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●Guides & Publications List●

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• IPG Handbook on Environmental Funds
• The Conservation Finance Guide
• Advice in obtaining funding for forestry related projects
• Tips & Tricks on How to Apply for the European Commission’s Budget Lines for Sustainable Development
• European Tropical Forests Research Network
• Training Opportunities Database--TROP
• A Guide to Grants, Fellowships & Scholarships
• Internet Resources: Grants, Fellowships, and Scholarships
• West & Central African Council
• Community of Science
• The Communications Initiative
• List of Possible Funding Sources

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●Funding Programs List●

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Call for Proposals: UNDP GEF SGP Grants in Cambodia.  Submission Deadline: 15 November 2008. UNDP Cambodia would like to invite local NGOs and community-based 

organizations (CBOs) working to promote rural poverty reduction and environmental protection to apply for funding under the UNDP’s Global Environment Facility (GEF) 

Small Grants Programme (SGP). SGP funds activities related to environmental protection and livelihood development, climate change mitigation, international water protection, 

and decreasing land degradation. Grants can be up to US$50,000 per project, with SGP funding up to 50% of the total project cost with the remaining funding to be provided 

by the funded organization, community contribution and/or other donor support, either monetary or in kind and services.

Please send concept papers in Khmer or English (35 pages) in a sealed envelope to UNDP Cambodia, No. 53, Pasteur Street, Sangkat Boeng Keng Kang, Phnom Penh, PO Box 877, Cambodia, ATTN: Mrs. Ngin Navirak, SGP National Coordinator. For further information, please contact Ms. Ngin Navirak (ngin.navirak(a)undp.org) or Ms. Chi Sovanna at (sovanna.chi(a)undp.org). Project eligibility criteria are available at the UNDP Cambodia website < http://www.un.org.kh/undp/> and the UNDP SGP website <http://sgp.undp.org/>.

Support schemes for research centre on the Foundation's priority areas and encompass different levels ranging from the preparation of doctoral theses to the projects of reputed researchers with extensive experience in their fields. In all cases, the Foundation's main selection criterion is the quality of the proposal and the researcher, assessed on the objective, substantiated opinion of national and foreign experts. <http://w3.grupobbva.com/>

La Fundación plantea una parte importante de su actividad a través de convocatorias públicas, destinadas a facilitar ayudas para iniciativas didácticas, científicas y artísticas de diferente signo:
- Proyectos de investigación
- Becas para determinados estudios
- Bolsas de viaje para encuentros científicos
- Premios para proyectos pedagógicos, para la creación literaria, etc.

Las convocatorias de apoyo a proyectos de investigación se centran en las áreas prioritarias de la Fundación y pueden abarcar diversos niveles desde la elaboración de tesis doctórales hasta proyectos de investigadores de trayectoria consolidada y reconocido prestigio. En todos los casos, el criterio básico para la Fundación es la calidad de los proyectos y de los investigadores, para cuya valoración se apoya en la opinión objetiva y documentada de evaluadores nacionales y extranjeros de la máxima garantía científica.

The National Forest Programme Facility and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) have the pleasure to announce a new web-initiative called: "Advice in obtaining funding for forestry related projects" .

The new site with the database and the forums have been set-up to support you in your search for funds for your forestry related projects (forestry in general, sustainable forest management, forest conservation, forest products, training and scholarships in forestry and natural resources, etc.). The forums and the on-line moderator can help you with your enquiries for specific funding, show you the website of sources of funding, and increase your skills on how to apply for funds more effectively. In return, you can contribute to the forums by posting your information on available funding sources, ideas and experiences.

If you are interested in joining the forums please subscribe by clicking the following link <http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/17261/en> (English);<http://wwww.fao.org/forestry/site/1726/fr> (French); <www.fao.org/forestry/site/17261/sp> (Spanish) . The website to search for funds is available in 3 languages. Forum pages are available.

European Tropical Forest Research Network - ETFRN has a Funding Resources page available on the web at:  <http://www.etfrn.org/etfrn/resource/frames/linkfund.html>

TROP (Training Opportunities Database) - <ipgri-training@cgiar.org>

●Funding Programs●

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Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP-TP) -- The overall aim of the NFP is to help alleviate qualitative and quantitative shortages of skilled manpower within the framework of sustainable capacity-building directed towards reducing poverty in developing countries. The NFP is focused on meeting the need for further training and capacity-building in a wide range of governmental, private and non-governmental organizations (educational institutions, planning agencies, ministries, community-based organizations, private enterprises, etc.). The NFP target group consists of mid-career professionals nominated by their employers.

The NFP consists of two sub-programmes: the Academic Programme (NFP/AP) offering scholarships (fellowships) for master and PhD programmes as well as refresher courses, and the Training Programme (NFP/TP), offering fellowships for short courses, tailor-made training programmes and refresher courses. For the majority of courses/training programmes, applicants should hold a BSc or BA degree in order to meet minimum educational requirements.

