Deadline– 28 October 2013
Nagao Natural Environment Foundation is accepting applications from all eligible and interested applicants for NEF researcher/scientist grant program to conduct research at a research institution or relevant organization in their home country. This program aims to strengthening research capacity of young researchers in that region, grants are available only for individuals, but not for groups/teams, to upgrade their skills, knowledge, and experience through their own research work. This program supports academic and scientific research that will deepen knowledge of the nature conservation in developing countries, preferably in the Asia-Pacific region.
The maximum grant size in this programme is 500,000 Japanese yen per project for a maximum duration of two year.
Eligibility & criteria-
- be a national of developing country in the Asia-Pacific region
- be a researcher/scientist, who works full-time or is enrolled in a doctoral course
- conducting research at a research institution or relevant organisation in his/her home
- country (those who work and/or study abroad are ineligible.)
- have sufficient experience and skills in conducting and managing the proposed research
- be able to communicate clearly in written English
- have only a single application to the NEF
- not have an on-going research or publication project funded by the NEF at the time of application submission
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