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World Meteorological Organization

World Meteorological Organization

Fellowships and prizes for meteorological research and program support

Principal Office: International

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is the United Nations’ principal authority on the state and behavior of the Earth’s weather, climate, and water cycle. WMO provides a framework for international cooperation in these areas.

WMO’s program areas include global weather research and monitoring; global atmospheric monitoring; world climate research and monitoring; hydrological monitoring; space observation technology in support of meteorology and hydrology; reduction of disaster risks; agricultural meteorology; marine meteorology; support for public weather services; and others.

Grant Programs for Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Natural Resources

1 — Fellowships. WMO’s Education and Training Fellowships assist WMO’s member countries to educate and train personnel from their National Meteorological and Hydrological Services. Preference is for applications from least-developed and developing countries, and Small Island Developing States. Applications from women are especially encouraged.

Fellowships are provided for study in subject areas and technologies for which facilities and teaching expertise are not available in the home country. Fellowships should benefit both the individual candidate and the candidate’s institution. WMO awards both short-term (less than six months) and long-term (six months or longer) fellowships.

APPLICATION: WMO posts the criteria, guidelines, and application details for fellowships. An application requires endorsement by the Permanent Representative of the recipient WMO member country.

About fellowships, and how to apply

2 — Awards and Prizes. WMO is the convening organization for several awards and prizes in meteorology, accompanied by cash amounts.

  • International Meteorological Organization Prize — The IMO prize honors outstanding work in meteorology or any other field referred to in Article 2 of the WMO Convention.
  • Professor Dr. Vilho Väisälä Awards — The awards are for research papers on meteorological instruments, and for advances in methods of meteorological observation (i.e., one award for research, and another for instrumentation).
  • WMO Research Award for Young Scientists — The award is given to young scientists (not over age 35 at the time of nomination) for outstanding research in meteorology and hydrology.
  • Professor Mariolopoulos Award — The award is granted every year in recognition of young scientists for exceptional contributions to meteorology and climatology.
  • International Hydrology Prize — The Prize is awarded annually to two people who have made an outstanding contribution to hydrological science.
  • International Hydrology Prize — The award is made to  two people who have made an outstanding contribution to hydrological science.
  • HMEI Award for Young Engineers — The award honours young engineers (not over age 35 at the time of nomination) for outstanding work that has been published.
  • Norbert Gerbier-Mumm International Award — The award recognizes an original scientific paper on the influence of meteorology in a particular field of the physical, natural or human sciences.
 
APPLICATION: WHO posts guidelines and supporting information regarding how and when nominations for each type of award should be prepared and submitted.
 

About WMO’s awards and prizes, and how to nominate

 

Geographical Distribution of Grant Activities in Developing Countries

WMO’s member states include the following developing countries, classified according to the structure of the Terra Viva Grants Directory.

Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands: Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Micronesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam

East Asia: China, Mongolia, North Korea

South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Eurasia and Central Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Eastern Europe and Russia: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine

Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Dem Rep of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Latin America and Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

Note: WMO’s members also include several territories not recognized as independent countries in the Terra Viva Grants Directory.

WMO supports implementation of the world’s international environmental agreements through partnerships with UNESCO, UNEP, UNDP, GEF, and international bodies for climate change and oceanographic assessment.

Contact Us provides an email form and other contact information.

European Commission — Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

European Cooperation — Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

Grants for programs of fisheries management and marine protection in Europe and internationally

Principal Office: International

The EC’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) coordinates the administration of the EU’s Integrated Maritime Policy, and its Common Fisheries Policy. To these ends, the EU works with international partners and beneficiaries.

The EU’s Maritime Policy addresses transport, fisheries, customs, and marine environmental protection — with emphasis on Europe’s sea basins. The Fisheries Policy focuses on how to make European and international fisheries more sustainable through policies, laws, economic incentives, alternative production (aquaculture), and marine science.

DG MARE funds competitive tenders and grants in support of its policy objectives. Several programs and projects take a multi-country approach.

Grant Programs for Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Natural Resources

Grants for fisheries and maritime affairs. DG MARE publishes annual work programs for grants and procurement.

  • Grants include the EU’s annual financial support for international fisheries bodies. Grants are awarded to international organizations, e.g., the FAO; the world’s regional fisheries councils and advisory committees; and secretariats of international fisheries agreements.
  • Other types of grants support projects of technical assistance in fisheries monitoring and management at the level of sea basins through cross-border collaboration and pilot projects.

Grants in DG MARE range from less than €50 thousand to more than €2 million.

About the annual work program for grants

APPLICATION: For grants that are not decided administratively, DG MARE posts calls for proposals. Each call includes context and objectives, eligibility criteria, eligible costs, how and when to submit proposals, and other supporting details.

DG MARE’s calls for proposals

Geographical Distribution of Grant Activities in Developing Countries

Many grants are not offered competitively. DG MARE is able to award them on a non-competitive basis to organizations that have a de jure or de facto monopoly (i.e., exclusive expertise and/or competence), and to organizations named in basic acts of EU legislation. These two categories assimilate a high proportion of the total available funding.

