Conservation Leadership Award (CLP) 2021 for early-career Conservationists ($50,000 Prize)

Application Deadline: 23:59 GMT on 23 October 2020.

The Conservation Leadership Awards involve grants of up to $50,000. This is awarded to teams leading complex conservation projects that connect previous work and typically focus on creating enduring systems to ensure conservation outcomes in the long-term (for example, forming a new, self-supporting NGO).

• Applicants must propose projects that support the conservation of species listed as Data Deficient, Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the global IUCN Red List.
• Projects must take place in an eligible country, be led (or co-led) by a national of one of these countries, and involve at least three team members.
• Projects submitted for Future Conservation Awards should last for three to 12 months.
• Follow-up projects may be up to but no more than two years in length.

Awards
Through the new online application portal, eligible applicants can apply for one of three types of award:

• Future Conservationist Awards (up to $15,000 per project)
• Conservation Follow-Up Awards (up to $25,000 per project; available only to previous recipients of a Future Conservationist Award)
• Conservation Leadership Award (up to $50,000 per project; available only to previous recipients of a Follow-Up Award).

Benefits

• The award-winning teams will benefit from a project grant as well as global recognition for their exceptional work in conservation.
• All team members will have opportunities to build connections with peers and access expert mentorship through the CLP Alumni Network.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Conservation Leadership Award 2021