The Primate Society of Great Britain (PSGB) awards small grants in support of primate conservation and education. These grants are administered by the Conservation Working Party, which considers applications at its biannual meetings. The following notes give details of elegibility and application procedure and should be read carefully before preparing an application.
Proposals are invited for grants to assist: Research of benefit to primate conservation; short surveys to identify locations of value to primate conservation; projects involving conservation education relevant to primates.
Obligations of grantees are as follows: To present a report on the progress of the project within six months of commencement; to present a final report on completion of the project, to be used by PSGB at its discretion in publications or in any way thought to be of value to primate conservation; to acknowledge the support received from PSGB in any publication resulting from the project and to supply PSGB with two copies of each publication; to produce, where appropriate, slides and/or sound recordings for noncommercial use by PSGB or others in the promotion of primate conservation.
Elegibility: Grants will be awarded to members of PSGB or to citizens of primate range states who are sponsored by a member. Only those projects which are judged to have attainable goals that will benefit primate conservation or conservation education will be considered. Group training projects will not be considered for these grants. Awards are made on a competitive basis and the decision of the Conservation Working Party is final. In some cases applicants may be invited to submit an amended application.
Application and award details: Individual awards tend to be in the range of £250 to £500. Two closing dates apply: the last day of February and the last day of August. Applications must be made on the Application Form, or following the same format, and should be sent by post to reach the Convener on or before the relevant closing date. Applications by e-mail or fax will not normally be accepted.
Applications forms are available on the PSGB website < http://www.psgb.org> or can be obtained directly from: David A. Hill (Convenor of the CWP), School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BNl 9QG, UK, Tel: +44 1273 606755 ext. 2755; Fax: +441273678433, e-mail: <d.a.hill@sussex.ac.uk>.
