Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund Application

Submission Guidelines

Applications for the 2025 grants will be accepted through January 1st, 2025. Grants will be awarded by April 15th, 2025. No funds will be provided before May 1st. Awardees must provide a progress report including an update on the status of the project and detailing budgetary expeditures by April 30th, 2026.

Completed application must include the following:

Completed application form including literature cited and a detailed budget for the project.
Curriculum Vitae (two page maximum).
Two letters of recommendation, each from a different individual familiar with the applicant and the proposal.

Only complete application submissions will be considered. Electronic submissions are preferred

Project Eligibility

Applicants must be associated with an organization (e.g. NGO, university, etc.) through which they can receive funding. Organizations, not individuals, receive funding check. There are no eligibility restrictions on the nationality of the applicant.
Roger Williams Park Zoo is not required to be a collaborator for a project to be eligible for funding.
Funds for elements of a project that will have already occurred before awards are granted are not eligible for grants.
We may consider partial funding of a project if a particular component of the project has support and can be completed independently, or if it is made clear that additional funding has been obtained or is being sought from other sources to cover remaining costs.
We will not consider funding highly invasive, terminal research projects, or projects that collect/voucher specimens.
Projects that have been funded by the SDCBF are eligible for a second year of funding. A second application must be submitted according to the application guidelines, along with a progress report from the first year of SDCBF funding.

Applicant Information

Your Name(Required)

First Last

Job Title or Position(Required)

Applicant's Organization Affiliation(Required)

Your Email Address(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Mailing Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Your Phone(Required)

Project Funding Request

Country and Region of Grant Actions(Required)

Website/Social Media (if available)

Grant Funding Request (up to $1,000)(Required)

Total Project Budget(Required)

Are you waiting for additional funding sources?(Required)

Can the project continue if other funding sources are not secured?(Required)

Project Information

Abstract(Required)

Project Title(Required)

Introduce project explaining rationale for the project, specific conservation goals and objectives, and hypotheses to be tested. Clearly describe the applied conservation goals explaining any capacity building and overall sustainability of project goals.

Project Methodology(Required)

Describe plan of action describing data collection methods, sample size, and detailed timetable including project’s completion date and dissemination plan.

Project Implementation Plan(Required)

Describe implentation plan detailing how the project results will be used in conservation action or policy. Explain how project ties with IUCN Specialist Group action plan, if applicable.

Project Evaluation(Required)

Outline evaluation process explaining how the project’s impact(s) on conservation will be assessed.

Literature Cited(Required)

List literature cited in the proposal narrative.

Project Budget(Required)

Provide detailed budget for the project. Include a budget justification with a description of how the SDCBF grant money will be used. List amount and sources of additional support, pending or received.

Upload Resume(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, docx, jpg, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Letters of Recommendation(Required)

Please attach a minimum of two letters of recommendation.

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Accepted file types: pdf, docx, jpg, Max. file size: 50 MB.