Deadline: 17 April 2020
The Nagao Natural Environment Foundation Publication Programme supports scientific publications which are derived from applicant’s own research work and will expand knowledge of nature conservation in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Founded in 1989, the Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting nature conservation in developing countries.
Grant Size and Duration
The maximum grant size in this programme is 1,000,000 Japanese yen per project for a maximum duration of one year.
Eligibile Expenses
The programme only supports printing cost, including design and layout, and distribution cost inside the applicant’s country.
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 one of the countries below;
- 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.
- The applicant’s co-author(s) 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 below;
- 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.
- A proposed publication must:
- be on the topic of nature conservation (e.g., natural environment, its conservation and sustainable use, etc.) of the country where the applicant/co-author(s) currently work(s);
- 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 on the part of the general public, local community, and/or science community;
- be written in English or both in English and the applicant’s national language;
- have no copyright issues;
- be published within one year as scheduled.
Target Countries and Regions: 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, Vietnam
For more information, visit http://www.nagaofoundation.or.jp/e/research/publication.html