Student Funding Source
BP Future Conservationist Award
The aim of Future Conservationist Awards is to develop leadership capacity amongst emerging conservationists to address the most pressing conservation issues of our time.
The CLP is developing conservation leaders by helping groups of individuals gain practical experience managing their own priority projects. Approximately 20 Future Conservationist Awards of up to $12,500 USD each are offered on an annual basis to teams that exhibit leadership potential in biodiversity conservation and who will develop key skills through smallscale
practical conservation projects. Winners of these awards become eligible for continued support through the CLP and have the long-term backing and advisory support from CLP staff and partner organizations as they develop in their careers.
Must have a minimum of three people on a team, with 50% from the project area and project leader from the project area,50% must be students, cannot use pre-existing project by an established organization, cannot be employed by BirdLife International Secretariat, Conservation International, Fauna & Flora International, the Wildlife Conservation Society or BP.
No more than 5 years of professional experience.
Research must go beyond explicit thesis/dissertation topic.
* The award must cover 50% or more of the project's total budget.
* The project DOES NOT specifically fulfil the requirements for a PhD thesis or master's dissertation.
* The award DOES NOT cover salaries, conference attendance, tuition fees or scholarships for team members.
* The project DOES NOT involve laboratory analyses, gene storage or captive breeding.
Africa, Asia, Eastern and South-eastern Europe, the Middle East, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean. Countries that are NOT ELIGIBLE include those countries designated as high-income economies by the World Bank, with the exception of island nations in the Pacific and Caribbean and some countries in the Middle East. If you have any questions about eligible countries, please contact the CLP.
Application includes:
Abstract; short description of the impact of climate change on your research area; project details including objectives, justification, methods, stakeholders, and conservation impacts; budget including itemized expenses and justifications; timeline; description of team; strengths and weaknesses evaluation; references; and nomination of one team member to attend international training course.
One member represents team at International Congress for Conservation Biology
Winners network with partner organizations and alumni network.