Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Upcoming Grant Deadlines

The Weeden Foundation makes grants for biodiversity conservation in forest ecosystems, riparian corridors, and riverine and aquatic environments of ecological importance. Weeden's international geographical priorities are the Patagonia region of Chile, the Altai Republic of Russia and other parts of Latin America and Africa. The Foundation requests letters of inquiry (LOI) at least one month before proposal deadlines.
 
The FRB and the French GEF jointly call for research projects on scenarios of biodiversity change in Sub-Saharan Africa. Research should aim to understand future plausible changes in biodiversity and ecosystem services, and strongly link research to policy and management. Grants of €150.000 to €200,000 will fund projects of one or two years in one or more eligible African countries. Applicants must provide at least 50% of project costs. The lead for the project can be from the North or South, or shared.
 
SANDEE invites research concept notes on the economics of natural resource use and environmental change in South Asia. Themes include ecosystems management, economics of climate change, and policies and instruments for greener economic growth in South Asia. The average grant size in recent years has been $20,000 for projects of one to two years.
 
The OSME's Conservation and Research Fund makes grants to support bird research in the Middle East, Caucasus, and Central Asia. Grants average about £500.
 
Rolex is seeking five exceptional young people who are carrying out groundbreaking projects. Applications have opened for the 2014 Awards, which will be devoted exclusively to young candidates, aged between 18 and 30 years. Applicants are asked to submit projects that tackle the world’s most pressing issues in five areas: science and health, applied technology, exploration and discovery, the environment, and cultural heritage. Projects are judged on their feasibility, originality, potential for sustained impact and, above all, on the candidates’ spirit of enterprise. Projects are examined rigorously to choose those that best meet the criteria and an independent Jury selects five winners from a shortlist. Each Young Laureate will receive 50,000 Swiss francs over a period of two years.
 
Each year, the Otto Kinne Foundation invites nominations from research ecologists worldwide for the Ecology Institute Prize (€6,000) and the IRPE Prize (€3,000). In 2013, the Foundation calls for nominations of ecologists distinguished for outstanding achievements in marine ecology.
 
The Fresno Chaffee Zoo Wildlife Conservation Fund makes grants for wildlife conservation and research that focuses on rare, threatened, and endangered animals and their habitats. The priority is for in situ conservation projects.  Most grants range from $1,000 to $2,000. The principal investigator must be associated with a recognized institution.
 
The Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund makes grants of up to $1,000 to protect threatened wildlife and habitats worldwide. Priority is for projects that demonstrate a multi-disciplinary approach to ecosystem conservation, and that involve in-country collaborators. Applicants can be of any nationality.
The Joke Waller-Hunter Initiative offers grants to advance the leadership and learning of junior persons working for -- or affiliated with -- environmental civil society organizations in developing and emerging countries. JWH especially encourages the nomination of young women and local community leaders (men and women under 35 of age). Grants can be applied for a wide range of activities, but candidates should have a clear idea of how they intend to use the grant. The grants range from €2,500 to €10,000 each, and 15 grants are offered twice a year. 
 
The National Birds of Prey Trust (UK) makes grants to conserve birds of prey in their range countries. Grants support conservation education and science. Each project is expected to help build capacity in bird conservation with local communities, NGOs, and governments. Small grants are under £5,000, and larger grants are also available.
 
CRDF Global invites Indonesian researchers to apply to the Indonesia Biological Sciences Research Grant Program. The program will support biological research of importance to the Indonesian scientific community in areas such as biodiversity, food security, and public health. The program will award up to eight grants of up to $25,000 each. Primary applicants must be Indonesian citizens. Preference is for proposals that include collaborative relationships between Indonesian principal investigators and U.S.-based collaborators.
 
The CTFS-SIGEO Grants Program supports tropical forest research by senior researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. Social scientists and natural scientists of all nationalities are eligible. Preference is to scientists in the countries that have CTFS-SIGEO sites, and to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Most grants will range from $2,000 to $15,000.
 
The SEED Award is an initiative that aims to help the most promising start-up entrepreneurs, women-led enterprises, and other inspiring social and environmental businesses to integrate ideas and proposals to address pressing local issues. As part of the 2013 SEED Awards, innovative entrepreneurs from developing countries can win a tailor-made support package to help expand their business. The support package includes expert advice on developing business plans for the winners, as well as their participation in specially designed workshops to enhance their skills and benefit from high-level profiling of their enterprises. For the 2013 cycle, SEED will make available up to two SEED Gender Equality Awards.
 
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce its twenty-fifth session Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing for the year 2013. The grants serve as part of the Council’s contribution to the development of the social sciences in Africa, and the continuous renewal and strengthening of research capacities in African universities, through the funding of primary research conducted by postgraduate students and professionals. The CODESRIA Small Grants Programme is open to graduate students and professionals currently registered in African universities, and preparing their thesis and dissertation in all social science fields and other disciplines involving social or economic analysis. Preference is given to those registered for doctoral studies (PhD or equivalent), though few grants are available for Masters thesis. Applicants should present a detailed budget with expenses clearly linked to specific phases of their research. The budget should not exceed $5,000 for PhD (or its equivalents) and $3,000 for Masters.
 
The grants-in-aid program is open to all marine mammal researchers. Membership in the Society for Marine Mammalogy is not required. Awards to non-members of the Society will include a membership for the duration of the award. These grants are intended to support field research directly. For example, funds are intended for the purchase of essential equipment, travel to field sites, or other fundamental components for conducting the research. Applications for conference fees, meeting attendance, workshop travel or salaries will not be considered. These awards are for nationals of emerging and developing countries, particularly early career researchers such as students and researchers with less than 5 years post-doctoral experience, who are conducting research in emerging and developing countries.
 
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund is a significant philanthropic endowment established to provide targeted grants to individual species conservation initiatives, recognize leaders in the field of species conservation and elevate the importance of species in the broader conservation debate. The Fund’s reach is truly global, and its species interest is non-discriminatory. It is open to applications for funding support from conservationists based in all parts of the world, and will potentially support projects focused on any and all kinds of plant, animal and fungus species, subject to the approval of an independent evaluation committee.
 
The awards encourage and sustain investment in youth-led development by recognizing young people who are driving innovative projects in any number of areas, including agriculture, small enterprise, skills training, climate change/environment protection, sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduction. Youth workers are encouraged to nominate young people, who are driving innovative projects in any number of areas, including agriculture, small enterprise, skills training, climate change/environment protection, sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduction. Winners are awarded grants to advance the work of their projects and they also liaise closely with the CYP on the best way to use the funding. Nominees for the awards should be aged between 15 and 29 years.
 
Project Inspire presents 18-35 year olds with a 5-minute platform to pitch their inspired idea to the world and win a $25,000 grant. The grant must show creativity and sustainable impact in the lives of women and girls across Asia, Pacific, the Middle East or Africa through access to business and livelihood skills.To qualify for the $25,000 grant, the project must meet all of the following requirements:
  • The program must enable disadvantaged women and girls to attain sustained livelihood through business and livelihood skills
  • An existing women's empowerment program
  • Beneficiaries must be women or girls in Asia/Pacific, Middle East or Africa
  • The winner(s) of this competition will have to commence fieldwork by 1 December 2013
  • The project is designed to be implemented with a $25,000 budget

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