Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Turtle Grants The Andrew Sabin Family Foundation (ASFF) Turtle Grant Awards are granted to organizations or individuals for conservation or research projects dealing with any species of tortoise and freshwater turtle, with either partial or full support as funding allows. Applications will be reviewed by a small advisory board of leading global turtle conservationists representing the Turtle Conservancy (TC), the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, the Turtle Conservation Fund (TCF) and Conservation International (CI).
All species of freshwater and terrestrial chelonians are eligible, provided a convincing rationale is included why the species’ conservation status merits funding. Awards at the present time are approximately in the US $2,500 to $5,000 range per project, with exceptional funding up to $10,000. Award recipients enter into contractual agreement with the Turtle Conservancy to produce the proposed work. Deadline is October 15, 2014 We prefer applications that are concise and well thought out. Please focus on your project specifically and not the plight of turtles in general. Below you will find all of the questions that appear on the application. It may be helpful to answer each question before beginning the application process so that you can copy and paste your answers into the web form. 1. Project Title 2. Abstract (1000 Characters Maximum) 3. Names of principal investigators and institutional affiliations or organizations conducting this project. Please include mailing address and email address of all investigators 4. Background and Research or Conservation Rationale (1000 Characters Maximum) 5. Specific Methodology (2000 Characters Maximum) 6. Project Deliverables (1000 Characters Maximum) 7. Total Project Expenses 8. Funding requested from the Turtle Conservancy at this time 9. Total funding available or requested from all sources 10. Have you or the affiliated organizations received previous support from the Turtle Conservancy? 11. Timetable (500 Characters Maximum) 12. List the principal turtle species covered by your project and provide the current IUCN Red List Status for each (250 Characters Maximum) 13. Geographic Locations of your Project (250 Characters Maximum) 14. If your project is located in a defined priority biodiversity region, please explain (250 Characters Maximum) 15. If your project involves an existing or proposed protected area, please explain (250 Characters Maximum) 16. Literature Cited (1000 Characters Maximum) 17. Principal Investigator’s Name 18. Mailing Address 19. Phone Number 20. Email 21. Principal Administrative Contact’s Name 22. Mailing Address 23. Phone Number 24. Email
