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2020 Future Conservationist Award: Receive Up to US$15,000

Special Project Grants Program in the United States

Deadline: 24 November 2019

The Conservation Leadership Programme is now inviting applications for its 2020 Future Conservationist Award to support projects in low and middle income countries and some high income islands in the Caribbean and Pacific.

Funding will support early-career conservationists to conduct scientific research, encourage and promote pro-conservation attitudes and deliver tangible results to better conserve and manage the natural world.

The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) is a training and capacity building programme that targets individuals from developing countries who are early in their conservation career and demonstrate leadership potential.

Since 1985, CLP has supported and encouraged thousands of individuals who are early in their conservation career and are aiming to address global conservation priorities at a local level. CLP has been an important stepping stone for many individuals and has helped to facilitate the discovery of species new to science, the designation of new protected areas, knowledge sharing and collaboration, and the creation of mechanisms for long-term conservation, such as the establishment of local non-governmental organisations and creation of conserva tion policy and action plans.

Award Information

CLP offers Future Conservationist Awards of up to US$15,000 each to develop leadership capacity of earlycareer conservationists who want to make a positive difference on the ground.

CLP Award Criteria

Applications will be accepted from teams initiating projects that meet the eligibility criteria outlined below. These criteria are designed to ensure that the project builds the capacity of all team members involved, contributes to long-term sustainable conservation achievements, has clearly focused research objectives and builds vital links between local communities, conservationists,NGOs, academic institutions and local governments. Applications are evaluated by CLP staff and partners, and by experts from other relevant organisations.

Eligible Projects

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for a CLP Future Conservationist Award, the team and project must meet the following eligibility criteria:

How CLP can help?

Judging Criteria

Applicants’s project will be evaluated in three areas:

  1. Team Capacity Development:
    • The application clearly demonstrates how the project will build the knowledge, skills and experience of each team member.
    • The team members show a commitment to conservation and potential for leadership as good ambassadors for the work they are doing.
    • The team has the support of experienced advisers.
  2. Contribution to Conservation:
    • The project relates to established conservation priorities and plans (e.g., National Biodiversity Action Plans).
    • The project demonstrates long-term benefits with outcomes that contribute to ongoing local conservation priorities.
    • The project offers measurable benefits to local stakeholders.
    • The project will positively influence stakeholders’ environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviour.
  3. Project Feasibility:
    • The project is realistic in its aims, with the ability and experience of participants suited to the methods, objectives, budget and time frame.
    • The project is cost-effective and shows good value for the money.
    • The project will clearly deliver appropriate outputs – a research report, journal articles, education materials, contribution to a critical conservation need, etc.
    • The project demonstrates wide collaborative support from local communities, local or national institutions, such as NGOs or academic institutions, and relevant governmental organisations.

About CLP Winners

CLP Ambassador support has proved to be very beneficial in the past, as described in their recent CLP winner’s blog.

How to Apply

Applicants can apply download the application form via given website.

For more information, please visit http://www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/grants/grant-overview/future-conservationist-award/

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