Research Grants and Postgraduate Funding

This is not intended to give you a fully comprehensive list of funding opportunities but has been compiled to assist with your search for research grants or funding for academic courses. You could start by contacting your own Ministry of Education as well as the British Council and local embassies who should have information about scholarship opportunities for study overseas and can inform you about any local funding opportunities.

Africa Educational Trust Scolarships/Grant

British Academy

British Council
The British Council, 10, Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN, UK Tel: + 44 20 79308466 Fax: + 44 20 7839 6347 Email: education.enquiries@britishcouncil.org

British Ecological Society

British & Foreign School Society International Award
Contact: The British and Foreign School Society, Croudace House, Godstone Road, Caterham, Surrey,CR3 6RE,UK

Charlotte Conservation Fellowship Programme

The Conservation Leadership Programme

Embassies and High Commissions
Contact: Local Embassies in country or write to: European Commission, Directorate General III, Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium.

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Programme
AWF Charlotte Fellowship Programme
African Wildlife Foundation
P.O. Box 48177
Nairobi 0010, Kenya
Fax: +254-20-2710372
Email: charlottefellowship@awfke.org

International Foundation for Science
Contact address: International Foundation for Science (IFS), Karlavägen 108, 5th floor, SE-115 26 Stockholm, Sweden Telephone: +46 8 545 818 00

Ministry of Education or Education Department
Contact: The local Ministry of Education or Education Department

Royal Geographical Society
RSM Fellowships Programme

United Nations Fellowships
Contact: United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Avenue, Gigiri, PO Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254-2) 621234 Fax: (254-2) 624489/90 Email: eisinfo@unep.org

UNESCO Fellowships

Whitley Laing Foundation Grants

WWF Mid Career Training Grants

IAPAD: Funding opportunities for NGOs, CBOs and researchers