NFP information and applications guidelines and forms can be found at <http://www.nuffic.nl>. The website for the International Agricultural Centre (IAC) is: <http://www.wi.wur.nl/> and contains course and training information, etc.

updated 3 September 2008

Para más información sobre las becas Russell E. Train de postgrado y otras oportunidades del programa Education for Nature, visite nuestra página web: <www.wwf-efn.org>, o <escriba a efn@wwfperu.org.pe>.

updated 15 May 2006

The Tropical Conservation and Development Program (TCD) and the School of Forest Resources and Conservation (SFRC) at the University of Florida (UF) announce a competition for the Gordon and Betty Moore Visiting Fellowships to support non-degree training related to Amazon forest conservation at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. The visiting fellowships are open to conservation professionals, researchers, university professors, and Ph.D. students who are legal residents of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, or Venezuela. Fellowships are for four to twelve months in length and may start at any time between June 2006 and January 2007. More information: <http://www.tropicalforests.ufl.edu/acli/fellowship.htm>.

Programa Canon para Investigadores Científicos de Parques Nacionales. El Programa Canon anuncia su convocatoria para el año 2005. El programa es fruto de la colaboración entre Canon USA., Inc., la Asociación Americana para el Avance de la Ciencia y el Servicio de Parques Nacionales de los Estados Unidos. El programa concederá ocho becas de U$S 78.000 (setenta y ocho mil dólares) cada una a estudiantes de doctorado de América que realicen investigaciones clave para la conservación de los parques nacionales de la región. Pueden optar a las becas proyectos en ciencias biológicas, físicas, sociales y culturales, al igual que proyectos en una nueva categoría — la innovación tecnológica aplicada a la ciencia de la conservación.  <http://www.nature.nps.gov>

This programme targets researchers in selected Member States in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and parts of Latin America and the Caribbean - the regions or sub-regions, according to prevailing trends, least likely to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goal on halving extreme poverty by 2015.

UNESCO wishes to encourage research and policy analysis focusing on the relationship between poverty and human rights. The Organization also wishes to promote analysis on the impact of public policies on the rights of the poor, especially on the extent to which "pro-poor" policies and related national actions in development programming are actually contributing to improved livelihoods and participation of the poor. In cooperation with partners, UNESCO hopes to support work that moves toward a view of poverty as a human rights violation. In so doing the Organization hopes to contribute to a heightened awareness of the injustice of poverty, in accordance with the U.N. Committee on Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights which describes it as "a human condition characterized by the sustained or chronic deprivation of the resources, capabilities, choices, security and power necessary for the enjoyment of an adequate standard of living and other civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights".

Policy research along the following lines would be of particular interest to UNESCO: Effectiveness of the existing legal and policy frameworks in ensuring and promoting pro-poor policies and eradication of poverty within a human rights framework Extent to which the existing framework of human rights law needs to be strengthened to promote abolition of poverty Role and capacity of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other civil society groups in executing collective action to claim the (legal) rights of the poor. Collection of case studies that serve to illustrate the dimensions of poverty as a human rights violation and establish the relationship between these violations and the responsible agents and duty-bearers Compilation of a body of relevant domestic and international case law, legal precedent, and best practices data to serve as a resource base to support systematic efforts at human rights-based policy reform Demonstration or recommendations of effective approaches to promote collective action (i.e., the legal 'actio popularis') and equal participation of the poor in poverty abolition programmes.

Funding and eligibility:
The UNESCO Small Grants Programme will provide individual project grants in the amount of $10,000 (upper ceiling) to institutionally-based mid-career professionals at universities, specialized research centres, relevant Government departments, NGOs, etc., in the targeted regions of the world - selected on a competitive basis. This funding is intended to cover the direct costs of the research, including the local travel and subsistence of the principal researcher(s) and research assistants, acquisition of relevant literature and supplies, data collection, analysis, and report preparation. The grant will not cover the salaries of the principal researcher(s) or international travel.

Mid-career professionals with an attained doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in political science or other relevant social science discipline, focusing on human rights, are the intended beneficiaries of this capacity-building effort. Nevertheless, proposals from younger or senior professionals will be considered as well, especially when it can be demonstrated that they are a joint effort and will contribute to capacity-building. A number of younger professionals could also team up in a project provided that the justification for this is provided. Three grants will be earmarked for state of the art reviews of the literature on poverty and human rights (one in each of the three regions), to be allocated on a competitive basis to qualifying members of the CROP [Comparative Research Programme on Poverty] network.

Application, approval process, notification:
Eligible candidates are invited to submit their applications to the designated UNESCO Field Office (see below). A complete application will comprise a detailed curriculum vitae of the applicant (and of each team member when it is a joint effort), as well as a detailed research proposal (up to 20 standard pages) providing background on the issues to be studied, policy justification and expected results. To be successful, a project proposal will need to demonstrate the contribution the activity will make, over and above previous efforts.

