The Walter J. Bock Travel Fellowship

Endowed by Walter J. Bock on 27 May 2015

The Walter J. Bock Travel Fellowships support the attendance of the International Ornithological Congresses™ (IOCongresses™) by scientists at or beyond the post-graduate level with a track record of excellent work in ornithology sensu lato irrespective of their professional affiliations. Applicants from low-income and middle-low-income countries (see https://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/the-world-by-income-and-region.html ) are encouraged to apply. Applicants must have registered for a particular IOCongress and their abstract must have been accepted. Recipients shall present their research as a poster, oral presentation, or symposium contribution, and their presentations shall be acknowledged as having been supported by a Walter J. Bock Travel Fellowship.

Recipients of the Walter J. Bock Travel Fellowship shall not be eligible for another travel fellowship.

For applications for the IOCongress2026 in Merida, Mexico, 30 November-5 December 2026: https://iocongress2026.com/travel-support-for-attendance/