Awards and grants
Australian Development Scholarship and Australian Leadership Awards to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy on Marine Ecology study at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, 2012-2016 (500,000 AU$).
Australian Leadership Awards. Australia, 2012-2016 (4,000 AU$).
Financial support granted by International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and UNESCO for assisting to the “Theoretical Ecology and Global Change” workshop, Trieste, Italy 2009 (flight, accommodation and living expenses for two weeks).
Project Aware Fellowship Program Award for the project: Coral larvae distribution, settlement and early-survivorship at Los Roques National Park, Venezuela, 2008 (1,400$)
Wild Life Conservation Society Research Fellowship Program Award for the project: Coral larvae distribution, settlement and early-survivorship at Los Roques National Park, Venezuela 2008 (5,000$)
Iniciativa de Especies Amenazadas (IEA). Award for the project “Coral settlement and early-survivorship at Los Roques National Park, Venezuela”, 2008 (1,000$)
Idea Wild Award for the project “Settlement, recruitment and survivorship of hard corals at four reefs at Archipiélago Los Roques National Park, Venezuela”, August 2008 (donation of digital camera, microscope adapter and laptop)
Partial scholarship awarded by OTS for assisting to the postgraduate course “Coastal Ecosystems Ecology” dictated by Dr. Ana Laura Dominguez and Dr. Robert Twilley at La Mancha, Veracruz, México 28 of January till 10 March of 2007 (3,500$).
Scholarship to pursue a Master in Science at Universidad Simón Bolívar. Mision Ciencias, Caracas, Venezuela, 2007-2009 (18,000$).
Project Aware Grant for the project “Morphologic analysis of three coral species at Isla Larga, San Esteban National Park, Venezuela”, 2006 (661$).
Padifoundation Grant Award for the project “Morphologic analysis of three coral species at Isla Larga, San Esteban National Park, Venezuela”, 2005 (1,000$).
Idea Wild Award for the project “Morphologic analysis of three coral species at Isla Larga, San Esteban National Park, Venezuela” 2005 (donation of breathing regulator, data logger software, octopus, regulator, computer regulator and an optic USB base station).
Partial scholarship awarded by National Organization of Atmospheric Analysis (NOAA) for assisting to the 32nd Scientific Meeting of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean. Curacao, 2005 (300$).
Partial scholarship awarded by Esso/Mobile for assisting to the summer course “Behaviour of Coral Reef Animals” dictated by Dr. Ruth Byrne and Dr. Michael Kuba at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Bermuda Island. 27 of July till 21 August of 2004 (1,000$).
Partial scholarship awarded by Universidad Central de Venezuela to attend the course “Behaviour of Coral Reef Animals” dictated by Dr. Ruth Byrne and Dr. Michael Kuba at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Bermuda Island. 27 of July till 21 August of 2004 (150$).
Partial scholarship awarded by Oficina de Planificación del Sector Universitario to attend the course “Behaviour of Coral Reef Animals” dictated by Dr. Ruth Byrne and Dr. Michael Kuba at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Bermuda Island. 27 of July till 21 August of 2004 (1,000$).