Selection of successful participants will be made on a competitive basis, in two stages. At the regional level, a committee of 3-4 professionals, including the Directors of the UNESCO Offices concerned, will review proposals and make a pre-selection. The dossiers of the pre-selected candidates will then be forwarded to UNESCO Headquarters in Paris where they will be further reviewed by an International Advisory Committee and final decisions made. UNESCO will notify the successful candidates soon thereafter. This information will be posted on the Web site of the Sector of Social and Human Sciences as well.

Grant administration, reporting, monitoring and evaluation

The grants in this round are tenable for a period of up to 12 months from the date of notification. The funds will be disbursed through the participants' institutions. Those institutions will assist the UNESCO Field Office network in administering the grants. The Letter of Offer will specify the conditions of the grant, including the time lines for disbursement of funds and submission of periodic and final reports.

UNESCO will provide support to the professionals and institutions participating in this Small Grants Programme on an on-going basis and monitor the implementation of individual projects and the programme as a whole. At the end of the cycle the Organization will undertake an overall evaluation of the programme with a view to deciding the future direction of its action on poverty eradication efforts.

Dissemination of results:
The International Advisory Committee of the UNESCO Small Grants Programme will convene in a final round to adjudicate on the quality of research results produced and on good practices in poverty eradication identified under this programme. The Advisory Committee will assure that each supported activity has built into it a strategy for the wide dissemination of worthwhile results, especially in the target country or at the sub-regional level. For the overall programme UNESCO will ensure the wide dissemination of important results and good practices at the international level using relevant mechanisms and channels (e.g., the Web, policy papers, video, CD-ROM, the Mass Media, etc.), in collaboration with different national, regional and international partners.

How to apply:
Interested participants should send their applications electronically, in English, French or Spanish, to the Director of the relevant UNESCO Field Office, as follows:

West and Central Africa:
UNESCO BAMAKO OFFICE: E-Mail: bamako@unesco.org Tel.: +223 223 34 92; 223 34 93; Fax: +223 223 34 94; Street address: Badalabougou Est; Postal address: B.P. E 1763, Bamako, MALI

Eastern and Southern Africa:
UNESCO DAR ES SALAAM OFFICE: E-Mail: dar-es-salaam@unesco.org Tel.: +255(22) 26 66 623; 26 671 65; Fax: +255 (22) 26 66 927; Street Address: Oyster Bay, Uganda Avenue Plot No 197 A, Dar es Salaam; Postal address: P.O. Box 31473, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA

Asia-Pacific:
UNESCO NEW DELHI OFFICE: E-Mail: <newdelhi@unesco.org>; Tel.: +91 (11) 671 3000; Fax: +91 (11) 671 3001/2; Street address: B 5/29 Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi; Postal address: Postal Code 110 029 New Delhi, INDIA

Latin America and the Caribbean:
UNESCO SAN JOSE OFFICE: E-Mail: <san-jose@unesco.org>; Tel.: +506 258 7625;
Fax: +506 258 74 58; 258 76 41; Street address: Paseo Coln, ave 1 bis, calle +28, casa esquinera # 2810, San José; Postal address: Apartado 220-2120, San
Francisco de Guadalupe, COSTA RICA.

Copies of all applications should also be sent electronically to UNESCO Headquarters in Paris - to the e-mail address: <shs-povertysmallgrants@unesco.org - to facilitate follow-up. The deadline for submission of applications is 31st March 2005.

Information is available at <http://www.dbs.ucdavis.edu/fellowships/esau/app-info.html>.

TUITION SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY - Water Resource Management - The Israeli Experience. April 29 - May 17, 2004. Galillee College, Israel.  Preservation of Israel's water resources is one of the major challenges confronting the country today. Israel entered the 21st century with one of its greatest water overdrafts ever - a shortfall of some 500 million cubic meters in 2001 in comparison to the average annual replenishment rate of major aquifers. Additionally, water scarcity is exacerbated by the deteriorating quality of actual water resources due to demographic, industrial and agricultural pressures. In a series of decisions made in 2000 and 2001, the Israeli government resolved to take specific steps both to reduce water demand and increase water supply. Complementary to this, river restoration action plans have been significantly advanced in recent years and enforcement against  polluters of water resources has been stepped up. The upcoming International program on the topic of "Environmental Management" will introduce participants to the Israeli approach in the management of water resources, including the new technologies involved and utilized. For additional information please contact Mark Street at: <mstreet@galilco.ac.il>.  Tuition scholarships for eligible applicants from transitional countries are currently available.

Nagao Natural Environment Foundation, Japan. Founded in 1989, the Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) is a non-profit and independent organisation dedicated to helping the conservation of natural biological resources in developing countries. NEF currently seeks, through its scholarship and research grant programmes, to promote and encourage the conservation of wildlife, habitat, and biological diversity in developing countries in the Asia and Pacific region. NEF has already funded just over 60 conservation projects and provided scholarship to 60 university students in total. NEF's activities are supported solely by generous private funds given by Mr. Eijiro Nagao, who is the president of Marusan Securities Co.,Ltd and also his family.

