FOA-COVID-19
Science Fund; March
31, 2021 (SOI)
Agency
National
Geographic Society
Description:
The
National Geographic Society is inviting applications for its COVID-19 Science
Fund.
In
response to worldwide disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, the Society is
providing funding for projects focused on how humanity and the natural world
have reacted to and are living through the unparalleled circumstances created
by the virus in order to better understand how the pandemic — or the threat of
another — will shape the world for years to come. Proposed projects should be
focused on better understanding and/or providing solutions to the situations
created or magnified by the pandemic, thereby helping us to understand and
address the challenges and changes of living in a COVID-19
world.
Grants
of up to $50,000 will be awarded in support of research, conservation, and
technology projects on the following two topics:
Community-Based
and Inclusive Conservation — Questions such as how have grassroots and
community organizations been impacted by COVID-19? How have organizations
continued their conservation activities during the pandemic? What types of new
models or innovative approaches to conservation are being tried? How are local
communities that have depended on external visitors or revenues for their
livelihoods and other conservation activities adapting to the new context? With
people unable to afford to stay in cities, how are rural communities shaped and
changed by people returning? Given the ongoing economic crises due to COVID-19,
what lessons can be applied post-pandemic to assist in sustainable and just
economic recovery in areas with high biodiversity and/or cultural heritage
resources?
Impacts
of Tourism Changes on Cultural Heritage Sites and Wildlife — Questions such as
how have changes in global and/or domestic tourism affected wildlife, protected
area management, cultural heritage site conservation, and the livelihoods and
well-being of nearby communities? What lessons can be applied for when/if
tourism returns? How has tourism been re-invented during the pandemic? What
types of new models or innovative approaches to tourism are being tried? Some
natural and cultural heritage areas may have seen increased domestic and local
tourism as a result of the pandemic — what are the impacts, if
any?
Only
applications that propose activity in the applicant's country of residence will
be considered.
Closing
Date:
March
31, 2021 (Statements of Interest); May 19, 2021 (Full
Applications)
Link
to Full Announcement:
Contact
Information:
https://support.nationalgeographic.org/s/contactsupport