ASPIRE Grants for the Congo Basin

28.04.2021

The CARN ASPIRE Grant Program provides competitive research grants of up to $5,000 USD for African graduate students and early career professionals working in the areas of biodiversity, conservation and environmental sustainability in the Congo Basin region. Deadline for Applications is July 15, 2021.

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This program is run by the Conservation Action Research Network (CARN), a member of the Congo Basin Institute (CBI). Please send this opportunity to people in your network who might be interested.

For more Information, please, download the Document here below:

ASPIRE Flyer21 all.pdf (350.4 KiB)

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