<h4>Grants Offered</h4>
<strong>Deadlines for all grants is March 1st of every year.</strong>

<h6>The AAZK Professional Development Grant</h6>
The AAZK Professional Development Grant is designed to assist AAZK members with costs associated with attending professional meetings or workshops, or, participating in field research.

<h6>The AAZK Conservation, Preservation and Restoration Grant</h6>
The purpose of the AAZK CPR Committee's Zoo Keeper Grant in Conservation is to encourage and support efforts in conservation conducted by AAZK members in zoological parks and aquariums around the world.

<h6>The AAZK Research Grant</h6>
The purpose of the AAZK Research Committee's Zoo Keeper Grant in Research is to encourage and support efforts in non-invasive research conducted by AAZK members in zoological parks and aquariums around the world.

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<h4>Qualifications</h4>
Full-time keepers/aquarists in zoological parks and aquariums, who are  professional members of AAZK, INC. in good standing, are eligible to receive grants. Researchers other than zoo keepers may participate in the funded studies. The principal investigator, however, must be a keeper/aquarist.

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<h4>Restrictions</h4>
The Grants Committee will not fund any invasive biological studies, or any study that may cause an animal undue or prolonged discomfort or harm. Travel grants are awarded based on the applicant's experience and dedication to the zoo/aquarium field, the value of the travel objective to the member and their institution, as well as the Grant Committee's assessment of the  conservation/research value of the program the applicant will be participating in.

The purpose of this international database is to provide information on organizations that offer outside grants for animal related research, conservation, and educational purposes. The database will be updated annually and new information added as it arises.

<i class="left icon-download"></i> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/research_grant_database.pdf">Research Grant Database</a>

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<h4>Examples of Past Grants</h4>
Examples of past grants are listed below to give members a better idea of the types of projects that have been funded in the past.

<h6>Research Grants</h6>
<i class="left icon-download"></i> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/grant_blood_typing.pdf">Cataloguing Blood Types for SSP Populations of Great Apes</a>
<i class="left icon-download"></i> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/grant_project_penguin.pdf">Project Penguin: Semen Collection</a>

<h6>Conservation, Restoration, and Preservation Grants</h6>
<i class="left icon-download"></i> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/grant_river_otter_survey.pdf">North American River Otter Latrine Site Survey</a>

<h6>Travel Grants</h6>
<i class="left icon-download"></i> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/grant_amphibian_keeper_course.pdf">Amphibians, their current status, and an important AZA course for any amphibian keeper</a>

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<h4>Past Recipients</h4>
<i class="left icon-download"></i> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/grant_awards-_2008.pdf">2008 Grant Awards [PDF]</a>
<i class="left icon-download"></i> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/grant_awards2012.pdf">2012 Grant Awards [PDF]</a>

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