Stephen R. Tully Research Grant

The Stephen R. Tully Memorial Grant is given to support research and conservation of raptors, especially to students and amateurs with limited access to alternative funding. The award is given in memory of Steve Tully, a young raptor biologist who lost his life in an automobile accident in 1978. Established in 1983, the grant honors the memory of Steve Tully, who died as a result of a car accident in 1978 at age 21. Steve was a falconer with an enthusiastic interest in raptor biology. It was a measure of Steve's dedication to raptors that he was searching for his trained Red-tailed Hawk immediately after the accident when he tragically died. Steve's family and friends established the grant in homage to him and to perpetuate the conservation and study of the raptors he loved in life. The grant provides up to $5,000 plus waived page charges to publish the research in the Journal of Raptor Research. The recipient must be the primary author and the paper must reflect what the award was for. Agency proposals are not accepted.