![Smoothgreensnake_Megan_Seymour_1 - megan seymour_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_851a0c2148d74a49b4f320d810fe661e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_888,h_400,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/fdd25d_851a0c2148d74a49b4f320d810fe661e~mv2.jpg)
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Becas para estudiantes
Applications are open!
2025 MWPARC Travel Grant:
Fueling Student Field Experiences
Applications are due to parcmidwest [at] gmail.com by ## April 2025.
Download an application here!
Midwest PARC ofrece una beca de viaje a los estudiantes para ayudar a compensar los costos de transporte asociados con la participación en el trabajo de campo herpetológico con un investigador experimentado. ¡En 2021, se otorgaron 12 becas ($ 100) a estudiantes de la región del Medio Oeste! Consulte a continuación los detalles de la solicitud y para leer los informes presentados por los beneficiarios de subvenciones anteriores .
Ya no aceptamos becas de viaje para la temporada 2021.
¡Estén atentos para información sobre premios futuros!
![Mudpuppy3_Ryan_Wagner_2022_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_97540e33d56e4af5b7d05bb6da727c28~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_77,w_2250,h_1217/fill/w_610,h_330,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Mudpuppy3_Ryan_Wagner_2022_edited.jpg)
![WesternNarrowmouthToad_Dan_Fogell_02 - Dan Fogell.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_e6333b0b1ec34ec89b1c1d3c5e49564e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_600,h_389,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/WesternNarrowmouthToad_Dan_Fogell_02%20-%20Dan%20Fogell.jpg)
2024 Travel Grant Recipients
![Eastern Foxsnake on grass - Kayla (1).JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_541551258dfe43b38daae37d629d4a41~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_268,y_0,w_3496,h_3024/fill/w_289,h_250,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Eastern%20Foxsnake%20on%20grass%20-%20Kayla%20(1)_JPG.jpg)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to read about Kayla's work in snake ecology in the Midwest.
Image description: An Eastern Foxsnake resting in the grass.
![IMG_6632 - KG & P.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_c3a895346a27494c981833e8ab1ec39f~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_708,w_3024,h_2616/fill/w_289,h_250,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/IMG_6632%20-%20KG%20%26%20P.jpeg)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to read about Kevin's research with Wall Lizards in Ohio.
Image description: An invasive Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis).
![eDNA filtration - Alyssa Roberts.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_43f16cafd3d149bfb189baecd2f67864~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_711,w_3072,h_2657/fill/w_289,h_250,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/eDNA%20filtration%20-%20Alyssa%20Roberts.jpg)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to learn about Alyssa's efforts to monitor Four-toed Salamanders in Minnesota using eDNA.
Image description: Alyssa filters water samples for environmental DNA while in the field.
![IMG_6742 - Grace Allen.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_f3760530baab409eb59dd9bb1d2b3e92~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_708,w_3024,h_2616/fill/w_289,h_250,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/IMG_6742%20-%20Grace%20Allen.jpg)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to hear about Grace's research with Blanding's Turtles in Missouri.
Image description: A Blanding's Turtle with a transmitter attached to its carapace.
![IMG_3410 - Luke Tonsfeldt (2).JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_726baafb652840df8e652e62c992f3ce~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_220,y_0,w_1480,h_1280/fill/w_289,h_250,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/IMG_3410%20-%20Luke%20Tonsfeldt%20(2)_JPG.jpg)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to learn about Luke's efforts to survey for invasive herps using eDNA.
Image description: A Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) and a Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) bask on a log.
![IMG_0276(2) - Kerri Beers.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_77b7ae26d709448691ad2c11039bab72~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_380,y_0,w_4952,h_4284/fill/w_289,h_250,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/IMG_0276(2)%20-%20Kerri%20Beers.jpg)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to hear about Kerri's work with ranid frogs and chytrid in Minnesota.
Image description: Kerri and a team of collaborators swab frogs for chytrid fungi.
2023 Travel Grant Recipients
![IMG_4097 - Benjamin Genter (1).HEIC](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_d8a17229c17f482da10486eec8518cb8~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_708,w_3024,h_2616/fill/w_289,h_250,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/IMG_4097%20-%20Benjamin%20Genter%20(1)_HEIC.png)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to read about Benjamin's work with Kirtland's Snakes (Clonophis kirtlandii) in central and northern Indiana.
Image description: A Kirtland's Snake (provided by Benjamin)
![IMG_8016 - Caley Johnson.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_dd17216334164c23acf1dc47b5cecd52~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_235,y_0,w_1578,h_1365/fill/w_289,h_250,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/IMG_8016%20-%20Caley%20Johnson.jpeg)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to read about Caley's work with spotted turtles in Northern Michigan.
Image description: A Spotted Turtle (provided by Caley)
![Sallie release - Shania Burkhead.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_ea2068de1990411986527aa569e4d555~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_425,w_1816,h_1571/fill/w_289,h_250,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Sallie%20release%20-%20Shania%20Burkhead.jpeg)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to read about Shania's work with salamanders and habitat drying events.
Image description: An ambystomatid salamander from their mesocosms (provided by Caley)
2022 Travel Grant Recipients
![IMG_2258 Copy Copy - Joseph Cannizzaro.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_a9def5c9c38041e697e046c57a49005b~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_96,w_501,h_433/fill/w_289,h_250,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/IMG_2258%20Copy%20Copy%20-%20Joseph%20Cannizzaro.jpg)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to read about Joey's work with Blanding's Turtles.
![Resized_20220818_111143 - Samantha Skerlec.heic](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_f9c3a42221b84e9eb3b17c5d3ea11e1a~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_241,w_1089,h_1253/fill/w_217,h_250,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Resized_20220818_111143%20-%20Samantha%20Skerlec_heic.png)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to read about Samantha's work with wetland drying and amphibians.
![Picture2 - Stephanie Bristow.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_48d5c44085e74a24a9cc352e9f05dd82~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_139,y_0,w_401,h_347/fill/w_289,h_250,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Picture2%20-%20Stephanie%20Bristow.jpg)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to read about Stephanie's work with phenotypic plasticity in amphibians.
2021 Travel Grant Recipients
![Scholarship recipient Katie Brandewie holding a common snapping turtle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd25d_d0e22ef2b4584241a700305476e46674~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_93,w_475,h_316/fill/w_374,h_249,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Katie_turtle_PNG.png)
Destinatario 2021: Katherine Brandewie
Click here to read about Katie's work with turtle communities in a large urban wetland complex in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Note: Details regarding field sites have been removed to protect those populations of amphibians and reptiles.