The IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group
Shark News 13: July 2001
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SSC Specialist Group Grants
The Chicago Zoological Society makes annual grants to IUCN Species Survival Commission Specialist Groups from its Chicago Board of Trade Endangered Species Fund for small projects identified in Action Plans or other group priority setting exercises. There are two grant cycles, one with awards in May and the other with awards in October (subject to change on the latter date). The deadline for the October 2001 awards will be announced later in the year, but will likely be sometime in August 2001.
The Fund will support projects up to $5,000 (smaller requests will fare better). The Fund will consider proposals that are on a specific threatened (or nearly threatened) species or a specific habitat that is of high value or also threatened. Priority will be given to projects that are clearly of critical need for the species or habitat, that are likely to provide good, immediate results. Education /communications projects are welcome. Strict biological research projects are not a priority for this fund, unless there can be a direct application of the results.
Projects that have been specifically identified in published or nearly published Action Plans take priority. The Specialist Group Executive Committee must endorse any proposal submitted on the Group's behalf. It is important that projects are considered important and of high quality by the group.
Proposals should be no more than two pages long, and preferably one page, including budget. The budget should be very general, with categories of expenses, and a brief justification. The proposal should stress the significance of and the general approach to the work, not a detailed methodology. The emphasis on the written proposal should be on describing the outcomes and importance of the project. If a project is included in an Action Plan, please provide a reference. Other references are not necessary.
All applications must be made through the SSG Executive Committee. Please send them to Rachel Cavanagh, SSG Programme Officer (address with Editorial Details on p.20).
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