Dear Members of the Zoological Society of Japan

Applications for the 2026 awards are open until noon on Tuesday, March 31.
The current number of applications is 6 for the Academic Award, 5 for the Encouragement Award, 2 for the Education Award, and 2 for the OM Award. There are no applications yet for the Narimotive Animal Science Promotion Award.

Here is the direct mail sent the other day. If you are considering applying, please check the procedures and other details.

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The Zoological Society of Japan has started accepting applications for the following awards for fiscal year 2026.
Zoological Society Award
Zoological Society of Japan Award for Encouragement of Research
Narishige Zoological Science Promotion Award
Zoological Education Award
Zoological Society of Japan Encouraging OM Award for Female Researchers

All application deadlines are March 31, 2026 (Tue) at noon.

Recommendation letters, application forms, and application guidelines for each award can be checked and downloaded from the URL below.

Academic Award / Encouraging Award
https://www.zoology.or.jp/about/award
Nar茂 Animal Science Promotion Award, Zoology Education Award, Zoological Society of Japan Female Researcher Encouragement OM Award
https://www.zoology.or.jp/about/others

Please review the application guidelines and upload the required documents to the application website designated by the academic society.

Application site
https://gakkaisho.zoology.or.jp/entry/default.aspx

*Starting last year, for nominations by others, it is now possible to register the recommender. The receipt notification to the recommender is not sent automatically, but will be sent by the secretariat at a later date. Please wait a little while after completing your application.

We look forward to receiving applications from many of you.

Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Zoological Society of Japan