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Earthwatch Institute Research Program

Category:	Grants And Bursaries
Managed By:	Earthwatch Institute, International Organization
Sector(s):	Ecology, Environmental Science, Multidisciplinary program
Activity supported:	Field Research and Projects.
Eligibility:	Earthwatch supports doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, or researchers with equivalent scholarship or commensurate life experience. The Research Program welcomes proposals from advanced scholars and professionals of any nationality, covering any geographic region. Applicants intending to conduct research in foreign countries are strongly encouraged to include host country nationals as part of their research staff.
Eligible Activities:	The Institute supports field research that explores: Environmental Impacts: How human activities affect ecosystems, endangered habitats, and threatened species. Biodiversity: How ecological and cultural forces relate to ecosystem processes that maintain biological diversity. Human Ecology: How the environment shapes human adaptation, indigenous knowledge, and socio-economic responses. Conservation Management: How to foster habitat connectivity, sustainable agriculture, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, and other management practices.
Funding:	Earthwatch uses a unique funding model that enables them to support research in a variety of disciplines, dependent only on a researcher’s need for volunteers and Earthwatch's ability to find them. The Institute awards research grants on a per capita basis: the total grant amount is determined by multiplying the per capita grant by the number of Earthwatch volunteers participating on a project. Per capita grants average USD$850, and the average project grant is between USD$17,000 and USD$51,000. A project usually involves 30 to 60 total volunteers per field season, with 5 to 12 volunteers each on 4 to 5 teams. Each team typically spends 8 to 15 days in the field. Earthwatch grants cover the cost of maintaining volunteers and principal research staff in the field. The grants may also assist with other project expenses, but cannot be used for PI salaries, capital equipment, or overhead costs.
Information Required in Application:	A preliminary proposal is required. All forms are available on the web site.
Contact:	Earthwatch International 3 Clock Tower Place, Suite 100 Box 75 Maynard, MA 01754 USA Tel: 1-800 776-0188 or 978 461-0081 Fax: (978) 461-2332 Email: research@earthwatch.org
Website:	http://www.earthwatch.org/research
Application Deadline:	Preliminary proposals are accepted and reveiwed year round and should be submitted approximately 1 year in advance of fieldwork. Full proposals, if invited, are peer reviewed. Depending on success of a research project, Principal Investigators are generally encouraged to renew their field grants annually.

Category:

Grants And Bursaries

Managed By:

Earthwatch Institute, International Organization

Sector(s):

Ecology, Environmental Science, Multidisciplinary program

Activity supported:

Field Research and Projects.

Eligibility:

Earthwatch supports doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, or researchers with equivalent scholarship or commensurate life experience. The Research Program welcomes proposals from advanced scholars and professionals of any nationality, covering any geographic region. Applicants intending to conduct research in foreign countries are strongly encouraged to include host country nationals as part of their research staff.

Eligible Activities:

The Institute supports field research that explores:

Environmental Impacts: How human activities affect ecosystems, endangered habitats, and threatened species.

Biodiversity: How ecological and cultural forces relate to ecosystem processes that maintain biological diversity.

Human Ecology: How the environment shapes human adaptation, indigenous knowledge, and socio-economic responses.

Conservation Management: How to foster habitat connectivity, sustainable agriculture, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, and other management practices.

Funding:

Earthwatch uses a unique funding model that enables them to support research in a variety of disciplines, dependent only on a researcher’s need for volunteers and Earthwatch's ability to find them.

The Institute awards research grants on a per capita basis: the total grant amount is determined by multiplying the per capita grant by the number of Earthwatch volunteers participating on a project. Per capita grants average USD$850, and the average project grant is between USD$17,000 and USD$51,000.

A project usually involves 30 to 60 total volunteers per field season, with 5 to 12 volunteers each on 4 to 5 teams. Each team typically spends 8 to 15 days in the field. Earthwatch grants cover the cost of maintaining volunteers and principal research staff in the field. The grants may also assist with other project expenses, but cannot be used for PI salaries, capital equipment, or overhead costs.

Information Required in Application:

A preliminary proposal is required. All forms are available on the web site.

Contact:

Earthwatch International
3 Clock Tower Place, Suite 100
Box 75
Maynard, MA
01754 USA
Tel: 1-800 776-0188 or 978 461-0081
Fax: (978) 461-2332
Email: research@earthwatch.org

Website:

http://www.earthwatch.org/research

Application Deadline:

Preliminary proposals are accepted and reveiwed year round and should be submitted approximately 1 year in advance of fieldwork. Full proposals, if invited, are peer reviewed. Depending on success of a research project, Principal Investigators are generally encouraged to renew their field grants annually.

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