes anything relating to birds (ie. bird eggs, feathers, bird beaks, etc.). For example, an organization devised a way to show children how strong a chicken egg shell is. During their presentation children were able to pile rocks into a box that was supported by a chicken egg.