Application Guidelines
All applicants for the Kiessling Prize must be self-nominated; nominations by third parties will not be accepted.
Applicants for the Kiessling Award should have made tangible, demonstrable contributions to the effort to combat the Sixth Mass Extinction which will have a long-term, meaningful impact on work to preserve the world’s ecosystems. The candidate’s work should be innovative, demonstrating an ability to develop creative solutions that could be implemented on an international scale.
The winning award recipient will be a credentialed conservation scientist who can proactively and profoundly make the case for zoos and aquariums working to fight the Sixth Mass Extinction. Applicants must be individual living persons, not an organization, program, or group of individuals.
Prize recipients are responsible for all applicable federal, state, local and/or foreign taxes which may be owed, as well as any costs and expenses not directly associated with Prize acceptance and the related media campaign. American Humane will comply with all required tax withholdings in the relevant jurisdiction.