EMA Conference Scholarship

Chair: Nate Elgart, Zoo Atlanta

For up-to-date information about conference scholarships, please visit the EMA Conference website.

EMA will award four scholarships to attend our annual conference in 2024, available to EMA members:

• A $1,000 Ashley Sheppard Scholarship (in memory of Rosamond Gifford Zoo's Elephant Manager, Ashley Sheppard), available to EMA members who are elephant caretakers. Sponsored by Janet Dray.
• A $1,000 Inclusive Culture Scholarship available to an EMA member who identifies with a cultural group historically underrepresented at EMA conferences.
• A $2,000 scholarship available to international EMA members (i.e., not working in the US)
• An additional $1,000 scholarship available to all members. Sponsored by Planned Migration