Grants

The SWOT Grants Program supports sea turtle conservation work being done in each of SWOT’s three areas of focus: Networking and Capacity Building, Science, and Education and Outreach.

2011was the most competitive SWOT Grants competition to date, and it was with great difficulty that we selected only six projects to fund out of the many worthwhile proposals that we received. 

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s SWOT Grants program.  Your passion, dedication, and creativity are truly inspiring, and we greatly value your many contributions to SWOT and the broader conservation community. 

2011 SWOT Grant Recipients

• Akazul for their Sea Turtle Education Center in Guatemala. 
• Coastal-Marine Research Group, Massey University for theirsurvey of leatherbacks near New Zealand’s Chatham Islands.
• ecOceanica for their community outreach initiative in Peru.
• Ecology Project International for theirAlumni Leadership Program in Costa Rica
• The Forestry Commission of Ghana’s Wildlife Division for their education program in local schools.
• Local Ocean Trust – Watamu Turtle Watch for their research program in Kenya

Apply for a SWOT Outreach Grant!

The 2012 SWOT Grants competition will open in April 2012 after the launch of SWOT Report, Vol. VII. 

Past Winners

See some of the programs that have won in the past.