Sponsored Latin American Memberships
The Association of Field Ornithologists will provide one-year membership awards to qualified Latin American Ornithologists. These awards are restricted to individuals based in Latin America and may include, professionals, non-professionals, and students.

This award provides the following benefits:
- Online access to the quarterly Journal of Field Ornithology
- AFO Afield, the association’s newsletter
- an invitation to the AFO annual meeting
- 10% discounts on mist nets, banding and field supplies
To be eligible for an AFO sponsored membership award, you must:
- Be a current resident of any Latin American country (including the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America)
- Be actively involved in field ornithology (professional, student or non-professional) in Latin America
To apply, please submit, by email no later than October 15th:
- A completed application form
- A resume or curriculum vitae
Resumes/CVs of all applicants should include your educational history, relevant employment history (if any), and citations for publications in the area of ornithology.
Resumes/CVs of student applicants should also indicate the degree for which a student is a candidate (e.g., Bachelor’s, Masters or Doctorate/Ph.D.), the educational institution at which they are currently enrolled, expected date of degree completion, title of thesis or dissertation research being conducted, and the name and email address of their academic supervisor.
Applications are available in English and Spanish. Completed applications should be sent to: Valentina Ferretti: ferrettivale@gmail.com
You can now apply online! Click HERE for application form.
Please direct any questions about the awards or application process to:
Valentina Ferretti
División Ornitología
Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales – CONICET
Av. Ángel Gallardo 470
Buenos Aires, C1405DJR
Argentina
email: ferrettivale@gmail.com
phone: +5411-4982-6595, ext. 186
Awarded Members
Congratulations to the following individuals who were awarded a year’s membership to the AFO:
2020
Each recipient was awarded a membership for 2021
Joanna Castillo
∙ province: Chubut
∙ country: Argentina
Sergio V. Lasso Barreto
∙ province: Pichincha
∙ country: Ecuador
Fernando Gabriel López
∙ province: La Pampa
∙ country: Argentina
Victor Aguiar de Souza Penha
∙ province: Paraná
∙ country: Brazil
Jonathan Candil Méndez
∙ province: Cundinamarca
∙ country: Colombia
2019
Each recipient was awarded a membership for 2020
Fernando Angulo
∙ province: Chiclayo
∙ country: Peru
María Inés García Betoño
∙ province: Chubut
∙ country: Argentina
Henry David Benitez
∙ province: Cundinamarca
∙ country: Colombia
Fernando Gabriel Lopez
∙ province: La Pampa
∙ country: Argentina
Roberto Vargas Masís
∙ province: Heredia
∙ country: Costa Rica
Rosalina Montes
∙ province: Cienfuegos
∙ country: Cuba
2018
*details coming soon*
2017
*details coming soon*
2016
Each recipient was awarded a membership for 2017
Abidas Ash
∙ province: Toledo District
∙ country: Belize
Aldana Soledad Lopez
∙ province: Buenos Aires
∙ country: Argentina
Carolina Isabel Miño
∙ province: Misiones
∙ country: Argentina
Karlla Vanessa de Camargo Barbosa
∙ province: São Paulo
∙ country: Brazil
Vanesa Fabiola Bejarano Alegre
∙ province: São Paulo
∙ country: Brazil
Noelia Nieves
∙ country: Puerto Rico
Laura María Miranda Cortes
∙ province: Casanare
∙ country: Colombia
Melanie Browne
∙ province: Corrientes
∙ country: Argentina
Rodrigo Calbimonte Velarde
∙ province: Pedro Domingo Murillo
∙ country: Bolivia
Luciana Tellería Narváez
∙ province: Pedro Domingo Murillo
∙ country: Bolivia
Matilde Cavalli
∙ province: Buenos Aires
∙ country: Argentina
Rodrigo Santiago Córdoba
∙ province: Buenos Aires
∙ country: Argentina
María Gimena Pizzarello
∙ province: Buenos Aires
∙ country: Argentina
João Carnio Teles de Menezes
∙ province: São Paulo
∙ country: Brazil
Mariela Verónica Lacoretz
∙ province: Buenos Aires
∙ country: Argentina
2015
Each recipient was awarded a membership for 2016
Eduardo Martin (Post-doctoral Researcher)
province: Tucuman
country: Argentina
Cardoni D. Augusto (Young Researcher)
province: Buenos Aires
country: Argentina
Paula Maiten Orozco Valor (PhD student: 2-year sponsored membership)
province: La Pampa
country: Argentina
Germán García (Young Researcher)
province: Buenos Aires
country: Argentina
Thiago Orsi Laranjeiras (PhD student: 2-year sponsored membership)
province: Roraima
country: Brazil
Daniel Pascual Cáceres Apaza (PhD student: 2-year sponsored membership)
province: Mendoza
country: Argentina
Ramiro Santiago Arrieta (PhD student: 2-year sponsored membership)
province: Mendoza
country: Argentina
Cecilia Kopuchian (Young Researcher)
province: Corrientes
country: Argentina
María Milagros Jefferies (PhD student: 2-year sponsored membership)
province: Mendoza
country: Argentina
Carolina Isabel Miño (Young Researcher)
province: Misiones
country: Argentina
Adrián Santiago Di Giacomo (Young Researcher)
province: Corrientes
country: Argentina
Mariana Laura Allasino (PhD student: 2-year sponsored membership)
province: Mendoza
country: Argentina
David L. Vergara-Tabares (PhD student: 2-year sponsored membership)
province: Cordoba
country: Argentina
Raul Said Quintero Felix (Professional Ornithologist)
province: Jalisco
country: Mexico
Aldana S. Lopez (Undergraduate student)
province: Capital Federal
country: Argentina
Belen Bukowski (PhD student: 2-year sponsored membership)
province Buenos Aires
country: Argentina
Antonio Cantu de Leija (Research technician)
province: Monterrey Nuevo Leon
country: Mexico
Cristian Andrés Gorosito (PhD student: 2-year sponsored membership)
province: Chubut
country: Argentina
Daniel Buitrago Rosas (Research technician)
province: Panama
country : Panama
Hugo Alejandro Suárez Rodríguez (Researcher)
province: Medellin
country: Colombia
Katherine Arauz-Ponce (MS student)
province: Chirqui
country: Panama
Lucas M. Leveau (Post-doctoral Researcher)
province: Buenos Aires
country: Argentina
2014
Each recipient was awarded a membership for 2015

Alejandro Víctor Baladrón
∙ province: Buenos Aires
∙ country: Argentina
Gustavo Sebatián Cabanne
∙ province: Buenos Aires
∙ country: Argentina
Natalia Cristina Garcia
∙ province: Buenos Aires
∙ country: Argentina
Paula Sabrina Garrido Coria
∙ province: Mendoza
∙ country: Argentina
Paulo Emilio Llambias
∙ province: Mendoza
∙ country: Argentina
Natalia Trujillo Arias
∙ province: Capital Federal
∙ country: Argentina
Sofia Zalazar
∙ province: Corrientes
∙ country: Argentina
Agustín Zarco
∙ province: Mendoza
∙ country: Argentina
2013
Each student was awarded a membership for 2014
Flavia Barzan (undergraduate student)
∙ province: Buenos Aires
∙ country: Argentina
Cynthia Ursino (Ph.D. student)
∙ province: Buenos Aires
∙ country: Argentina
Jésica Leon (undergraduate student)
∙ province: Entre Rios
∙ country: Argentina
Fernando Gabriel López (undergraduate student)
∙ province: La Pampa
∙ country: Argentina