Sounds Conservancy Grants Program

Typical application deadline: 
March
Page last updated: 
01/24/2011
Application Deadline: 
March 15, 2011
Contact Phone: 
(978) 356-0038
Contact e-mail: 
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

All university, college, and high school students, private individuals, and nonprofit organizations whose projects are within the region described above are eligible.

Keywords: 
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Ecosystem
Environmental Education
International students
Land management
Natural Resource Management
Ocean/Marine
Research/field research
Restoration
Travel
Water/Aquatic
Amount: 
Up to $2,500; average $1,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Sounds Conservancy is a marine research and education program designed to protect the estuaries and coastal waters of the Sounds of southern New England.  The Sounds Conservancy Grants Program is dedicated to supporting the conservation and restoration of the sounds of Long Island, Fishers Island, Block Island, Rhode Island, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket and their adjacent coastlines in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island. Through the use of a small grants program, the Sounds Conservancy working within QLF, seeks to secure the protection of its region’s marine resources through the support of projects focused on marine education, research, advocacy, and conservation.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

 In addition to a final report and an expense budget, we ask recipients to submit a one-page, non-technical project summary that we will include in our annual compilation of project results.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

To apply, submit only the following:

  • application form (type or print neatly and detach, copies accepted);
  • one-page project summary (no more than 400 words) which should include the project’s objective, problem description, and strategy as well as who stands to benefit and how the results will be shared;
  • one-page income and expense budget;
  • one-page resume of the applicant.
Fund Usage: 
Travel, publishing, equipment, other fees
Funding Restrictions: 

TSC encourages applicants to seek other sources of funding to share project costs. A small portion of the grant may be reserved until TSC receives the final report.

Research must be within region stated above.