Deadline: 1-Mar-23

The Conservation Committee of International Primatological Society (IPS) is soliciting applications of up to $1,500 to support the development of primate conservation field programs and/or applied research with impact on primate conservation.

Funding Information

If you plan to include community conservation in your program, you may be eligible for an additional Conservation through Community Involvement (CCI) award of $500.

Focus

• Bushmeat/Wildlife Trade.
• Community Participation.
• Human-Wildlife Coexistence.
• Sustainable Development.
• Advocacy/Awareness.
• Capacity Building/Training.
• Conservation Education.
• Reintroduction/Translocation.
• Rescue/Rehab/Sanctuary.
• Behavior/Ethology.
• Biotic Survey/Census.
• Genetics.
• Disaster/Emergency Response.
• Disease/Health.
• Ecology.
• Population Management.
• Corridor Development.
• Habitat Assessment.
• Habitat Creation/Protection.
• Anti-Poaching/Patrolling.
• Protected Area Creation.
• Protected Area Management.
• Ecosystem Health.
• Resource Use.
• Habitat Fragmentation.
• Climate Change.
• Demographic study.
• Ethnoprimatology.
• Tourism.
• Bioacoustics.

Criteria

• Past awardees are eligible to reapply as long as you have submitted a report on your previous award.
• The IPS does not consider proposals for projects focusing solely on basic research or education. Please direct these to the Research or Education Committee, as appropriate.
• The IPS particularly encourages proposals from primatologists from range-state countries.
• The IPS also offers on a case-by-case basis feedback on proposals from nationals of primate range-state countries.

Evaluation

• Conservation impact-direct, i.e. addressing threats to primates and their habitat or indirect through training of staff/scientists, improving conservation practise and/or methodologies to tackling threats
• Does the proposal take into account, and deal with, any potential ethical concerns and does it meet permit and approval requirements?
• Quality of project proposal (including the likelihood of successfully answering research question/s or project outcomes).
• Feasibility of implementation.
• Suitability and quality of the applicant.

For more information, visit IPS.