Women of Discovery Awards

Women of Discovery Awards
Date2003 (2003)
Presented byWINGS WorldQuest
Websitehttp://www.wingsworldquest.org

The Women of Discovery Awards are given by the non-profit WINGS WorldQuest, in recognition of the achievements of women in science and exploration.[1] The awards were first presented in 2003,[1] the same year that WINGS WorldQuest was formed by Milbry Polk and Leila Hadley Luce.[2] Both the Board of Directors and a Junior Council at the granting organization, WINGS WorldQuest, are involved in selecting the recipients of the Women of Discovery Awards, who are thereafter known as Fellows.[3]

The WINGS Women of Discovery Awards and Fellows Program were established to celebrate the ground-breaking work of women explorers and scientists who are actively out in the field today and provide critical, unrestricted funding to support and ensure continued study.[2]

Women of Discovery Awards are given in the categories of Lifetime Achievement, Air and Space, Conservation, Courage, Earth, Field Research, Film and Exploration, Humanity, Leadership, and the Sea. In addition, some recipients have been simply designated as "Fellows", without being placed in a category.[1] The awards include an unrestricted financial grant.[3] In addition to its fellowship program, WINGS WorldQuest offers Flag Carrier grants in support of field researchers who are financing explorations.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Fellows". WINGS WorldQuest. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NWRA2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Koenig, Lauren (November 20, 2018). "Spreading WINGS: Building the next generation of non-profit leaders supporting women in science and exploration". The Scientista Foundation. Retrieved 23 January 2019.