Apply for a 2011 SWOT Outreach Grant!



To apply for a 2011 SWOT Grant, please submit the grant application below for the SWOT pillar your project helps to support. You may submit one (1) proposal per project. Proposals should be limited to three (3) pages and must be received by July 1, 2011 via email or post.

l.yarnell (at) conservation.org

Lucy Yarnell
The State of the World’s Sea Turtles
C/O Conservation International
2011 Crystal Drive Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22202
U.S.A.

Grant winners will be announced by August 1, 2011.

 

Networking and Capacity Building

SWOT aims to support work that:

  • strengthens networks to facilitate information-sharing and coordinate sea turtle conservation efforts
  • builds local or regional capacity

 Download the Networking and Capacity Building application.

 

Science

SWOT aims to support scientific work that fills a critical gap in knowledge needed to carry out strategic sea turtle conservation initiatives. This includes:

  • assessments of poorly-known or recently discovered sea turtle populations (nesting, or at sea)
  • research directed at addressing a specific conservation or management issue

 Download the Science application.

 

Education and Outreach

SWOT aims to support work that furthers targeted sea turtle education and outreach efforts in places where sea turtles nest, migrate, and forage.

 Download the Education and Outreach application.

 

Please note: Grantees agree that, if awarded, the results of all research funded by SWOT will be made publicly available on a non-discriminatory basis.  In the case of data collected that are relevant to SWOT’s global database, grantees agree to share the data with SWOT for inclusion in the SWOT database. Data holders will retain all ownership and control of their data, as stipulated in the SWOT Data Use Agreement.