Corporate Sponsorships
and Partnerships
Field Inclusive would not be able to host our events or provide financial opportunities to students and young professionals without the generous donations and sponsorships we receive. We hope to continue to offer new opportunities and experiences for marginalized and historically excluded individuals and due to that, we need your help. By becoming a corporate sponsor, you will be knocking down financial barriers and access and furthering the development of marginalized and historically excluded individuals in the natural sciences.
If you as an individual or your company/organization is interested in joining us as we pursue our mission, we encourage you to learn more about our corporate sponsorship program.
Meet our 2024 Sponsors and the opportunities and programs they fund!
With $2500 from Tracy Aviary, FI is excited to offer one travel award and one research award for the 2024-2025 year. These awards help to support underrepresented applicants who participate in natural science field work, as well as help them attend a professional conference, workshop, or training.
With $1000 from Wake Audubon Society, FI is excited to offer two research awards for the 2025 year. These awards help to support underrepresented applicants who participate in natural science field work, and can be used towards equipment purchases, field housing, transportation, or technician salary. Learn More.
With $4000 from Wilson Ornithological Society, FI is excited to offer our joint summer fellowship with Cape Fear Bird Observatory for the second year (2024) and a travel award for the 2024 year. This fellowship encourages nominations of individuals with marginalized and historically excluded identities whose institutions have limited capacity to provide field opportunities, such as small HBCUs, MSIs, and Tribal Colleges. Travel awards helps to support underrepresented applicants who participate in natural science field work, and can be used towards equipment purchases, field housing, transportation, or technician salary. Learn More.
With $2500 from Conservation Nation, FI is excited to offer one travel award and one research award for the 2024-2025 year. These awards help to support underrepresented applicants who participate in natural science field work, as well as help them attend a professional conference, workshop, or training.
With $500 from New Hope Bird Alliance (formerly New Hope Audubon Society), FI is excited to offer one research award for the 2025 year. This award helps to support underrepresented applicants who participate in natural science field work, and can be used towards equipment purchases, field housing, transportation, or technician salary. Learn More.
The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. They envision a world where diversity of life thrives and people act to conserve nature for its own sake and its ability to fulfill our needs and enrich our lives. In support of FI, the NC Chapter of the TNC sponsored our Field Inclusive Week 2023 ($2000) and Field Inclusive Week 2024 ($2000).
Meet Our 2024 Partners and Funders
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (Funder)
Research Triangle Park in NC
With a grant from Burroughs Wellcome Fund ($37,000; PI:Lauren D. Pharr), this will enable Field Inclusive to continue the mission to provide tangible and actionable improvements in the natural resources by addressing social field safety issues related to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility with the develop of online social field safety training modules. Learn More.
Animal Behavior Society (Funder)
Glenview, IL
With a grant from Animal Behavior Society ($1,000; PI: Lauren D. Pharr), this will enable Field Inclusive to support our Beginning Birders Program, which is being catered to all ages and socioeconomic groups, in an area with considerable racial diversity. Our ambitious goal would be that success with such a program could lead to similar programs at other parks or nature centers. Items like binoculars, field guides, and any bird friendly/nature activities for goody bags would be greatly appreciated. Learn More.
SciCom Consulting, LLC (Partner)
SciCom Consulting, LLC is helping Field Inclusive with the development of our online Social Field Safety modules. A training and consultation service to help you better communicate your research to a variety of audiences, SciCom Consulting, LLC provides a safe space for you to practice and hone your science communication skills. Learn More.
Sphyrnas Organization (Partner)
Sphyrnas Organization has donated 14 pairs of binoculars to support our Beginning Birders Program, which is being catered to all ages and socioeconomic groups, in an area with considerable racial diversity. Our ambitious goal would be that success with such a program could lead to similar programs at other parks or nature centers. Items like binoculars, field guides, and any bird friendly/nature activities for goody bags are greatly appreciated. Learn More. They have also supported our fellowship program by donating field gear for field work that will set up our future fellows for success.
Wake Audubon (Partner)
Raleigh, NC
Wake Audubon has partnered with Field Inclusive to offer a Beginning Birders Program which is being catered to all ages and socioeconomic groups, in an area with considerable racial diversity. Our ambitious goal would be that success with such a program could lead to similar programs at other parks or nature centers. Items like binoculars, field guides, and any bird friendly/nature activities for goody bags would be greatly appreciated. Learn More.
Walnut Creek Wetland Center (Partner)
Raleigh, NC
Walnut Creek Wetland Park serves to support the mission of both our team and the late Dr. Norman and Betty Camp: to connect people and nature through experiences, education, and conservation. They’re vision is to create strong, healthy, sustainable communities and the environment. Walnut Creek Wetland Center co-partners alongside Field Inclusive and Wake Audubon Society to facilitate/host our Beginning Birders Program in Raleigh, NC.
Cape Fear Bird Observatory (Partner)
Wilmington, NC
Cape Fear Bird Observatory has partnered with Field Inclusive to offer a bird banding fellowship opportunity for summer 2023. Skills that will be gained include point count and banding experience on six sites from Wilmington to Sunset Beach. In line with the goals of Field Inclusive, we strongly encourage nominations of individuals with marginalized and historically excluded identities whose institutions have limited capacity to provide field opportunities, such as small HBCUs, MSIs, and Tribal Colleges. Learn More.
We thank our sponsors of this fellowship, Cape Fear Bird Observatory and Wilson Ornithological Society.
Meet Past Partners, Sponsors, and Funders
