Eminent biodiversity scientist E.O. Wilson has called for a “Linnaean renaissance” to close the gap between the number of estimated species and those described by science. In honor of Wilson’s contributions to the field, and in celebration of his 90th birthday on June 10, National Geographic seeks to support the discovery of species through citizen science.
Proposals should activate a network of citizen scientists to help support the discovery of species, bridge biodiversity gaps, and accelerate biodiversity data collection, identification, and classification.
Successful applications must provide clear justification as to why the specific area needs to be explored. Preference will be given to proposals from applicants who reside in the country of fieldwork, and all proposals must include a team member from the country where the fieldwork takes place.
Proposals may request $5,000 to $30,000. The budgets of successful proposals will include reasonable, well-justified costs directly required to complete the project.
Deadline: 15 January 2020
More Details: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/funding-opportunities/grants/what-we-fund/citizen-science-species-discovery/ |