The International Elephant Foundation is now accepting proposals for 2019 Elephant Conservation and Research Funding Support for African elephants, Asian elephants, and Ex-situ conservation and research projects. View the grant application page or go download the application guidelines.
DEADLINE: August 10, 2018
Every worthy elephant conservation and research project will be considered, but for 2019 we have outlined funding priorities in the following categories:
AFRICAN ELEPHANT Conservation Funding Support
- Human-elephant conflict mitigation and coexistence
- Reducing habitat fragmentation and loss
- Action to eliminate illegal killing and trafficking of elephants
- Community capacity building
- Conservation education
ASIAN ELEPHANT Conservation Funding Support
- Human-elephant conflict mitigation and coexistence
- Reducing habitat fragmentation and loss.
- Action to eliminate illegal killing and trafficking of elephants
- Community capacity building
- Conservation education
- Managing captive range country Asian elephants
- Review the Jakarta Declaration for Asian Elephant Conservation–Jakarta, Indonesia and Meeting Report
Elephants in Human Care Conservation and Research Funding Support
- Critical diseases – EEHV or Tuberculosis
- Quantify the impacts of conservation education at U.S elephant holding facilities on public action in the U.S and/or in Asian and/or African elephant range countries