The NEF Research Grant Programme encourages innovative research proposals from scientists who work full-time at recognised research institutes. The programme sponsors field research project, workshop, publications and other activities. Applicants should preferably be below 40 years old and must have their permanent and working addresses in developing countries in the Asia and Pacific region. The amount of grant does not exceed one million Japanese Yen per project per year. The project can be renewed up to 3 years. Prior to the submission of proposals, individuals interested in applying for the programme should write a letter of about 600 words introducing themselves, along with a project summary. Proposals are accepted year around. The grant recipients are obliged to submit a report of around 10,000 words or its equivalent material at the end of project period.
Contact information: Yushima 2-29 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Japan 113-0034; tel: 81 3 3812 3123; fax: 81 3 3812 3129; email: <aohno@jwrc.or.jp>; <http://www.jwrc.or.jp/NEF>.

The World Forest Institute (WFI) International Fellowship Program. The WFI is seeking individuals working in forestry and natural resources to apply for the International Fellowsip Program. WFI is a division of the World Forestry Center, which is a small, private non-profit educational organization based in Portland, Oregon U.S.A. The Forestry Center promotes education and information exchange regarding forests and forestry. Additional information is available at <http://www.worldforestry.org/wfi/index.html>. 

Programa Internacional de Becas de la Fundación Ford Lanza. 4ta. Convocatoria.Desde diciembre de 2003 hasta el 15 de marzo de 2004, estará abierta la Convocatoria y Proceso de Postulación a becas de postgrado del Programa Internacional de Becas de la Fundación Ford.

Este año, las postulaciones se podrán hacer, también, vía internet. Ingresando a la web del Programa: www.programabecas.org - jreyes@iep.org.pe

The International Center for Tropical Ecology. <http://www.umsl.edu/~biology/icte/> promotes education and research in tropical biology, conservation and the sustainable use of tropical ecosystems.  A major goal of the collaboration between the Center and the University of Missouri-St. Louis is the education of graduate students from tropical countries who will subsequently lead efforts to conserve tropical ecosystems. The Center raises funds for graduate students through grants from foundations, solicitations from the St. Louis community, and through the organization of special events. These funds provide fellowships, research scholarships, internships and travel awards.

Earthwatch Institute <http://www.earthwatch.org/results/tropforest/> Since the 1970s, Earthwatch Institute has supported over 100 scientists in the frontiers of tropical forest research, with field grants totaling more than $3.8 million, resulting in more than 200 peer-reviewed publications. Earthwatch teams working with these scientists, from 100 institutions around the world, have pioneered the study of tropical forest ecosystems and provided valuable results that are improving conservation of these dwindling resources.

John Denver Memorial Scholarship in Tropical Ecology. International Center for Tropical Ecology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. <http://www.umsl.edu/~biology/icte/> 

International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG) - a unique effort that addresses the interdependent issues of drug discovery, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable economic growth. http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/icbg.html

The National Wildlife Federation's Species Recovery Fund (SRF) was created to spur habitat restorations, species reintroductions, private land conservation activities and other creative endeavors that directly improve conditions for species listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. During the past four years, National Wildlife Federation has awarded over forty grants — each between $3,000 and $7,000 — to support innovative endangered species conservation efforts. Organizations and individuals that are working toward the conservation of one or more of the foreign species listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act are eligible to apply to the SRF. Applications must be submitted in English. For grant guidelines go to:

<http://www.nwf.org/keepthewildalive/speciesrecoveryfund.cfm#guidelines>

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships-- <http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/training/vavilov.htm>

The Global Environment Facility (GEF), established in 1991, helps developing countries fund projects and programs that protect the global environment. GEF grants support projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants.  Web site: <http://www.gefweb.org/>.

ARCBC Research Grant Programme - ASEAN Region. <http://www.arcbc.org.ph>

Both Ends <http://www.bothends.org> - Both Ends provides ongoing services to environmental organisations in the South and in CEE-countries. They primarily work for and with NGOs (non-governmental organisations) and CBOs (community-based organisations). See their "Overview of Funding Agencies That Fund Forest and Forest related Projects"

 The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) provides grants to programs addressing hunger and its causes. Grants support efforts in  five PHP program areas, which include Development Assistance. Their grants application page can be found at <http://www.pcusa.org/pcusa/wmd/hunger/Apply.htm>.

Neotropical Bird Club Conservation award: Research grants of $500 to $1500 are available subject to certain conditions. Grants are available for conservation work or research which may be of conservation benefit.

