Ecological research grants fund projects that deepen human understanding of nature.
Ecological research grants are available throughout the world from various agencies. All of them exist for very specific purposes, though there is enough diversity in available grants to fit most ecological research project formats and subjects. Grants are typically available through government agencies and ecological societies.
British Ecology Society
The British Ecological Society provides research grants for a number of pontential projects.
The British Ecology Society (BES) offers several types of ecological research grants. Small ecological research projects are eligible for funding through the Small Ecological Project Grants program. The grant awards £1000 (about $1,447.20 U.S., as of 2010) for travel expenses and £1500 (about $2,170.8) for additional costs. Larger, post-doctorate research grants are available through the Early Career Project Grant Scheme in amounts of up to £20,000 (about $28,944). Other grants available include the Undergraduate Ecological Project Support and the Overseas Fellowships Scheme. More than £400,000 (about $578,880) worth of grants is awarded annually. Grant recipients do not need to be British citizens, nor do they need to be BES members, though an annual membership can be purchased.
British Ecological Society
Charles Darwin House
12 Roger Street
London, WC1N 2JU
britishecologicalsociety.org
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation funds long-term ecological research projects.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States offers an ecological research grant under the auspices of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program. The grant is designed to support large-scale projects that require significant periods of time to undertake. According to the NSF website, the program's mission is to understand long-germinating, large-scale ecological phenomena while building a legacy of exemplary ecological experimentation, which will provide information necessary to identify and solve a host of environmental problems.
The National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703-292-5111
nsf.gov
National Park Service
The National Park Foundation funds research based on the flora of the parks through a fellowship.
The National Parks Ecological Research Fellowship grant is awarded by a coalition of the National Park Foundation, the National Park Service and the Ecological Society of America. The purpose of the grant is to fund and encourage post-doctorate ecological research and fieldwork related to the flora of U.S. national parks. The application process requires a sponsoring facility (usually the institution where the candidate received his Ph.D.), in addition to a brief abstract regarding the proposed project.
National Park Foundation
The National Park Ecological Research Fellowship Program
1101 17th Street Northwest, Suite 1102
Washington, DC 20036
202-530-1482
nps.gov
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