Deadline: 17-Apr-23
The Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) is pleased to announce the applications for Academic Publishing Grant.
Researchers in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region will be subsidized for the publication of the results of their research on the natural environment and its conservation and sustainable use.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant size in this programme is 1,000,000 Japanese yen per project for a maximum duration of one year.
Target Countries and Region
- The target countries in the Asia-Pacific region include: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.
Eligibility Criteria
- An applicant must:
- be a national of developing country in the Asia-Pacific region;
- be a researcher/scientist working full-time and conducting research at a research institution or relevant organisation in one of the countries listed on section Target and Region.
- be the author for the proposed publication with single author or the first author for the proposed publication with multiple authors;
- have ability to communicate in English;
- have no other applications submitted to the NEF at the time of application submission; AND
- have no other on-going projects funded by the NEF at the time of application submission.
- If the proposed publication is prepared by two or more authors, the applicant’s co-author(s) must:
- be a researcher/scientist working full-time and conducting research at a research institution or relevant organisation;
- have no other applications submitted to the NEF at the time of application submission; AND
- have no other on-going projects funded by the NEF at the time of application submission.
- Eligible publication projects
- A proposed publication must:
- be on the topic of Nature Conservation (e.g., natural environment, its conservation and sustainable use, or other topics related to living organisms) of the country in the Asia-Pacific region;
- be printed as a book material;
- be derived from the applicant/co-author(s)’s own research work on a particular topic in nature conservation;
- be expected to deepen and expand knowledge of natural environment and its conservation among the general public, local communities, and/or academic communities;
- be written in English or both in English and the applicant’s national language;
- have no copyright issues; AND
- be published within one year as scheduled.
Please be sure that the applicant must complete a full-length manuscript that comprises a body of primary-source materials or data from the applicant/co-author(s)’s own research. In addition, the manuscript should be proofread by colleagues or other professionals who are native speakers of English or proficient in English writing before submission.
For more information, visit Academic Publishing Grant.