Deadline: 19-Oct-21
The Nagao Natural Environment Foundation is seeking applicants for its Publication Programme to support scientific publications derived from the applicant’s own research work and expand knowledge of nature conservation in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant size in this programme is 1,000,000 Japanese yen per project for a maximum duration of one year.
Eligible expenses
- The programme only supports: printing cost including design and layout; and distribution cost inside the applicant’s country.
Target Countries and Regions
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 organization one of the countries
- 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;
- 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 organization in one of the countries
- have no other applications submitted to the NEF at the time of application submission;
- 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.
- Please note:
- the applicant must complete a full-length manuscript before application submission;
- the manuscript should comprises a body of primary-source materials or data from the applicant/co-author(s)’s own research; and
- the manuscript should be proofread by colleagues or other professionals who are native speakers of English or proficient in English writing before application submission.
For more information, visit http://www.nagaofoundation.or.jp/e/research/publication.html#outline