Deadline: 31st August 2024
The Jana Robeyst Trust Fund (JRTF) is providing financial resources to budding biologists/conservationists to carry out vital conservation and research work on the ground in Africa.
Information on financing
- Small grants of up to 1,500 euros will be awarded.
Eligible projects
- The eligible project will have a clear conservation value and be based in a sub-Saharan African country. Preference will be given to elephant-related projects. Educational projects will also be considered.
- Travel costs for presenting the project at a conference or taking part in a workshop/training programme will also be taken into account.
- Purchase of field equipment, if essential for completing the fieldwork.
Ineligible projects
- Pure research will not be funded. Research projects will be considered if they demonstrate benefits applied to conservation and/or target an identified conservation need.
- Living costs, salaries, thesis production costs, retrospective costs, fundraising costs and debt repayments will not be considered for funding.
- Office equipment and participation in internship and volunteer programmes will not be considered unless they are essential to the completion of the fieldwork or benefit an identified conservation need.
Election criteria
- The JRTF aims to provide relatively small levels of funding for ongoing projects or pilot programmes with a clear conservation value.
- This funding programme is open to early career biologists for projects in sub-Saharan Africa. They accept projects related to the conservation of mammals and especially (forest) elephants. Applicants can be based anywhere in the world.
- Successful and unsuccessful candidates can re-apply 12 months after registration.
