CALL FOR PROPOSAL AND NOMINATIONS for the 2009 – 2011 Small Grants Awards and the Field Fellowship,
Submitted by Natasha Duarte, isecoordinator@gmail.com Coordinator, International Society of Ethnobiology
In 2009 we will award two small grants, and one Field Fellowship. In 2011 we will award another two small grants, and possibly an institution-based fellowship (the latter depends upon available funds).
For more information on the Program, and to get updates on the work of Fellows and Small Grants recipients from 2004-2008, please visit us online at: www.ethnobiology.net
Small Grants are awarded to indigenous and community groups working on sustainable and equitable resource management or rights issues. The incorporation of small grants into the Fellowship program reflects the widespread need for small, strategic sums to fill gaps in funding, respond to crises, or catalyze resource management change or institutional development. Small grants are $5,000 per year for two years.
Field Fellowships are awarded to individuals pursuing applied, on-the-ground activities to support resource management, and cultural, human, land, resource and other rights of indigenous peoples and local communities around the world. The award targets grassroots activities and individuals that may or may not have an interest in academic concerns. Field Fellows receive $20,000 per year for two years.
Please visit our website to find the instructions for nominating candidates for both Small Grants and Field Fellowships. You will find there different requirements for each program, as well as slightly modified instructions for individuals and groups that wish to apply directly to the ISE for Small Grants or Field Fellowships.
In the past, only the Oxford Fellowship was awarded through a direct application process, and Small Grants and Field Fellowships were by nomination only. This was intended to make the process more inclusive because many groups and individuals undertaking grassroots work on resource rights and management, and applied ethnobiological research, are not experienced fundraisers and do not have large international networks. However, so many individuals have asked to apply directly for the Small Grants and Field Fellowships that we decided to accept both nominations and direct applications (but letters of support/recommendation will continue to be weighed more heavily than the style or polish of a proposal).
The timeline for this year’s Small Grants and Fellowship nomination, selection, and award process is as follows:
February 1, 2009: Proposals and Nominations due February 1 – March 15, 2009: Selections made April 1, 2009: Small Grants and Fellowship recipients notified May 1, 2009: Awards made (the first of two annual payments of $5,000 for small grants, and $20,000 for Fellows).
Please send any questions to:
Natasha Duarte
isecoordinator@gmail.com
Coordinator, International Society of Ethnobiology
14 School St., P.O. Box 303
Bristol, VT 05443, USA
tel: +1 802 453-6996
Fax: +1 802 453-3420
www.ethnobiology.net