The EU financially supports its fishing industry and coastal communities through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, managed by authorities in each EU country. Each country is allowed to subsidize its national fishing industry if it does not distort competition between EU countries.

DG MARE posts news and events that provide considerable basic information about fisheries and maritime issues in Europe and internationally.

Contact provides complete information.

Group 2: Biodiversity, Conservation, Wildlife

Group 2: Biodiversity, Conservation, Wildlife

International Organizations

Government Organizations

Foundations, Corporations, and Civil Society

* Please also view the grant makers in the list for Cross-Cutting, some of which are relevant for biodiversity, conservation, wildlife.

Ocean Foundation — Opportunity for Young Writers

The Ocean Foundation (TOF) seeks to identify young writers between the ages of 13-25 to provide curriculum writing services for the production of a “youth ocean action toolkit” focused on the seven Ocean Literacy Principles and Marine Protected Areas. The Ocean Foundation will assemble a small team of youth authors. The authors will work with members of the TOF team to create the youth ocean action toolkit. Total payment is not to exceed US$2 thousand per author. The deadline to apply is 16 September 2022. Details here

BIOPAMA — Small Technical Grants for Assessment of Conservation Areas

Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) makes small grants for the technical assessment of protected conservation areas. Small Technical Grants for Assessment (STGA) aim to identify result-oriented priority actions for improved protected and conserved areas management and governance. Grant size can vary from a minimum of €50 thousand to a maximum of €100 thousand. Assessments must take place in priority areas such as key landscapes for conservation, key biodiversity areas, marine managed areas or other protected and conserved areas in the Caribbean. Eligibility extends to non-profit organizations, government agencies, and small or medium enterprises. The deadline to submit applications to this call for proposals is 30 September 2022. Small Technical Grants Caribbean

Fondation Segré — Research Support Grants

Fondation Segré supports on-the-ground conservation actions with the goal of improving the status of threatened animal species (terrestrial, freshwater and marine) and their habitats across Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East. Research Support Grants have a maximum grant size of €5 thousand to support young and early scientists in their research to improve knowledge on threatened species and their role in natural ecosystems. Projects must focus on Lizards, Snakes, or Worm Lizards. Eligibility extends to local or national non-profit organizations. Applicants can submit applications in English or French. Deadline for submission of proposals is 03 October 2022. Find the Fund

Blue Action Fund — Wider Caribbean Sea

The Blue Action Fund announces a new open call for grant proposals focusing on the Wider Caribbean Sea. The Fund provides individual grants to selected conservation projects with focus on marine protected areas (MPAs) to support conservation of biodiversity, and projects that seek to enhance livelihood conditions and food security. The Fund will award grants of €2-4 million. Eligible applicants are non-profit organizations with proven experience in coastal and marine conservation and sustainable livelihood development in the area. Applicants must provide match funding of at least 25% of the total project costs. The deadline for submission is 20 November 2022. Link to the call

Earth Journalism Network — Reporting on the Mediterranean Sea (Tunisia)

The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) offers reporting grants to journalists in Tunisia to support the production of in-depth stories on the scale of unsustainable marine management and biodiversity loss in the Mediterranean Sea. EJN welcomes submissions that highlight the impact on coastal communities, including the loss of sustainable livelihoods, the hardships of small-scale fishers, the decline of valuable ecosystems, and the loss of natural and cultural heritage. The Networks expects to award up to 5 grants with an average budget of US$250 each. Eligibility extends to journalists based in Tunisia. The application deadline is 17 June 2022. Subsidies to Tunisian Journalists

Mirova — Nature-based Solutions

The Nature+ Accelerator Fund aims to support nature-based innovative solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change whilst delivering positive impacts both on biodiversity and the wellbeing of local communities. The Fund will invest in projects across the following four categories: Terrestrial Conservation and Restoration; Marine Conservation and Coastal Resilience; Sustainable Agriculture; and Nature-Based Innovation (e.g., drone technology, conservation-focused smart apps, etc.). Projects with an early-stage concept may request between US$100-200 thousand, projects that have a proof-of-concept can receive between US$1-2 million, and successful projects looking for follow-on funding to scale-up will receive up to US$5 million. Applicants must be seeking commercial proposals – the funding delivered will be investment capital subject to repayment and returns. The application window closes 31 August 2022. Nature+ Accelerator Fund

Government of Norway — Small Grants Program on Plastic Waste

The Small Grant Program on Plastic Waste seeks to improve the management of plastic waste and contribute towards preventing and significantly reducing marine pollution. The Program seeks to identify and implement low-cost high impact pilot projects on the ground. Selected projects will seek to enhance capacities in partner countries to implement and enforce the Basel Convention and manage plastic waste in an environmentally sound manner. Budgets range from US$65 thousand to US$180 thousand. The projects will benefit countries in Asia-Pacific, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Central and Eastern Europe. The deadline for submission of proposals is 25 May 2022. Know more about the Small Grants Program

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