There are no formal deadlines. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis by a conservation sub-committee and successful applications then have to be approved by the Council of the Neotropical Bird Club. You will be informed of the outcome of your application as soon as possible thereafter.  (Application form <http://www.neotropicalbirdclub.org/club/awardform.html> )

Advice for Applicants <http://www.neotropicalbirdclub.org/club/advice.html> (en español y english): Applications must be submitted on the Application Form provided to be considered - preferably by email. Please read the attached advice for applicants carefully. If you have further enquiries please contact James Lowen at:

Neotropical Bird Club (conservation awards)
c/o The Lodge
Sandy
Bedfordshire, SG19 2DL
United Kingdom
Email: <awards@neotropicalbirdclub.org>

Kleinhans Fellowship. Rainforest Alliance. Research in Tropical Non-Timber Forest Products. The Rainforest Alliance seeks alternatives to deforestation that provide economic support for rainforest communities. In 1989, with support from Elysabeth Kleinhans, the Rainforest Alliance began to study the management and use of tropical forest resources that preserve the integrity of the forest ecosystem. One way to do this is to support the limited extraction of forest resources (brazil nuts, fruits, medicinal plants) for sale to local, national and international markets. As a way of supporting the Alliance's work to transform business practices and educate consumers, the Kleinhans Fellows research the ecological, social and business challenges for successful non-timber forest product enterprises. The deadline for applications is: 31 December 2006. For more information, go to <http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kleinhans.cfm?id=main>.

The Environmental Leadership Program Seeks Fellowship Applicants. The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) seeks to transform public understanding of environmental issues by training and supporting a diverse network of emerging leaders. The ELP Fellowship is a national program designed to build the leadership capacity of the environmental field's most promising emerging professionals from the United States and US Territories. The fellowship is designed to provide training, project support, and a peer network to approximately twenty talented and diverse individuals each year from all sectors of the environmental field, including the nonprofit, business, government, and higher education sectors.

The two-year fellowship offers networking opportunities, intensive leadership and skills training, project seed money, support, and time for personal and professional reflection. Fellows join a community of diverse emerging leaders, and have the opportunity to meet established environmental practitioners and experts in the field. Fellows receive travel and accommodations for fellowship retreats; access to funding for leadership-building projects; and national recognition through the program.

Applicants must commit to participating in four five-day retreats over two years. In addition, each fellow has the opportunity to conduct a leadership-building project of their design with support from the ELP Activity Fund. In their first year, fellows are given the opportunity to request grants from the fund, which provides up to $10,000 per participant to support leadership-building activities through individual and collaborative projects. While fellows must participate in fellowship activities throughout the year and complete periodic assignments, they are expected to continue their professional jobs or studies.

ELP promotes diversity of race and ethnicity, gender, sector, professional background, values and traditions, and issue expertise in the environmental field. Applicants should be relatively new to the environmental field with approximately three to ten years of professional experience or post-undergraduate academic studies. Demonstrated talent as a practitioner or scholar is a prerequisite. Applicants must be residents of the United States or US territories.

Visit the ELP Web site <http://www.elpnet.org/fellowship_application.html> for application procedures.

updated 24 February 2010

Opportunity for Environmental Leaders of the Developing World to Examine Land-Use Science. The Watson Scholars program brings environmental leaders from university faculties, governments, and nongovernmental organizations throughout the developing world to Brown University for advanced training in land-change sciences and policies, providing them with tools to enhance the sustainable development capacity in their countries. The program offers an intensive program in sustainable land-use science to provide mastery of critical concepts, relevant tools, and transferable processes necessary for successfully managing land and ecosystems. Supported by a $550,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, the program offers Scholars time away from their daily responsibilities to learn new skills with a community of scholars applying both theoretical and practice approaches to real world environmental issues.

Full time for three and a half months, participants are involved in courses, workshops, field trips, symposia, mentorship, professional networking, and research projects. The Watson International Scholars of the Environment are active participants, not passive students. Instruction focuses upon relevant case studies of land-use patterns, and successful and unsuccessful approaches to maintaining delivery of ecosystem goods and services from throughout the world. The opportunity for participants entails increased levels of effectiveness, informing sound decision-making by enhancing abilities to rapidly integrate data from across disciplines. Investment in these leaders is strategic: participants are men and women capable of creating lasting and immediately favorable impacts on the sustainable development of their home institutions, eco-regions, and nations. Accordingly, participants are expected to be at a mid-point within their careers in environmental science, policy, and technology fields. The program seeks individuals who want to forge new linkages among ideas and issues, to develop networks among leaders facing similar land-use issues, and to explore alliances with relevant colleagues and institutions for improved personal and institutional effectiveness in meeting the needs of humanity.

An additional component of the program is the Luce Environmental Fellows program. The fellows are Brown undergraduate and graduate students who work with Watson Scholars and University faculty on multidisciplinary environmental research and policy initiatives. Brown's high-quality facilities are fully available to the Watson Scholars, including a 3-million-volume library, comfortable offices, and computing in the Watson Institute for International Studies, and state-of-the-art environmental laboratories and classrooms. This strategically designed curriculum and its eminent institutional setting provide the Watson International Scholars of the Environment with essential tools for enhancing sustainable development capacity in their countries. At the completion of the program, each graduate receives certification from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Brown is one of only three institutions worldwide approved by UNEP to offer such postgraduate semesters.

AAUW International FellowshipsAAUW International Fellowships Women graduate students from countries outside the United States are invited to apply for a $16,860 fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation for study or research in the United States. International Fellowships are available to women who are not American citizens or permanent residents. Of the 47 fellowships awarded, six are available to members of the International Federation of University Women for graduate study in a country other than their own.

