Deadline: 2-May-25
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for the Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant.
Applicants’ proposals must demonstrate a strong link to biodiversity and conservation.
Funding Information
- A grant of $150,000 will be awarded to one successful applicant.
- The grant will support a research project or programme for up to three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- The lead applicant should be:
- An early career scientist
- Applicant must already hold a PhD degree and should have no more than seven years of work and/or research experience post-degree (excluding time taken for family responsibilities).
- Have strong links to a credible African institution
- The institution must demonstrate a proven ability to manage funding and subscribe to good financial grant practices. Eligible institutions include academic institutions, research institutions, government institutions, NGOs, and for-profit organisations.
- An early career scientist
- Furthermore, the proposed research should be focused on or in Africa.
Judging Criteria
- Advances the frontiers of knowledge within the chosen field
- Facilitates solutions to African challenges: The research should try and solve an African challenge that occurs in more than one geography and is scalable to other areas. The research should include multiple research sites
- Demonstrates innovative methodologies and approaches
- Exhibits scientific rigour and excellence
- Contributes to human capital development (e.g. mentorship, support, and professional development opportunities) for the next generation of researchers.
- Incorporates a holistic perspective and involves inter-and multi-disciplinary collaboration with partners (preference intra-African) to leverage time, expertise, skills, materials, and resources and reduce duplication
- Articulates the potential to create impact both during and beyond the grant period
- Displays knowledge of associated recent or ongoing work on the continent.
- Defines a clear plan for disseminating research outcomes both inside and outside the scientific community
- Endeavours to open access publications
- Does not present unacceptable ethical or safety risk
For more information, visit JWO Research Grant.