[ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY - Marine Plastic Grant | Research funding ]
Event details
| Date | 09.01.2019 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: The goal of this RFP is to measurably reduce plastic pollution before it reaches the ocean. NGS seeks solutions that actively stop or reduce the stream of pollution into waterways, including by effecting behavior change in key stakeholders. Preference will be given to applicants who are residents or citizens of the country where the work will be conducted and to projects with higher potential for scaling and impact.
Priority will be given to projects that use technology to do one or more of the following:
Funding: $100,000
Eligibility: Applications from around the world are accepted. If you are planning to work outside of your home country or community, you must include the name and contact information for at least one local collaborator as a project team member in the application. The individual responsible for carrying out the project should apply and write the application. Students should not submit in their advisor’s name. As a result of changes in Chinese law effective January 1, 2017, the National Geographic Society is unable to support new grantee work in mainland China.
How to Apply: The one-step application process is detailed in the checklist available here.
Deadline: 09-Jan-2019
Further information
Priority will be given to projects that use technology to do one or more of the following:
- Develop innovative solutions to reduce the flow of plastic into waterways
- Create and implement innovative strategies that engage stakeholders to dramatically reduce plastic use and/or input into watersheds
- Focus on filling key gaps in geography (e.g., Africa) or knowledge that would enable reducing the flow of plastic from their sources into the ocean, or focus on known hot spots that contribute most to the marine plastic pollution problem
Funding: $100,000
Eligibility: Applications from around the world are accepted. If you are planning to work outside of your home country or community, you must include the name and contact information for at least one local collaborator as a project team member in the application. The individual responsible for carrying out the project should apply and write the application. Students should not submit in their advisor’s name. As a result of changes in Chinese law effective January 1, 2017, the National Geographic Society is unable to support new grantee work in mainland China.
How to Apply: The one-step application process is detailed in the checklist available here.
Deadline: 09-Jan-2019
Further information
- More information about the program is available here
- The application portal can be found here
- For any other questions, please contact the Research Office
Practical information
- General public
- Free