Awards

Founder’s Award


This research award, in honor of our Founder J. S. Farris, will fund parsimony-based research on systematics by graduate students. Applicants must be already enrolled at a university, and well into their thesis research. The research must be either:

  • theoretical/methodological on the basics and fundamentals of parsimony analysis, or
  • high-quality empirical research using parsimony in novel and creative ways.

Up to three awards (together totaling no more than US $10,000) will be given every funding period (lower budget projects may increase chances of being funded). Recipients are strongly encouraged to attend the annual meeting within two years of funding, whereupon registration fees will be waived and the recipient will be eligible for a Marie Stopes or Kurt Milton Pickett Intercontinental travel award. Submission of the resulting work to Cladistics is expected. Society membership is not required.

The funds may be used for thesis-related fieldwork or museum visits, for equipment, or for other expenses not easily funded by grants for graduate students. Money is not to be spent on bench fees, meetings, nor tuition fees (nor on stipend except in unusual circumstances).

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Student Presentation Prizes at the Annual Meetings


The Willi Hennig Society awards up to three student prizes for presentations at each annual meeting. Awards will only be conferred if a majority of judges agree that a presentation is worthy of such recognition (none of these awards must be awarded at any given meeting).

The Willi Hennig Award – US $1,500

  • normally awarded for the best oral presentation by a student at the annual meeting

The Lars Brundin Award – US $1,000

  • normally awarded for the next best oral presentation by a student at the annual meeting

The Don Rosen Award – US $500

  • normally awarded for the best poster presentation by a student at the annual meeting, unless judges agree that no poster is as worthy of recognition as any of the oral presentations, in which case the Rosen Award may be awarded for a third-best oral presentation by a student.

All awards are made in cash at the annual meeting banquet.

All registered students receive a free ticket to the Society’s banquet!

Student Travel Awards to the Annual Meetings


Marie Stopes Award

  • Students who travel from within the same continent where the meeting takes place will receive US $800 each.

Kurt Milton Pickett Intercontinental Award

  • Students who travel from outside the continent where the meeting takes place will receive US $1,500 each.

Up to US $15,000 are available annually for these student travel awards.

Applicants will either present an oral presentation or poster at the annual meeting and are currently registered students (Bachelor, Master, or Ph.D. programs) or early postdocs who have defended their Ph.D. within the immediate past three calendar years in which the annual meeting takes place.

Complete applications consist of a CV, a travel budget to justify the proposed expenses, and a title and outline of the project to be presented (not to exceed 500 words) at the meeting. Furthermore, applicants need to arrange for their principal advisor to certify their current status (student or postdoc). Incomplete and late applications will not be considered. Awards will be announced approximately two weeks after the application deadline.

The Chair of the Travel Award Committee is currently Marcos Mirande.

Submit your application using this link.  The application deadline for 2026 is August 31st.

Submission of the title and project outline  does not constitute registration for the annual meeting. See the Meetings web-site for details on how to register.

All award funds will be made via wire transfer shortly after awards have been announced.

All registered students (whether Stopes/Pickett awardees or not) receive a free ticket to the Society’s banquet!

Child Care Meeting Award


The Willi Hennig Society has established childcare support for annual meeting attendees who give an oral presentation in 2018. Up to US $10,000 are available annually with a limit of US $1,500 for each awardee. The funds can be used to help defray travel costs to the meeting or on-site child care at the meeting venue.

Complete applications consist of a CV, a summary outlining the need for child care support including an estimate of the cost (not to exceed 500 words), and a title and outline of the project to be presented (not to exceed 500 words) at the meeting. Awards will be announced approximately two weeks after the application deadline.

The Chair of the Travel Award Committee is currently Marcos Mirande.

Submit your application using this link.  The application deadline for 2026 is August 31st.

Submission of the title and project outline  does not constitute registration for the annual meeting. See the Meetings web-site for details on how to register.

All award funds will be made via wire transfer shortly after awards have been announced.

Early Career Travel Award to the Annual Meetings


The Willi Hennig Society has established an Early Career Travel Award in support of early-career scientists in tenure-track or permanent positions who wish to attend the annual WHS meeting and give an oral presentation in 2022. A maximum number of three awards per annual meeting for US$1,500 each are made.

Eligibility: Early career scientists in tenure-track or permanent positions, with documented financial needs. This includes, but is not restricted to, Assistant Professors, Assistant Curators, Assistant Researchers, “Junior Professors”, and similar positions, but excludes early postdocs who have defended their Ph.D. within the immediate past three calendar years in which the annual meeting takes place. Applicants will present an oral presentation at the annual meeting.

Complete applications consist of a CV, a travel budget to justify the proposed expenses and budget justification to outline financial need, and a title and outline of the project to be presented (not to exceed 500 words) at the meeting. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered. Awards will be announced approximately two weeks after the application deadline.

The Chair of the Travel Award Committee is currently Marcos Mirande.

Submit your application using this link.  The application deadline for 2026 is August 31st.

Submission of the title and project outline to the  Travel Award Committee does not constitute registration for the annual meeting. See the Meetings web-site for details on how to register.

All award funds will be made via wire transfer shortly after awards have been announced.

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