Deadline: 01-Nov-20
Tony Whitten (1953-2017) was an inspirational conservationist who championed biodiversity across Asia and beyond. As a tribute to him, the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) were delighted to invite applications for this award for early career conservationists and biodiversity researchers from East and Southeast Asia.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by the end of 2020.
Prize information
- The fund is able to provide five awards of GBP 2,000 each in late 2020, with a further round in 2021.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Award is open to those under the age of 35 working on any area of conservation or of field biology within this region.
- Applicants should be nationals of Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste or Vietnam.
A selection panel has been established by Tony’s family. Awards will be made for specific assistance to the ongoing work of successful applicants. The panel is particularly interested in hearing about work on the overlooked species and habitats that Tony was most passionate about – such as caves and karst ecosystems, and little-studied invertebrates and fishes – but all applications are welcome, regardless of where in the region and on what aspects of conservation or field biology the work is focused.
For more information, visit https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/the-tony-whitten-conservation-prize-2020-applications-open/