African Bird Club Conservation Programme. The African Bird Club Conservation Programme supports small conservation projects in Africa. Since 1996, it has supported a wide variety of projects including training courses, research into threatened species and promotion and awareness of conservation issues in Africa. The Club welcomes applications for conservation-based projects from individuals or institutions up to maximum of £750 (US$1000).

ABC Conservation Awards

The Club aims to encourage as wide a range of ideas as possible. Many different types of project can be considered so long as there is a clear conservation objective. These could include:

    * survey and research into African birds
    * educational projects or training courses
    * production of guides to the common birds of a country in local languages
    * interpretation material for nature reserves

other ideas will be considered.

As the fund is small, several restrictions will apply:

    * applicants must be normally resident in Africa
    * ideally, the requested grant from ABC should be a major part of the project budget
    * requests for contributions towards academic fees will not be considered.
    * however funding for field projects that are being carried out as part of an academic study may be considered if funding from the academic institution is not available.

The only condition of the award is that the recipient provides a written report on the project results which can be published in the Bulletin of the African Bird Club.