Applications Invited for National Geographic - Big Cats Conservation 2020

About National Geographic:

National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society.  They primarily contain articles about science, geography, history, and world culture.

Big Cats Conservation

The National Geographic Big Cats Initiative (BCI) seeks to advance conservation efforts benefitting big cat populations, protecting and restoring them and their habitats via field-based, action-oriented, direct, and quantifiable strategic programs. The goal of this fund is to identify projects that will help reduce the decline of African big cats in the wild.

BCI conducted an evidence-based analysis to assess big cat conservation in Africa, identify funding gaps, and determine a focused engagement strategy for lion conservation funding (Jacobson and Riggio, 2018). As a result of this analysis, National Geographic’s lion population priorities have more than 50 individuals currently, either have high recovery potential or are current strongholds, are not primarily based around a trophy hunting reserve, and are primarily threatened by human-wildlife conflict or livestock encroachment.

Application

• All applications must be submitted through our online application system. They do not accept mailed or emailed applications. All application materials must be submitted in English.
• Early Career Grant and Exploration Grant projects last one year or less. Project start dates should be a minimum of six months after the submission deadline to ensure any awarded funds are received in time. See the Grant Opportunities page for information about exact deadlines.

Project Leadership

• You may submit a proposal as the project leader for only one project at a time. You must submit a final report and media from any previous grants for which you were the leader before applying to lead a new project.
• Organizations can apply for grants, but the person within the organization who will lead the project—not the institution—should be the applicant and will be expected to meet the requirements of the grant.
• Students should not submit in their advisor’s name. The individual responsible for carrying out the project should apply and write the application.

Age Restrictions

• All applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time they submit an application. There is no upper age limit for Early Career Grants.
• However, if you have more than five years of full-time, professional experience in the field of your project focus, you do not qualify for an Early Career Grant. Time in graduate school does not count toward this experience limit. Visit our Grant Opportunities page for more information about grant types.

Award Guidelines and Requirements

Onboarding

• If you are awarded a grant, they'll need a few documents and materials from you to get your grant started and release funds. Please review the individual grant agreement or institutional grant agreement you will sign if awarded funding. All your onboarding documents and requirements can be found in the Resources section of the Grants Portal.

Reporting

• During the application process you will be asked to add and categorize the expected results and outputs of your project. If your grant is awarded, you will be expected to report back on these results at the time of your final report.

Funding

• Applicants may request up to $100,000. Successful applicants may use awarded funds over one or two years. Please see the Preparing Your Proposal page regarding budgetary guidance. They do not provide funding for weapons or ammunition.

Deadline: October 21, 2020

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