Award support:

• Full-time graduate or postgraduate study in all disciplines for one year

• Studies important to changing the lives of women and girls

The Foundation also awards several annual Home Country Project Grants ($5,000-$7,000 each). These grants support community-based projects designed to improve the lives of women and girls in a fellow's home country.

Eligible Foundation International Fellowship recipients will receive further information on the program.

To download an application, or to request an application on-line, please visit their website at http://www.aauw.org/3000/fdnfelgra/internat.html

To receive a hard copy of the application, please contact:

AAUW Educational Foundation
c/o Customer Service Center
2201 Dodge St.
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030

Phone: 319/337-1716

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Becas internacionales de AAUW

Las estudiantes con grado académico de países que no son Estados Unidos son invitadas a postular para obtener una beca de US$ 16.860 de la American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation (Fundación para la Educación de la Asociación Americana de Mujeres Universitarias (AAUW) para realizar estudios e investigaciones en Estados Unidos.

Las becas internacionales se encuentran disponibles para mujeres que no son ciudadanas de Estados Unidos o residentes permanentes en este país. De las 47 becas concedidas, seis se encuentran disponibles para miembros de la International Federation of University Women (Federación Internacional de Mujeres Universitarias) para realizar estudios de postgrado en un país que no sea el propio.

La beca apoya:
Estudio de grado o de postgrado a tiempo completo en cualquier disciplina, por un año.
Estudios importantes para cambiar las vidas de mujeres y jóvenes.

La Fundación también concede varias Donaciones para Proyectos en el País de Origen (Home Country Project Grants) (de US$ 5.000 a $7.000 cada uno). Estas donaciones apoyan la realización de proyectos destinados a mejorar las condiciones de vida de mujeres y niñas en el país de origen de la solicitante.

Las personas seleccionadas para recibir las becas de la Fundación Internacional recibirán más información sobre este programa.

Se puede imprimir el formulario de postulación o postular por vía electrónica ingresando al sitio electrónico: http://www.aauw.org/3000/fdnfelgra/internat.html

Para recibir un formulario impreso para postular a la beca, contactar a:

AAUW Educational Foundation
c/o Customer Service Center
2201 Dodge St.
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030
Estados Unidos
Teléfono: (319) 337-1716

The International Foundation for Science
Call for Research Grant Applications from Developing Country Scientists

The International Foundation for Science (IFS) provides support to young scientists of merit in developing countries by awarding research grants and providing grantees with additional services such as travel grants and purchasing assistance.

The IFS supports research related to the renewable utilization of biological resources in areas such as crop and animal production, forestry, food science, natural products and fisheries, as well as research on sustainable utilization and conservation of natural ecosystems, including themes such as water management and biodiversity. Proposals for projects may address biological, chemical or physical processes as well as social and economic relationships important in the conservation, production, and renewable utilization of the biological resource base.

IFS is an international NGO (non-governmental organisation) founded in 1972. The Secretariat is located in Stockholm, Sweden.

IFS contributes towards strengthening the capacity of developing countries to conduct relevant and high quality research on the sustainable management of biological resources. This involves the study of physical, chemical, and biological processes, as well as relevant social and economic aspects, important in the conservation, production, and renewable utilisation of the natural resources base.

To further this goal, IFS supports young developing country scientists who have the potential for becoming the future research leaders and lead scientists in their nations. The criteria for eligibility for IFS support stipulate that the scientist must be young and at the beginning of his or her research career and from a developing country, where the research must take place.

The support provided by IFS is primarily in the form of an IFS Research Grant, which amounts to USD 12,000 and may be renewed twice. It is intended for the purchase of the basic tools needed to conduct a research project: equipment, expendable supplies, and literature.

Applications for support must be made on the IFS Application Form, in English or in French.
For more information and application form, contact:
International Foundation for Science, Grev Turegatan 19, S-114 38, Stockholm, Sweden; Fax: +46 8 5458 1802; E-mail: <info@ifs.se>; <Http://www.ifs.se>.

Lincoln Park Zoo Field Conservation Funds
Since its establishment, the Neotropic Fund has awarded more than 150 grants in 19 Latin American and Caribbean nations. In 1997, Lincoln Park Zoo expanded its field conservation efforts to new areas of the world with the initiation of the Lincoln Park Zoo Africa/Asia Fund. Modeled after the award-winning Neotropic Fund, the Africa/Asia Fund supports in situ conservation efforts throughout Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. Each fund typically supports between five and six projects annually, including project renewals for a second year. Most awards fall into the range of $3,000-$6,000. By emphasizing support for young conservation biologists working in their own countries, the Lincoln Park Zoo Conservation Fund assists a new generation of researchers in becoming the environmental decision-makers of tomorrow and strengthens the core of conservation leadership throughout the world.

