From vivek@EE.Princeton.EDU Fri May 18 21:05:50 2001
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 01:44:17 -0700
From: Vivek Tiwari 
To: Natural History of South Asia - General discussion and research
    
Subject: FW: [OB] Small research grants from RSPB

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From: Donald, Paul [mailto:paul.donald@rspb.org.uk] 
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:35 AM
To: 'AfricanBirding@yahoogroups.com'; 'orientalbirding@yahoogroups.com'
Cc: 'david.gandy@birdlife.org.uk'; Buckley, Paul; Pain, Debbie;
Hoffmann, Dieter; Parr, Steve; Hawke, Carl; Hilton, Geoff; Bowden, Chris
Subject: [OB] Small research grants from RSPB


Dear Colleagues

The RSPB, the BirdLife Partner in the UK, has available a limited sum of
money to award as small grants. These grants, to a maximum of GBP 1,000
(around 1,500 US dollars), are specifically for research into, or surveys
of, the world's rarest birds. To qualify, the survey or research project
must focus on species falling into one of the three following groups:

1. species with no currently known occupied sites
2. species listed as "Critical" in "Threatened Birds of the World"
3. species listed as "Data Deficient" in "Threatened Birds of the World"

Priority will be given to work carried out by BirdLife Partners or others
working within their own countries, or in neighbouring countries which do
not have a Partner. 

If you would like to apply for a grant, please email or write to me with a
brief outline of your proposal (and the costs involved) for informal
discussion before supplying a fully costed proposal. Full proposals should
be submitted with full justification, a clear description of the aims and
methods of the project and an indication of how the work will aid the
conservation of the species. 

I would be grateful if you could pass this information on to anyone or any
institution you know that might be interested in applying. I would also be
grateful if someone could post this on the Neotropical Bird Club email
chatgroup, as I am currently not a subscriber.  

Best wishes and thanks

Paul

Dr Paul Donald
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
The Lodge
Sandy
Bedfordshire
SG19 2DL
UK
phone: ++44 1767 680551
fax: ++44 1767 682118