Funding Opportunity of the Week - Making the Case for Nature

An unusually long lasting flu bug and the start of a busy semester put a crimp on my blogging as of late, but I am back at it.

Today's funding opportunity of the week comes from National Geographic and focuses on making a case for nature. Many of us love nature, but some don't care about it one way or another. National Geographic is seeking to fund projects that help to understand how we can make a better case for nature.

Specifically, they are seeking projects that:

Identify the specific visual and narrative communication mechanisms that will elicit action for wildlife conservation from target audiences. Multidisciplinary collaborations between scientists (e.g., neuroscientists, psychologists) and visual artists (e.g., photographers, videographers, painters, technologists) are strongly encouraged
Measure differences in attitudes and/or behaviors across diverse audiences (e.g., ages, geographic regions, backgrounds) based on how information about wildlife is presented; proposals that use creative approaches to overcome sample size issues are encouraged
Apply and test social marketing principles to determine best practices when communicating about wildlife conservation to inspire action and increase or maintain engagement from target audiences

Here is a link to more info and instructions as to how to apply.

Also, a bit more from the Website:

Typical proposal requests should be less than $30,000, but applicants may request up to $50,000. Successful applicants may use awarded funds over one or two years. Up to 100 percent of the total can be used as a stipend for the applicant and/or team members (e.g., consultants, field assistants, data analysts, lab assistants). However, a solid justification must be presented if more than 50 percent of the budget will be used for stipends. Requesting funds to “buy out” salaries for full-time employees from their institutions is not allowed. All applications should include a clear review of the state of knowledge about the topic and a plan for evaluating the outcomes of the proposed work.