ASP Conservation Small Grants

ASP Conservation Small Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Society of Primatologists
Amount: Up to US $3,500
Last Updated: January 05, 2026

Summary

The ASP Conservation Small Grants program is dedicated to supporting primate conservation efforts. It invites proposals for conservation research or related projects, including education, with awards up to $3500. This initiative encourages ASP members, especially those in habitat countries, to submit impactful projects that contribute to broader conservation goals. The program emphasizes funding for local salaries, research supplies, and educational materials, ensuring the sustainability of primate conservation efforts.

Overview

Mission ASP is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) professional organization dedicated to the scientific study of primates. The membership of ASP is a diverse community of individuals who support research and facilitate better science about primates, ensure the conservation and welfare of primates, and educate the public and policymakers about primates. Vision The vision of ASP is to be an interdisciplinary organization that advances the scientific study, conservation, and welfare of primates. Guiding Principles The American Society of Primatologists: Values all primates, primatologists, and ethically sound and scientifically valid research with nonhuman primates.Promotes, exchanges, values, and supports scientific research and education about non-human primates.Believes that animal welfare is a cornerstone of good science and supports policies that ensure the health and safety of primates in research.Supports primate and habitat conservation.Shares resources through multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration and cooperation.Provides and supports training for practitioners, students, and primatologists in primate habitat countries.Values strengthening the connection with its official journal American Journal of Primatology (AJP). Conservation Small Grants:

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The ASP Conservation Grants are awarded strictly for the purpose of supporting primate conservation.Students, researchers, and educators of primate conservation from any country who are members of ASP.In general, the ASP Conservation Committee likes to see funds used for local employee salaries and support. In addition, we fund research supplies, educational material, local travel, reasonable research fees, and lab fees for samples collected in the field. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Individuals from non-human primate habitat countries are eligible for free membership. If in need of an ASP member as a sponsor, please contact the ASP Treasurer, who can act as a sponsor. Please note that new and free memberships can take up to a week to process.

Ineligibility

Applicants may not submit duplicate, or essentially similar, grant applications simultaneously to the ASP Conservation and ASP Research and Development committees for review.We do not fund overhead to universities or salary for western researchers and only rarely pay for international travel. Grants are not awarded to replenish monies already spent. If you have already started your project, the only way you are eligible for an ASP Conservation Grant is if you apply for portions of the project that will be implemented in the future.