British Ecological Society Grants,Africa-2017

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British Ecological Society Grants,Africa-2017

Applications are invited for British Ecological Society grants from ecologists in Africa to carry out innovative ecological research. The maximum value of a grant is £8,000 for research. An additional sum up to £2,000 may be requested to fund travel to help grantees develop connections with other ecologists outside their usual peer group. Travel funds are available for the applicant to spend time working with ecologists in developed countries where facilities and experience will help the grantee on return to their own institution.

Application Deadline: 11 September 2017

Programmes Offered:

Funding is available for any area of ecological science excluding research focused solely on agriculture, forestry and bioprospecting. Please note that neither purely descriptive work nor studies that might be considered incremental will be funded.

Course Level:

Grant provides support for ecologists in Africa to carry out innovative ecological research.

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

• Be a scientist and a citizen of a country in Africa or its associated islands, that is a ‘low-income economy’ or ‘lower-middle-income economy’ according to the World Bank categorization
• Have at least an MSc or equivalent degree
• Be working for a university or research institution in Africa (including field centres, NGOs, museums etc.) that provides basic research facilities
• Carry out the research in a country in Africa or its associated islands
• The proposed work must be completed within 18 months

Benefit:

The maximum value of a grant is £8,000 for research. An additional sum up to £2,000 may be requested to fund travel to help grantees develop connections with other ecologists outside their usual peer group. Travel funds are available for the applicant to spend time working with ecologists in developed countries where facilities and experience will help the grantee on return to their own institution. Successful applicants also receive two years of free BES membership and free online access to the Society’s journals. The grant can be used to pay for basic tools needed to conduct the research project, travel and in some cases part of the applicant’s salary. It cannot be used for tuition fees.

Number of Awards:

Not mentioned

Tenure:

The proposed work must be completed within 18 months.

Application Procedure:

The mode of applying is online.

Further Details:

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