Elephant Conservation & Research Funding Support in Asia and Africa

Elephant Conservation & Research Funding Support in Asia and Africa

The International Elephant Foundation’s Elephant Conservation and Research Funding Support Program is now open for Application Submissions.

On average IEF funds 20 to 25 projects annually. The average Grant Award is $15,000 per year.

IEF is interested in supporting effective, sustainable conservation projects that will make a positive impact for elephants, habitats and the communities that share their land. The application must show that the project goals, methods and intervention are perceived to be or known to be functionally effective, ethically and culturally appropriate, feasible, and the relevant stakeholders are included in the project development and activities.

IEF will not fund activities or interventions that have been proven to be ineffective. Therefore make sure you research the methods you are proposing to see what has already been tried and how it has been tried.

General Information

To help guide you through the online application we have created a copy of the application in a Word.doc file which you can use to prepare your draft answers for copying or typing into the online form.

Criteria for funding

To guide you in your project submission, the following criteria have been established:

IEF will support:

Projects that propose prevention of damage from Human-Elephant Conflict mitigation

Habitat conservation and management;

Conservation education and community outreach;

Transfrontier or transboundary elephant conservation;

Elephant protection programs including anti-poaching patrols,

infra-structure development, security, investigation and prosecution;

Reducing and preventing the ivory and bushmeat trade; and

Research into elephant diseases.

Before you begin to write your proposal, consider that IEF prefers to fund:

Community-based programs that show promise for future growth;

Projects that have an immediate and measurable effect on elephant conservation;

Projects that can be accomplished and their success initially evaluated within a year, or two years if the proposal indicates a longer timeframe;

Project investigators’ CV demonstrates experience or a strong indication of their ability to be successful; and

Project investigator has established field-based operations in the project area.

As you prepare your budget, these are some items that IEF will not fund:

Out of country travel to project site;

Purchase of guns and ammunition;

Paid informants;

Tuition fees for Advanced Degrees; and

Overhead, indirect, contingency, and miscellaneous costs.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Elephant Conservation & Research Funding Support in Asia and Africa

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