Demonstrated excellence

                  About the Awards

  A panelist from each participating institution nominates persons in their early or middle careers who, in the words of the awards guidelines, "have demonstrated excellence in solving problems relevant to conserving biodiversity."

 The nominators, one from each of the institutions, set the ground rules for the awards, receive and review nominations, and make the final recommendations for the awards. The foundations do not make nominations themselves, nor do they have a vote on the recommending panel. Winners receive US$180,000, payable over a three-year period.

  The first three Leadership Awards were made in 1996. They went to scientists in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States. In 1999 the number of awards was increased to five. 

  For the first two rounds of the awards, the panelists represented the following institutions:

American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York. 
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California. 
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California. 
Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 
Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, New York. 
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. 
Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, California.

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