Exploration and Early Career Grant
Solicitation Title: Exploration and Early Career Grant
Event Type: Early Career
Funding Amount: Up to $30,000
Sponsor Deadline: Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Solicitation Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/funding-opportunities/grants/what-we-fund/
Overview
<p>As part of supporting a planet in balance, National Geographic offers Exploration grants that concentrate on certain key issues. Applicants may propose projects focused in conservation, education, research, storytelling, or technology in response to the special Requests for Proposals (RFPs) listed below.</p> <p>All proposed projects should be bold, innovative, and potentially transformative and have a primary focus in conservation, education, research, storytelling, or technology. Projects should also align to one of our three focus areas:</p> <ol> <li><span>Wildlife</span><span>(includes species-focused projects and the local evolutionary and ecological processes that sustain them)</span></li> <li><span>Changing Planet </span><span>(includes projects that focus on our Earth's dynamic terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecosystems)</span></li> <li><span>Human Journey</span><span> (includes projects that aim to learn more about who we are and what our future will be on this plane</span></li> </ol> <p>EXPLORATION GRANT - An Exploration Grant application is a request for funding by an experienced project leader in the areas of conservation, education, research, storytelling, and technology. The applicant and his or her team members are expected to demonstrate successful completion of similar projects with measurable and/or tangible results. If you have received a grant from National Geographic in the past, you may submit a new proposal after you have closed your previous grant record.</p> <p>Grant projects last one calendar year or less. If you apply for more than one year of funding, your proposal will be sent back to you to revise and resubmit for the next deadline. Projects are typically funded for between US $10,000 and US $30,000.</p> <p>EARLY CAREER GRANT - Early Career Grants are designed to offer less experienced individuals an opportunity to lead a project.</p> <p>Grant projects last one calendar year or less. If you apply for more than one year of funding, your proposal will be sent back to you to revise and resubmit for the next deadline. Projects are typically funded for US $5,000 and cannot exceed US $10,000.</p>
Solicitation Limitations: <p>EARLY CAREER GRANT: There is no maximum age limit for Early Career Grant applicants. However, applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time of application submission. Applicants are not required to have an advanced degree. Anyone with more than five years of professional experience in the field of their project focus does not qualify for an Early Career Grant and should apply for an Exploration Grant instead.</p> <p>If you have previously received an Early Career Grant or a Young Explorers Grant from National Geographic, you may submit a new proposal after you have closed your previous grant record.</p> <p>EXPLORATION GRANT: If you apply for more than one year of funding, your proposal will be sent back to you to revise and resubmit for the next deadline.</p> Other Information:<p>Early Career Grant and Exploration Grant projects last one year or less. Project start dates should be a minimum of six months after the submission deadline to ensure any awarded funds are received in time.</p>Last Updated:
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