{"id":10799,"date":"2025-02-18T13:49:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T10:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/?p=10799"},"modified":"2025-02-18T13:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T10:50:31","slug":"conservation-and-expedition-awards-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/news\/conservation-and-expedition-awards-2","title":{"rendered":"Conservation and Expedition Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ABC Conservation Awards (up to \u00a33 thousand) support small and medium-sized bird conservation projects in Africa. Applicants should normally be resident in Africa. The ABC Expedition Awards (up to \u00a35 thousand) take place within continental Africa or adjacent islands, with a strong base in conservation and birds. Applications are reviewed multiple times a year<\/a>, with deadlines at the end of February, June, and October.\u00a0Link<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Apply for an Award
\n<\/strong>Timing of applications
\n<\/strong>Before you apply to the African Bird Club (ABC) for a Conservation Award or an Expedition<\/a> Award, please note the following timetable for receiving and processing applications.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Deadlines for receipt of applications<\/strong><\/td>\nDecision dates<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
end October<\/td>\nFebruary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
end February<\/td>\nJune<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
end June<\/td>\nOctober<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
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A project must not start before the decision date<\/a> (i.e. before funding is awarded<\/a>, if the application is successful). For example, project proposals seeking a decision in February must be submitted by the end of the previous October (and have a start date after February). This is to ensure that there will be sufficient time for the Conservation Committee to review the proposal and request any further information they may need from the applicant<\/a>, and for ABC to ensure that adequate funds are in place.<\/p>\n

An applicant may only submit a single project proposal for a Conservation Award\u00a0or\u00a0<\/strong>an Expedition Award in any funding round<\/a>. You may\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0apply for both at the same time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

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Application requirements
\n<\/strong>A detailed project proposal is required and applicants must complete and submit our standard application form, which can be downloaded here:<\/p>\n

Conservation Award Application Form<\/a><\/p>\n

Expedition Award Application Form<\/a><\/p>\n

Applicants must\u00a0only<\/strong>\u00a0use the application forms downloadable from this web page. ABC will\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0consider any other form of application.<\/p>\n

Expedition Awards are only available for larger, more ambitious projects\u00a0outside<\/strong>\u00a0the applicant\u2019s home country and should\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0be applied for to support projects that do not mee<\/a>t this criterion.<\/p>\n

Completed application forms should be submitted by e-mail to\u00a0conservation_fund@africanbirdclub.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Expedition Award applications may include Appendices of up to 3 sides for maps, supporting documents, figures and\/or photos.<\/p>\n

Applicants should look through the\u00a0Past Projects<\/a>\u00a0pages of this website\u00a0to check if there has been a similar project undertaken previously. This will inform your application and allow you to contact others who have carried out relevant work. You should also ensure that you have researched the subject thoroughly before applying<\/a>, including past work contained in other published literature.<\/p>\n

Applicants should\u00a0also consider, and address where possible, fieldwork ethics (e.g.\u00a0ethicalfieldworkcodeofconductpdf-1 (ox.ac.uk)<\/a>\u00a0and the environmental impacts and carbon footprint of their proposed project.
\nImportant note<\/em><\/strong>: we discourage the inclusion of high project overhead or administration charges. If we consider these to be excessive, that will weigh against our selection of the project.<\/em><\/p>\n

All<\/strong>\u00a0applications should include the following:<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

This should give a brief description of the aims of the project, the people and organizations involved, the location, and an outline of the methods.<\/p>\n

Justification<\/strong><\/p>\n

This section is extremely important, as ABC cannot fund every application it receives and has to target high-priority projects<\/a>. You should include:<\/p>\n