Grant opportunity for environment researchers in Japan

Nagao Natural Environment Foundation is an NGO whose mission is to conserve and promote nature protection in developing nations.

Host Country: Japan

Host University: Nagao Natural Environment Foundation

Name of the scholarship: Research Grant Programme

Number of Awards: Not specified

Benefits:

The maximum grant size in this programme is 500,000 Japanese yen per project for a maximum duration of two years (minimum of one year).

Eligibility:

be a national of a developing country in the Asia-Pacific region;
be a researcher/scientist, who works full-time or is enrolled in a doctoral course, conducting research at a research institution or relevant organisation in one of the target countries;
have sufficient experience and skills in conducting and managing the proposed research;
be able to communicate in English;
not have another application to the NEF; AND
not have another ongoing research or publication project funded by the NEF at the time of application submission.

A proposed research project must:

be scientific research contributing to the NATURE CONSERVATION of the country where the applicant currently works or studies;
put its main focus on LIVING ORGANISMS;
be carried out in the country where the applicant currently works or studies;
involve fieldwork for collecting data;
be applicant's own research work (team projects are ineligible.);
achieve its objective(s) and submit reports within a scheduled project period of not less than one year and not more than two years; AND
be exclusively funded by the NEF Research Grant Programme, or co-funded with the applicant's institution.

Application Deadline: 20 October 2022

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