Deadline: 1 February 2016
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is currently inviting applicants for its Conservation Workshop Grants fund Program to train communities, stakeholders, park guards, and others on local and regional conservation issues.
The grants Program support training workshops with a strong hands-on learning component that will build capacity for people living in WWF priority places in select countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Eligible Countries
Belize (Mesoamerican Reef), Bhutan, Bolivia (Amazon), Cambodia, Cameroon (Congo Basin), Central African Republic (Congo Basin), Colombia (Amazon, Eastern Pacific Ocean), Dem. Republic of Congo (Congo Basin), Ecuador (Amazon and Galapagos), Fiji, French Guiana (Amazon), Gabon (Congo Basin), Guatemala (Mesoamerican Reef, Eastern Pacific Ocean), Guyana (Amazon), Honduras (Mesoamerican Reef), Kenya (Coastal East Africa), Laos, Madagascar, Mozambique (Primeiras e Segundas marine area, Quirimbas, Lake Niassa Aquatic Reserve, Ruvuma Landscape), Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal (Terai Arc Landscape, Sacred Himalayan Landscape, Chitwan Annapurna Linkage), Papua New Guinea (Coral Triangle), Peru (Amazon, Eastern Pacific Ocean), Republic of Congo (Congo Basin), Solomon Islands, Suriname (Amazon), Tanzania (Coastal East Africa), Vietnam, Zambia
Grants available
Organizations may request up to $7,500 for the proposed training.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Conservation Workshop Grant, the following criteria must be met:
- Applicants must have an established presence in an eligible country for at least 3 years.
- Your organization must be working in a WWF priority ecoregion.
- Applicants must not have received a Conservation Workshop Grant in the past 3 years.
- Applicants must submit all required documents by the application deadline.
- The proposed training must include an active learning, practical skills, or field activity component.
- The proposed training must take place within one year of submission of the application.
- The proposed training must take place at least 90 days after the application deadline.
- Administrative costs (including staff expenses) for the proposed training cannot exceed 15 percent of the total budget.
How to Apply
Applicants must fill the online application form and include submit following documents:
- workshop rationale
- main workshop objectives and goals
- description of how the workshop will address climate change
- course agenda and methodology – this must include an active learning or training component
- workshop timeline – this should include workshop preparation, workshop activities, and follow-up activities
- participant selection process – explain why the target group was chosen and what criteria was used to select participants
- list of participants (if available at the time of submission)
- short-term expected outcomes (6 months to 1 year)
- long-term expected outcomes (1+ years)
- method of evaluation – describe how you will measure the expected outcomes (i.e. surveys, monitoring, % of reduction in destructive practices)
- CV or resume for the main trainer and a brief biography for all other trainers
- detailed project budget (not exceeding USD$7,500)
For more information, please visit Conservation workshop.
