For the 2025 Virtual Symposium, the International Branch is offering:

• Five (5) grants for students (currently enrolled full-time) &
• Five (5) grants for researchers who are experiencing financial hardship.

Applicants do not need to be members of ESA and can be located in any country worldwide. The purpose of the grant is to allow recipients to present a virtual poster or pre-recorded oral presentation who otherwise would be unable to do so. The IB will cover the cost of submission ($30 poster; $50 oral presentation) for the grant winners. 

Program Chair: Kris Wyckhuys, Chrysalis Consulting

Entomologists at the forefront of integrative systems thinking

Program Chair: Wyatt Hoback, Oklahoma State University

Teaching and outreach are critical components of promoting entomology and advancing public understanding of the field. Entomology, the study of insects, is central to many areas of science, including agriculture, ecology, medicine, and biodiversity conservation. Teaching and outreach are essential for promoting entomology because they bridge the gap between scientific research and public knowledge.

Program Chair: Martin Giurfa, Sorbonne University

Associative learning is a capacity found in all animals with a nervous system. This ability enables organisms to extract the logical structure of the world by evaluating the temporal relationships between events. It leads to the formation and storage of memories, which can be retrieved in appropriate contexts to generate adaptive responses to a changing environment.