The emphasis of the funds is to support new conservation initiatives focused on projects that have:

*direct impact on wildlife conservation and/or conservation biology;
*direct participation by graduate students, undergraduate students, or wildlife managers (e.g., *wardens, rangers) that enhance their educational experience and improve their opportunities for *careers in wildlife management, conservation biology, or conservation policy
*involvement by students and/or local field assistants from Latin America, Africa, or Asia at levels that engender appreciation for wildlife conservation;
*links to either the Lincoln Park Zoo animal collection or conservation activities of the zoo staff.

Projects should make direct contributions to conservation of individual species or habitats, conservation education, applied conservation biology or conservation policy. Key factors in the review process include consideration of research design, feasibility, breadth of significance to the discipline of conservation biology, and potential for application of results to wildlife conservation. Evaluation of each proposal is based on its merit and quality relative to that of all other proposals under consideration. Funding requests should center on support for Latin American, African, or Asian researchers, students and field assistants as well as logistical support for Western students. While field costs will be supported at reasonable levels, the funds do not usually support either salaries or the purchase of permanent equipment. The funds cannot support institutional overhead or tuition to undergraduate, graduate, or professional schools.

Pre-Proposals are due by October 1 of each year. Project awards are announced annually in March.

Instructions for Application
The first stage of applying for funds involves submitting a Pre-Proposal by the 1st of October each year, which will be reviewed by the Lincoln Park Zoo Field Conservation committee. The investigators of the approved Pre-Proposals will be contacted by the 20th of October and invited to submit a full Proposal to the Lincoln Park Zoo Conservation Funds. Full Proposals must be submitted by the 15th of December. Final decisions regarding funding of Proposals will be announced in March.

The goal of the Pre-Proposal should be to convince the reviewer that the topic of the study is clearly understood and that it is of significance to the Lincoln Park Zoo Field Conservation funds given the specific focus of the Funds. It should succinctly report what you intend to do, how you intend to do it, and why it is important.

Pre-Proposals are limited to the space provided on the standard application form, which may be obtained from the Department of Conservation and Science. Applicants need not use the standard form but all applications must conform to the information requested and space allotted on the standard form. The Proposal must have at least 3/4-inch margins and an easily readable, 12 pt. font. Seven (7) hard copies and one electronic copy (via disk or e-mail) of the short proposal should be submitted by October 1st. The Pre-Proposal should contain:

A one-page title page with 1) the fund being applied for, 2) the primary applicant's personal and contact information (name, complete mailing address, institutional affiliation, status or job title, degree being sought or highest degree obtained, tax identification or social security number, nationality, telephone number, fax number and electronic mail address, as well as field addresses), 3) the names and affiliations of co-investigators, and 4) project information (project title, location of project, project start date, proposed duration of support, amount requested from Lincoln Park Zoo, whether the proposal is part of a larger ongoing research program or a phase of a larger project).

A two-page project description, which 1) states the purpose and objectives of the project, including hypothesis, 2) illustrates the overall significance of the proposed research, and how the proposed approach will provide new information on a conservation problem or issue for Latin America, Africa, or Asia, 3) succinctly describes experimental design which will satisfy the project objectives, and 4) a short budget which lists the total project budget and a detailed, line item budget for the amount requested from Lincoln Park Zoo. This section must not exceed 2 full pages.

References may be cited on a fourth page if appropriate.
Send all application materials to:

Lincoln Park Zoo Field Conservation Funds
Department of Conservation and Science
Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
web site: <http://www.lpzoo.com/conservation/funds.html>.

An electronic version of the proposal, as well as any questions about the application process, can be e-mailed to <conservation@lpzoo.org>.

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Lincoln Park Zoo

Temas ambientales de interés:
Conservación de aves. Conservación de hábitats. Conservación de hábitats amenazados. Conservación de hábitats en peligro. Conservación de vida silvestre. Conservación de vida silvestre en peligro. Guardaparques.

Tipo de Apoyo:
Se financia proyectos ambientales que estιn enfocados hacia la conservaciσn de los recursos naturales.

Información financiera:
Monto mínimo US$ 3000. Monto máximo US$ 6000.

Limitaciones:
No se financia salarios ni compra de equipo permanente. Tampoco se financia gastos administrativos institucionales (overhead) ni gastos de enseρanza para estudios de graduaciσn, postgrado o profesionales.

Información para solicitudes:
Se debe llenar y enviar una prepropuesta antes del 1 de octubre de cada aρo. El formulario lo obtiene del Departamento de Conservaciσn y Ciencia. Los proyectos aprovados deben enviar una propuesta completa antes del 15 de diciembre. Puede consultar la informaciσn contenida en la pαgina WEB de LPZ en la direcciσn: http://www.lpzoo.org/conservation/funds.html. Fechas de presentación: 1 de octubre, 15 de diciembre. Idioma: Inglιs.

Contacto:
Lincoln Park Zoo Field Conservation Funds, Department of Conservation and Science

Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
web site: http://www.lpzoo.com/conservation/funds.html
<conservation@lpzoo.org>.

