funding links and deadlines ---- under construction
Please find below the link for the Nat Geo grants.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/be-an-explorer/
Of special interest for the SPEC lab are the following categories
1.Hypothesis-driven $15-20K http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/grants-programs/cre-application/
2.Big cats (unclear from website)
3.Applied conservation $15-20K http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/grants-programs/conservation-trust-application/
http://www.forestgeo.si.edu/group/Grants+%26+Training/Grants+Program
XTENSION OF APPLICATION PERIOD FOR LATIN AMERICAN FIELD RESEARCH AND PEARSON AWARDSApplications should be sent directly to chair of the committee by 15 April Materials for the Latin American Field Research and Pearson awards will be accepted by email until 15 April.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/be-an-explorer/
Of special interest for the SPEC lab are the following categories
1.Hypothesis-driven $15-20K http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/grants-programs/cre-application/
2.Big cats (unclear from website)
3.Applied conservation $15-20K http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/grants-programs/conservation-trust-application/
http://www.forestgeo.si.edu/group/Grants+%26+Training/Grants+Program
XTENSION OF APPLICATION PERIOD FOR LATIN AMERICAN FIELD RESEARCH AND PEARSON AWARDSApplications should be sent directly to chair of the committee by 15 April Materials for the Latin American Field Research and Pearson awards will be accepted by email until 15 April.
- The Latin American Student Field Research award supports field projects by Latin American graduate students (details below). Each of five awardees will receive $1,500. Details are provided in this pdf file.
- The Oliver P. Pearson award supports a young professional who holds an academic position in a Latin American institution within 5 years of receiving a Ph.D. or equivalent degree (details below). A single $5,000 award is granted each year. In addition, up to $2,000 is offered for the recipient to attend the ASM meetings of the year following the award. TDetails are provided in this pdf file.
PaRROT CLIMATE INNOVATION GRANT APPLICATION
http://edu.parrot.com/climate/
- Award: Aerial mapping kit icluding a single multirotor drone (3DR Solo or similar), 2 extra batteries, one Parrot Sequoia camera, Sequoia cables, and 6 moth license Pix4D ($6,500 value).
- Elegibility: Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis, judged on novelty, scientific merit and team experience. Applicants are not required to have advanced degrees. However, advanced degrees, formal association with educational organizations or institutions, and a strong record of climate change research will be ranked accordingly.
- Requirements: CV and two-page proposal integrating drone technology and aerial multispectral imagery with existing long term experiments understanding and mitigating the impacts of climate change.
- Deadline: 02/01/2017
LEWIS AND CLARK FUND FOR EXPLORATION AND FIELD RESEARCH
https://amphilsoc.org/grants/lewisandclark
- Award: up to $5,000 for travel and related expenses, including personal field equipment.
- Eligibility: Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. U.S. citizens and residents wishing to carry out research anywhere in the world. Foreign applicants must either be based at a U.S. institution or plan to carry out their work in the United States.
- Requirements: two letters of recommendation from academic advisor, specifying the student’s qualifications to carry out the proposed work and the educational content of the trip. The letters of support must directly address the project outlined in the proposal. Online application form (https://aps.onlineapplicationportal.com/
- Deadline: 01/30/2017
WILDLIFE aCOUSTICS SCIENTIFIC PRODUCT GRANT
https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/grant
- Award: every quarter, up to $5,000 of Wildlife Acoustics products
- Eligibility: Grant recipient must be associated with a charitable, educational or other tax-exempt organization. Non US organizations are welcomed.
- Requirements: Application form (https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/grant/application), 1-3 letters of recommendation, and copy of the organization's certificate/letter of tax exemption.
- Deadline: 02/15/2017
TINKER FIELD RESEARCH GRANT
http://www.tinker.org/content/field-research-grants
- Award: $15,000 to be matched 100% by the University of Florida’s Office of Research. Administered through center´s of Latin American Studies.
- Eligibility: Graduate students carrying out pre-dissertation field research in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere.
- Requirements:
- Deadline: Beginning of 2017. Unclear from the web, links broken
UFL TDC FIELD RESEARCH GRANT
http://www.tcd.ufl.edu/financial-support/field-research-grants
- Award: up to $2,000 for travel, lodging and other research related expenses.
- Eligibility: Graduate students carrying out pre-dissertation field research in the tropics, enrolment on aTCD program.
- Requirements: Application and budget form (refer to link above), 1 letter of recommendation, abstract, timetable, and proposal.
- Deadline: 03/06/2017
DISNEY CONSERVATION FUND
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/environment/#disney-conservation-fund
Frequently Asked Questions (https://ditm-twdc-us.storage.googleapis.com/Annual-Conservation-Grants-Frequently-Asked-Questions.pdf)
Frequently Asked Questions (https://ditm-twdc-us.storage.googleapis.com/Annual-Conservation-Grants-Frequently-Asked-Questions.pdf)
- Award: up to $50,000 to be provided over a grant period of two years.
- Eligibility: Scientists, students and institutions to work with nonprofit organizations. Graduate students must apply as part of an established program.
- Requirements: Inquiry deadline from 10/01/2017 to 11/17/2017; Invitations distributed in January 2018; Proposals in March 2017; Evaluation completed in August 2017 Processing/Notifications/Check Distribution in August-September, 2018.
