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Women in the Field 2020

The Grumeti Fund is a non-profit organization tasked with carrying out the wildlife conservation and community development work in and around 350,000 acres of the Ikorongo-Grumeti Game Reserve complex (IGGR). With a team of 170 dedicated staff managing and protecting the concessions, remarkable conservation accomplishments have been achieved since 2003, including a four-fold increase in […]

Biodiversity seed funding

The Bio-Bridge Initiative (BBI) provides seed funding of up to US$20 thousand to incubate projects and partnerships that promote exemplary approaches to address biodiversity-related issues and challenges. Governmental agencies, research and academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, Indigenous Peoples and local communities in developing countries are eligible to apply. The deadline for applications is 31 July 2020.  […]

SNU President Fellowship 2021

EligibilityContents1 Eligibility1.1 Priority1.2 Details of the Award1.3 Required Documents1.4 Contact Information An applicant must be both a faculty of major universities WITHOUT Ph.D. degree from developing countries in Asia, Africa, South America etc. admitted to SNU as a Ph.D. student for the given semester Priority Priority is given to applicants doing exceptional work in engineering, […]

Training & Travel Grants

The British Ecological Society (BES) makes grants to PhD students and postgraduate research assistants to meet the costs of specialist field training courses and to network and publicize their research at workshops and conferences. Applicants must be members of BES. However, there are no restrictions on nationality or residence of applicants. Grants of up to […]

The call for contributions to the XV World Forestry Congress is now open!

Submit your contribution to the XV World Forestry Congress to be held in the Republic of Korea from 24-28 May 2021! Proposals for side events as well as abstracts for papers, posters and videos that highlight innovative work in the forest sector are now being accepted. For abstracts for papers, posters and videos  For side events […]

Webinar: Forest Invasive Species

Kindly note there is a slight change to the webinar next week, whereby you should now first register via the link below. After you register you will be sent an email with a link to join the webinar on 29 July (next Wednesday). Please take note that it is 10h00 CEST, so will depend on your time zone. […]

COVID-19 Forestry Webinar Week, 22-25 June 2020

Please find below a Save the Date for a FAO Forestry Webinar Week entitled ‘Building back better: COVID-19 pandemic recovery contributions from the forest sector’, to be held from 22-25 June.  As part of the programme there will be a brief informational session on the XV World Forestry Congress, to be held from 24 to […]

BID call for proposals: Sub-Saharan Africa 2020

BID call for proposals: Sub-Saharan Africa 2020 Linda’s flatworm (Pseudoceros lindae) Zanzibar, Tanzania. Photo 2011 by Rino Iubatti via iNaturalist Research-grade Observations, licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. GBIF invites the submission of concept notes for project funding from sub-Saharan Africa through Biodiversity Information for Development (BID), a programme funded by the Directorate-General for International Partnerships of the European Union.The BID programme aims to […]

Trees and People: Resilience in a Changing Climate – John G. Bene Fellowship 2020

CALL FORContents0.1 CALL FOR0.2 PROGRAM(S)0.3 DEADLINE0.4 TOPIC(S)0.5 DURATION0.6 FUNDED BY0.7 BUDGET0.8 STATUS0.9 TYPE1 Eligibility2 Who can apply3 Scope4 Evaluation criteria5 Ethics considerations6 More details7 Interested in applying? Applications PROGRAM(S) Climate Change DEADLINE July 15, 2020 by 16:00 (EDT) TOPIC(S) CLIMATE CHANGE, FORESTRY, NATURAL RESOURCES, Environment DURATION 10 weeks to 12 months FUNDED BY Bene Endowment […]

IDRC Doctoral Research Awards 2020

CALL FORContents0.1 CALL FOR0.2 PROGRAM(S)0.3 DEADLINE0.4 TOPIC(S)0.5 DURATION0.6 FUNDED BY0.7 BUDGET0.8 STATUS0.9 TYPE1 Eligibility2 Who can apply2.1 Additional eligibility requirements 2.2 Research country exceptions2.3 Countries subject to approval3 Scope4 Special note about the Bentley Research Fellowship5 Evaluation criteria5.1 No comments will be provided to unsuccessful candidates, even those who intend to reapply a second time.5.2 The […]