Supported by Ted Lukacs

The Chrysalis Fund

We’re helping to further the critical work to save threatened invertebrates and their habitats through scholarships and internships. We provide scholarship funds to college students pursuing conservation careers and subsidize internship opportunities with conservation partner organizations around the country.

Internships

We find outstanding local, community-based conservation organizations that are dedicated to saving threatened invertebrates.

We partner them with promising conservation students, and then we fund paid internships to give students critical experience and the community organization valuable additional support.

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Transforming Abandoned Pastures Into Butterfly Havens

February 20, 2025
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Black Bear Research on a National Level

January 22, 2025
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2025 Chrysalis Fund Internship Partners Selected

December 17, 2024
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Conservation, Corals, and Climate Change

July 9, 2024
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Internships That Grow Future Conservationists

May 17, 2024
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Ecology Project International: A Day in the Life of a Conservation Intern

March 5, 2024
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Pacific American Foundation: A Dash of Aquaculture in Hawaii

March 5, 2024
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Mystic Aquarium: Saving Sea Turtles in Cape Cod

March 5, 2024
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2024 Chrysalis Fund Internship Partnerships Underway!

December 14, 2023
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Chrysalis Internship Partners Announced

February 22, 2023

Scholarships

Conservation Nation is funding students who need a leg up to pursue a path into conservation. We focus on those who want to work in the critical field of marine or invertebrate conservation.

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Congratulations to the 2024 Chrysalis Scholarship Recipients

January 31, 2024
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The Future is Bright for Our Chrysalis Scholars

July 13, 2023
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Inaugural Chrysalis Scholarship Winners

November 2, 2022

About The Chrysalis Fund

In 2022, Ted Lukacs left a generous legacy gift to Conservation Nation. An avid nature lover, Mr. Lukacs was especially fond of invertebrates, estuaries, and marine habitats. Mr. Lukacs also fervently supported education and volunteered with youth literacy organizations.

Thanks to his generous gift, Conservation Nation established The Conservation Nation Chrysalis Fund.

Interested in Partnering with Us?

If your organization would like to become a Chrysalis Fund Partner, please fill out the form below and we’ll put you in touch with the appropriate team member.

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