Future Conservationist Awards

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Deadline: 2 November, 2012
Open to: high potential teams who aim to develop their skills through practical conservation projects. The team members must be early career conservationists with no more than 5 year of paid work experience.
Grant/Award: up to $15,000

Description

The Conservation Leadership Programme offers Future Conservationist Awards of up to $15,000 to high potential teams who aim to develop their skills through practical conservation projects. These awards are highly competitive and winners are selected from among the best quality applications.

Successful applicants will:

  1. develop the knowledge, skills and experience of team members;
  2. implement a focused, high-priority conservation project combining research and action;
  3. contribute to the long-term success of local conservation efforts;
  4. contribute to the education and awareness of local stakeholders.

Are you Eligible?

  • CLP Awards are for team-based conservation projects – each team must have at least three people.
  • At least 50% of the team members must be from the country where the project is taking place.
  • All team members must be early-career conservationists with no more than 5 years of paid work experience in the conservation sector. ‘Paid work experience’ does not include research for a university degree.
  • Individualswho are well-advanced in their careers are not eligible for CLP support and should not apply.
  • No Team member can be a part- or full-time paid employee or contractor with a CLP partner organization, including BirdLife International, Conservation International, Fauna & Flora International, and the Wildlife Conservation Society, at the time of project development through implementation.
  • The team leader must be a national of the country where the project is taking place, although we will consider co-leadership with a non-national team member with justification.
  • The project must take place in a country not defined as a ‘High Income Economy’ by the World Bank.
  • Exceptions to this criterion include Pacific and Caribbean island nations and some Middle East countries.*

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  • The project must be no less than three months and no more than one year in length.
  • The total funding request from the CLP must not exceed $15,000 and CLP funding must cover at least 50% of the total project budget.

For more details about eligibility, what type of projects are supported; what is looked for in proposal; and eligible countries see this document HERE.

Award

As already mentioned, winning teams will receive an award of up to $15,000. As part of the award, one member from each team is selected to represent their project at an international training course presented by the CLP. The course is aimed at developing innovative project management, education, facilitation and communication skills. Additionally, participants have the opportunity to share their experience and build a global network.

On top of this, winning teams are able to access expertise from within each of the four conservation partner organizations and via the organizer’s Alumni Network that includes past award winners. Programme staff are also available to help with the implementation of projects, including guidance required during the planning and team training stages.

Award applicants are strongly encouraged to contact a member of the programme staff well before the application deadline for advice or input on your proposal. Staff members can help teams determine if their project fits within the specified criteria, offer advice on methods and project activities, and put teams in touch with local partner offices or other experts who can offer advice.

How to Apply

  • Take the Eligibility Quiz now to learn if your project fits the award criteria.
  • Download and carefully read the Eligibility Criteria for Applicants.
  • Download the Future Conservationist Application Form and complete off-line (currently unavailable).
  • NOTE: The deadline for proposal submission is 2nd November 2012. Award winners will be announced in April 2013.

Please contact the organizers by email at clp@birdlife.org for more information or for an informal discussion about your project.

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