Small Research Grantees

SCS began awarding the Small Research Grant in 2023 to aid sawfish research efforts around the world. See below the grantees from each year and a summary of their research.


2025

Tyler Dornan

Tyler Dornan, Ph.D. student at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. Project title “Paired diet-microbiome of the freshwater sawfish and top predators of the Kimberly region”


Alberto Paniagua, Associate Researcher, ilili Honduras. Project title “Identifying sawfish strongholds in the Remote Moskitia region of Honduras through traditional ecological knowledge”


Zoya Tyabji, Ph.D. candidate at Dalhousie University, Canada. Project title “Searching for sawfish in West Bengal, India”.


2026

2024

Alberto Paniagua

2023

Zoya Tyabji

Winner to be announced soon!