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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