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Apply for a 2012 SWOT Small Grant!

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Application Process

To apply for a 2012 SWOT Small Grant, please review the information below and complete and submit the appropriate grant application form. You may submit one (1) proposal per organization. Proposals should be limited to three (3) pages and must be received by September 14, 2012 via email to: hutchinson@oceanicsociety.org

In 2012, SWOT will award up to six $1,000 grants to sea turtle research and conservation projects around the world that fall within SWOT's three program areas: Networking & Capacity Building, Science, and Education & Outreach. To apply for a grant, please review the program areas below and confirm that your project is a match. Then complete the appropriate application form, and submit it by September 14, 2012.

Good luck, and we look forward to learning about your projects. Click here to read about past SWOT grant recipients.

Application Deadline: September 14, 2012

Grant Recipients Announced: September 30, 2012 

 

Program Area 1: 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.

 

Program Area 2: 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.

 

Program Area 3: 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.