ITTO Fellowships Offered
ITTO offers fellowships through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund to promote human resource development and to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry and related disciplines. The goal is to promote sustainable management of tropical forests, the efficient use and processing of tropical timber, and better economic information about the international trade in tropical timber. Eligible activities include:

*participation in short-term training courses, training internships, study tours, lecture/ demonstration tours and international/ regional conferences;
*technical document preparation, publication and dissemination, such as manuals and mongraphs; and post-graduate studies.
 

Priority areas: eligible activities aim to develop human resources and professional expertise in one or more of the following areas:
*improving the transparency of the tropical timber market;
*improving the marketing and distribution of tropical timber species from sustainably managed sources;
*improving market access for tropical timber exports from sustainably managed sources;
*securing the tropical timber resource base;
*improving the tropical timber resource base, including through the application of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management;
*enhancing technical, financial and human capacities to manage the tropical timber resource base;
*promoting increased and further processing of tropical timber from sustainably managed sources;
*improving the marketing and standardisation of tropical timber exports; and
*improving the efficiency of tropical timber processing.

In any of the above, the following are relevant:

*enhancing public relations, awareness and education;
*improving statistics;
*research and development; and
*sharing information, knowledge and technology.

Selection criteria: Fellowship applications will be assessed against the following selection criteria (in no priority order):
*consistency of the proposed activity with the Program's objective and priority areas;
*qualifications of the applicant to undertake the proposed fellowship activity;
*the potential of the skills and knowledge acquired or advanced under the fellowship activity to lead to wider applications and benefits nationally and internationally; and
*reasonableness of costs in relation to the proposed fellowship activity.

The maximum amount for a fellowship grant is US$10,000. Only nationals of ITTO member countries are eligible to apply. Applications are appraised in May and November each year.

Further details and application forms (in English, French or Spanish) are available from:
Dr. Chisato Aoki, Fellowship Program, ITTO, Fax: 81-45-223 1111, E-mail: itto@itto.or.jp

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Becas de la OIMT

La OIMT ofrece becas mediante el Fondo de BecasFreezailah para fomentar el desarrollo de recursos humanos y fortalecer la formación de profesionales en sus países miembros en materia de silvicultura tropical y disciplinas afines. El objetivo es fomentar

la ordenación sostenible de los bosques tropicales, la utilización y transformación eficientes de maderas tropicales, y una mejor información económica sobre el comercio internacional de las maderas tropicales.

Las becas se ofrecen para actividades de corta duración como cursos de capacitación, pasantías,visitas de estudio, viajes de demostraciones prácticas/ charlas explicativas y conferenciasinternacionales/regionales. Asimismo, se otorgan becas para la preparación, publicación y difusión de documentos técnicos (por ejemplo, manuales y monografías). Se ofrecen también pequeñas subvenciones para estudios de posgrado. El monto máximo otorgado para cada beca es de US$10.000.

En la primera sección de esta página se presenta más información sobre las áreas prioritarias y los

criterios de selección. Sólo pueden solicitar becas los ciudadanos de países miembros de la OIMT. Las solicitudes se evalúan en los meses de mayo y noviembre de cada año.

Los interesados en obtener más información o formularios para la solicitud de becas (en español, francés o inglés) deberán dirigirse a: Dra. Chisato Aoki, Programa de Becas, OIMT; Fax 81–45–2231111; Email: <itto@mail.itto-unet.ocn.ne.jp>.

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a public corporation created in 1970 to help developing countries find long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems they face.

IDRC's objectives:

to assist scientists in developing countries to identify sustainable long-term, practical solutions to pressing development problems. 

to mobilize and strengthen the research capacity of developing countries, particularly capacity for policies and technologies that promote healthier and more prosperous societies, food security, biodiversity, and access to information.

to develop links among developing-country researchers, and provide them access to the results of research around the globe, in particular through developing and strengthening the electronic networking capacity of institutions in developing countries that receive IDRC funding. 

to ensure that the products from the activities it supports are used by communities in the developing world, and that existing research capacity is used effectively to solve development problems. 

To achieve these objectives, IDRC funds the work of scientists working in universities, private enterprise, government, and nonprofit organizations in developing countries and provides some support to regional research networks and institutions in the Third World. 

This support is designed to build a corps of researchers in each country and to help develop the networks of people and institutions that can undertake effective research and use the results of research to effect change. <http://www.idrc.ca/admin/Introduction_e.htm>

Small Grants Program for Tropical Forests

The official launch of the “Small Grants Program for Operations to Promote Tropical Forests” (SGP PTF) was made at a workshop in early December 2001 in Los Baños, Philippines. Funded by the European Commission (EC), the SGP PTF is managed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through the Executing Agency, the SEAMO Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). Operations will take place initially in four countries (Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand) with  possible expansion to other Asian countries.

For further information, contact: Mark Sandiford, Regional Program Coordinator, EC/UNDP SGP PTF, SEARCA, College, Laguna 4031, Philippines; Email: mark.sandiford@undp.org

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