British Ecological Society Call for Proposals - Ecologists in Africa Grant Program

British Ecological Society Call for Proposals - Ecologists in Africa Grant Program

This grant provides support of up to £8,000 for ecologists in Africa to carry out innovative ecological research.

Objectives

This grant provides support for Ecologists in Africa to carry out innovative ecological research. We recognise that ecologists in Africa face unique challenges in carrying out research; our grant is designed to support you to develop your skills, experience and knowledge base as well as making connections with ecologists internationally. We support excellent ecological science in Africa by funding services and equipment.

Deadline

The next opportunity to apply for this grant will be January 11th 2023. Applications for the first round of funding will close March 15th 2023.

Applications for the second round of funding will open July 5th 2023

Applicants are only able to submit one grant application per round, across all grant schemes.

Register Online

When applications open, register/log in to our online grants system, complete your contact details, and navigate to ‘Your Applications’.

We would recommend reading example applications in advance of applying, in order to assist you with writing your own application.

As part of the application process two referees will be required to submit statements of support. If you are applying for travel funds, one of these must be from your host institution.

These statements should include why the project is important, what support will be given to you and a statement that any equipment bought for the project will be made available for anyone in the host institution to conduct ecological research.

We will automatically contact the referees using the email addresses provided in the application; both reference statements must be completed online before the application deadline. We cannot accept referee statements sent independently via email or by letter.

Eligibility and Conditions

You should:

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 categorisation **
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

** This currently excludes – Botswana, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Libya, Namibia and South Africa.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; British Ecological Society Call for Proposals - Ecologists in Africa Grant Program