FORESTRY FUNDING NEWS Alert # 14: October 2006 Welcome to the October issue of our forestry funding news alert. This electronic newsletter is compiled by the FAO Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) team. It is a compilation of news related to forestry funding for fund seekers worldwide. All back issues of the newsletter may be found on CPF Sourcebook’s Web site: http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/33747/en . Some links may no longer be available on the internet after a period of time. Please note that the articles in this newsletter do not reflect the views of FAO. FAO does neither accept any funding applications nor plays a role in decisions made by the funding organizations that are listed in this newsletter. We only distribute the announcements and provide more information, if necessary. If you wish to contribute to our next issue, please send your text to: [email protected] =================================================== =================================================== In this issue: FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) WIPO Fund for Indigenous and Local Community Participation 2) BP Conservation Program Invites Applications for Future Conservationist Awards 3) IDRC Evaluation Research Awards 4) Small Grant Fund project proposals 2007 - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 5) Royal Society Short Visit Programme 6) Grant for Activities to Advance Methane Recovery and Use as a Clean Energy Source 7) Fund for Wild Nature Accepting Applications 8) No-profit supply of computers to Developing Countries 9) Grants for developing a Community-based monitoring system for developing countries 10) Peter Fleming Award 11) Development Marketplace - Call for Proposals 2007 12) Towards Realizing the Health MDGs in Africa and Asia - Call for Proposals 13) Global Environmental Prize 14) The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy 15) Captain Planet Foundation Offers Funding for Youth Environmental Projects 16) Stockholm Challenge Awards 2008 SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS ANNOUNCEMENTS 17) IIASA Young Scientists' Summer Program 2007 18) UNESCO / Keizo Obuchi Fellowships 19) IDB Scholarship Program for Government Officials in Latin America and the Caribbean 20) Internship Programme for Young Women 2007 21) Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowships 22) Erasmus Mundus Master Courses (Forest related) – 2007/2008 programme 23) Environmental Fellows Program at Harvard University 24) WWF’s Kathryn Fuller Fellowships 2007-2008 25) Borlaug Leadership Awards 26) American Association of University Women - International Fellowships FUNDING LIST SERVES, DIRECTORIES, PORTALS AND PUBLICATIONS Funding opportunities for CBOs, NGOs and researchers DAAD Fellowships 2006/2007 Scholarships, fellowships and postdoctoral awards Feldman Graduate Fellowships & scholarships Harry S. Truman Scholarship The Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowship Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship African Forestry Research Network small grants International Foundation of Science WWF- Russell E. Train Fellowships African Wildlife Foundation - Charlotte Fellowships Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan Guide for writing a funding proposal Grant- writing tools for non-profits organizations A practical guide for writing proposals Grant proposal writing Toolkit: Proposal writing and fundraising Keys to successfully written grants Fund raising / grant seeking basics Tips on proposal development TRAINING COURSES, MEETINGS AND MISCELLANEOUS Workshop on Climate Change in South-Eastern European Countries Global Workshop on Payment for Environmental Services Training Course on Bamboo Technology for Developing Countries Upcoming international courses and training related to forest policy Other upcoming events ===================================================== ===================================================== Back to Top FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1) WIPO Fund for Indigenous and Local Community Participation The General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has established a Voluntary Fund for Indigenous and Local Communities. This Fund directly supports the participation of representatives of these communities in the work of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) of WIPO. Beneficiaries from the fund are members of indigenous or local communities, or other representatives of customary holders or custodians of traditional knowledge or traditional cultural expressions. They are to be selected from already accredited IGC observers by an Advisory Board appointed from WIPO member states and indigenous observers. The Voluntary Fund is devoted entirely to funding their travel and living expenses to enable them to take part in the sessions of the IGC held in Geneva and other related activities. A fast-track procedure has been also set up to accredit WIPO observers. Funding applications for the next session of the IGC must be received by the WIPO Secretariat 60 days before the commencement of their previous session, which is due to take place in June or July 2007. For further information, please contact WIPO at: Traditional Knowledge Division World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 34, chemin des Colombettes 1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland Fax: +41 22 338 8120 E-mail at [email protected] Web: http://www.wipo.int/tk/en/ngoparticipation/voluntary_fund/index.html Back to Top 2) BP Conservation Program Invites Applications for Future Conservationist Awards The BP Conservation Program is offering Future Conservationist Awards of up to $12,500 each to teams of young conservationists who aim to develop their skills through practical conservation projects. These awards are highly competitive and winners are selected from among the highest - quality applications. BP will make $250,000 worth of funding available for winning projects. To be eligible for a Future Conservationist Award, the proposed project must meet each of the criteria outlined below. The project must be at least three months but no more than one year in length; take place in one of the following countries - Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, or Venezuela; address a recognized global biodiversity conservation priority at the species or site level; offer educational benefits to local stakeholders; have a minimum of three people on the team; be led by a student national of the country where the project takes place (co-leadership is acceptable where appropriate); have students comprising 50 percent or more of the team; have locals from the project area comprising 50 percent or more of the team; and have the award cover 50 percent or more of the project's total budget. Deadline for application is November 24, 2006. For complete program information, application guidelines and forms, and examples of past winning projects, visit the program’s Web site. Web: http://conservation.bp.com/applications/fcawards.asp Back to Top 3) IDRC Evaluation Research Awards The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Evaluation Research Awards will assist Canadian and developing country graduate students in undertaking their thesis research in the field of evaluation. The awards are intended to promote the growth of Canadian and developing country capacity in evaluation and to better the theory and practice of evaluation. Research has to be conducted in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East or Asia. For 2007, two awards will be offered. Deadline for applications is 15 January, 2007. For more information, please contact: IDRC Doctoral Research Awards Centre Training and Awards Program International Development Research Centre P.O. Box 8500, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 3H9 Canada. Fax: +1 613 563-0815 Tel: +1 613 236-6163 ext. 2098 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.idrc.ca/awards/ev-86762-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html Back to Top 4) Call for Small Grant Fund project proposals for the 2007 cycle - the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands The call for proposals is now being made for the 2007 cycle, with a deadline of 30 June 2007 for application and with a decision by the Standing Committee around end of the year. The current edition of the "Small Grants Fund (SGF) Operational Guidelines", which includes complete information and the required forms, is now available on the Ramsar Web site in Word and PDF formats, as well as directly from the Secretariat. The Secretariat's regional teams also offer an advisory service to help with the preparation of suitable proposals, for which drafts should be submitted to the Senior Regional Advisors by 15 April 2007. Eligibility is restricted to countries on the List of Aid Recipients established by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), effectively meaning developing countries and countries with economies in transition. Projects may be proposed and implemented by any agency, NGO, or individual. Readers can also find lists of the successful project proposals for each year since 1992 and news reports of successfully completed projects, which may provide useful tips as to the kinds of projects and approaches most often selected for assistance, on the Ramsar’s Web site. For further information about the Small Grants Fund, please contact: The Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland Tel: +41 22 999 0170 Fax: +41 22 999 0169 E-mail: [email protected]