NKV grant scheme

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Following the memorandum of understanding signed by the participating states in 2006, the Nordic Board for Wildlife Research (NKV) should be "Supporting workshops, symposia [...] on relevant wildlife topics", and "Supporting students and researchers with respect to costs of travels that furthers Nordic cooperation."

To fulfill this part of the NKV mission, NKV will launch calls for funding of such activities on a regular basis. The aim of the calls will be to further improve the collaboration within the participating states in establishing research that will serve as a basis for conservation and sustainable use of wildlife. In agreement with NKVs mandate, this can be achieved by a strong emphasis on the continuous improvement of research quality and quantity, and the dissemination of knowledge both within the scientific and general communities. The calls launched by the NKV will serve as a tool to achieve the mandate.

The individual calls might target specific activities or topics, as decided by the NKV Board. Such strategic decisions will be outlined and justified in the specific call text. Over a period of some years, all categories of supported activities should be given a fair priority. Moreover, information about each individual call will be posted on the NKV webpage, and each individual call will have a submission deadline that is no less than one month after the call text has been made public on the NKV web page. Decisions about funding allocations will be made by the NKV Board, and the decisions will be posted on the NKV web page.

 

What can you apply for

Within the field of wildlife research, NKV will support the following activities:

• Workshops (organization or attendance)
• Symposia (organization or attendance)
• Visits to researchers in other countries
• Networks and networking activity
• Scientific courses

The grants will not cover salary for the participants. The grant can cover travel expenses, per diem and other operating costs as specified. When traveling we encourage the use of environmentally friendly transportation (for instance, train instead of plane).

The topics that are covered by each call might be limited. Applicants should carefully read the call text for each individual call prior to submitting an application.

The duration of the project can be up to 36 months.

 

Eligibility

The following criteria applies:

• The project leader should either be a researcher affiliated with a university or research institute OR a student enrolled in a university, in one of the participating countries (Norway, Sweden, Iceland, France)
• A project can include participation by people from other countries, if the event is hosted by a participating country (e.g. a workshop in Sweden with participants from outside Europe)
• Both PhD students and MSc students can apply for funding in the students category
• The application must include participants from at least two participating countries (Norway, Sweden, Iceland, France)

 

Topics

The grant schemes will include all topics that are included under the umbrella term "wildlife research". Wildlife research, as defined here, aims to provide the scientific basis for the conservation and management of wildlife and human-wildlife relationships. We adopt a broad concept of wildlife management, including policies and actions with the purpose of conservation, sustainable use or control of wildlife and its habitats. Priority will be given to projects covering/encompassing several participating countries.

The annual calls could be limited to certain topics, and the limitation will be decided by the NKV Board.

 

Priority

For each call, the criteria for prioritizing among qualified applications will be made clear. The criteria for prioritizing could include research topic, type of activity, focal country (to create balance between member states) and career stage.

 

Selection and approval procedures

The decisions should be made during a formal meeting of the NKV Board. All board members should approve the selected applications. A written decision letter should be sent to all applicants, successful or not.

 

Impartiality and conflicts of interest

To ensure that all applications receive a fair evaluation, the board members will not review and rank projects i) from former or current students or supervisors, ii) if they have co-published with the main applicant during the last five years, or iii) if there exists a conflict of interest. The board meeting protocol should include a statement about which applications were reviewed by which board members. If a board member has a conflict of interest, the board member will not take part in the discussion of the application and will not be present in the room when the application is reviewed.

 

Invoicing

The decision letter sent to successful applicants will include information about invoicing. The invoice should be sent from the host institution of the project.

 

Announcement of the decision

The decisions should be publicly announced on the NKV web page, and as a letter to the applicants.

 

Reporting

All projects that receive a grant should submit a written report after the project has been completed. The report should include an ½ page summary with a photo that can be posted on the NKV web page.