Deadline: 17-Apr-23
The Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) is accepting applications for Research Grant Programme.
This grant subsidizes research expenses for research on the natural environment and its conservation and sustainable use for young researchers in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Through the subsidy, they aim to contribute to the conservation of the natural environment in the region concerned and to develop local human resources who will be responsible for the future of the field.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant size in this programme is 500,000 Japanese yen per project for a maximum duration of two years.
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.
Eligible Research Projects
- A proposed research project must:
- be scientific research contributing to the Nature Conservation of the country where the applicant currently works or studies;
- put its main focus on Living Organisms;
- be carried out in the country where the applicant currently works or studies;
- involve fieldwork for collecting data;
- be the applicant’s own research work (team project is ineligible.);
- achieve its objective(s) and submit interim and/or final reports within a scheduled project period of not less than one (1) year and not more than two (2) years; AND
- be exclusively funded by the NEF Research Grant Programme, or co-funded with the applicant’s institution.
Eligibility Criteria
- An applicant must:
- be a national of developing country in the Asia-Pacific region;
- work full-time or be enrolled in a doctoral course, conducting research at a research institution or relevant organisation in one of the countries listed on the website (Students in master’s and bachelor’s courses are ineligible);
- be a young researcher/scientist, whose age is under 40;
- have sufficient experience and skills in conducting and managing the proposed research;
- be able to communicate in English;
- not have another application to the NEF;
- not have another on-going NEF-funded project at the time of application submission; AND
- not have another NEF-funded project for the past two years.
Eligible Expenses
- expendables necessary for field survey and analysis (e.g., sampling gear, reagent);
- local travel expenses for field trip (e.g., accommodation, food, transportation);
- reference materials (e.g., article, book);
- labour costs necessary for proposed research; and
- other expenses only when the NEF Secretariat approves.
For more information, visit Research Grant.