RECOFTC & Wyss Academy for Nature Research Fund 2025 (up to $10,000)

Deadline: December 31, 2024

Applications are open for the RECOFTC & Wyss Academy for Nature Research Fund 2025. RECOFTC and the Wyss Academy for Nature are inviting proposals from students conducting fieldwork on group forestry in Southeast Asia. All potential grantees should both be affiliated with Kasetsart University or present graduate college students on the college. While they invite proposals from students working throughout Southeast Asia, they may prioritize these associated to analysis in Lao PDR and Thailand.

Background

RECOFTC is devoted to enhancing group forestry practices throughout the Asia-Pacific area, recognizing the important position that sustainable forest administration performs in reaching panorama resilience. The Wyss Academy for Nature affords a brand new strategy to tackling urgent points on the intersection of local weather change, biodiversity loss and land use change, in addition to understanding their implications for human wellbeing and inequality.

Aligned with the worldwide sustainability targets, RECOFTC and the Wyss Academy for Nature are providing small grants to help researchers exploring progressive options that improve ecosystem resilience whereas addressing native, group wants within the Asia-Pacific area.  

RECOFTC and Wyss Academy are delighted to accomplice with Kasetsart University in supporting analysis in Southeast Asia with this analysis grant scheme.

Funding

• Applicants ought to current a rationale and motivation, together with an in depth finances with bills clearly linked to the precise steps of their fieldwork. The finances mustn’t exceed USD $10,000 and must be greater than USD $5,000. Depending on the grant submissions obtained, there will probably be up to 4 small grants supplied. Fieldwork ought to ideally be carried out in Lao PDR and Thailand. The grant can solely cowl direct prices related to the sphere analysis actions. It doesn’t embrace human sources, capital investments over USD $1,000, honoraria, compensation or consultancy charges.

Eligibility

• Affiliated with Kasetsart University or enrolled in a graduate programme on the college in forestry, agriculture, environmental science or a associated discipline with a give attention to group engagement and sustainable practices (with an emphasis on built-in options for agriculture, watershed administration and/or forestry).
• Research give attention to Southeast Asia, with choice for analysis carried out in Lao PDR and/or Thailand.
• Research methodology should be participatory and actively contain native communities. It should additionally align with the promotion of sustainable forest administration.
• Researchers should be dedicated to sharing findings with stakeholders, together with native communities and policymakers.

Application

The utility must be submitted to [email protected] by 3:00pm, Bangkok time, on December 31, 2024. Applications submitted after the deadline won’t be thought of. 

The utility ought to include the next: 

• Motivation letter
• Research plan – mustn’t exceed six pages (together with the next sections):
  • Title
  • Background and rationale
  • Research goals and companions
  • Research methodology
  • Timeline
  • Anticipated outcomes
  • Detailed finances plan
  • Support letter from advisor

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