Redwood Research Grant Application Guidelines
Save the Redwoods League supports applied hypothesis-driven research on the biology and ecology of coast redwood and giant sequoia forests.
Save the Redwoods League supports applied hypothesis-driven research on the biology and ecology of coast redwood and giant sequoia forests.
Save the Redwoods League wants to welcome you to submit a pre-proposal to our 2023/24 Research Grants Program. We fund research that deepens our understanding of how to protect redwood forests in a changing environment. Proposals on all topics that advance conservation or restoration science for either coast redwood or giant sequoia forests are welcome, and we strongly encourage submissions for Indigenous-led projects.
This year we are providing a theme — Redwoods and Water — and will give priority to projects that fall under this theme. Some topics we are especially interested in are water use and climate use adaptation in redwoods, fog dynamics and use in redwoods, redwoods access to groundwater, how coastal geology affects water access, and the effects of fire on water use and availability. We are interested in research projects in giant sequoia and in coast redwood.
Research Grant Pre-proposals are due on October 17th, 2023. See Pre-proposal Instructions below for submission information. If your Pre-proposal is selected by our review committee for further consideration, a complete application with the full proposal (to be provided) will be due on November 17th, 2023.
Please contact Dr. Joanna Nelson, Director of Science and Conservation Planning, and Laura Lalemand, Senior Scientist, at [email protected] to discuss how the proposed work may support the League’s conservation mission, as well as ask general questions about the Research Grant Program. Please note that past grant recipients must meet their prior grant obligations to be eligible for funding in the current grant cycle.
If your proposal is selected for further consideration, you will be notified by October 20th and invited to submit a complete grant application by November 17th.
RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM | IMPORTANT DATES |
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Pre-proposals due | October 17th, 2023 |
Invitations for full proposals | October 20th, 2023 |
Complete application for invited proposals due | November 17th, 2023 |
Grant award notifications sent | End of December, 2023 |
Grant funding availability | Prior to March 31st, 2024 |
We only accept applications from nonprofit 501(c) organizations* that focus on research and education (this includes researchers from universities and public agencies) as described in 26 USC Section 170(b) (1) (A) [other than clauses (vii) and (viii)] AND from federally or state recognized Indigenous, Native, and Tribal nations and communities (on the condition that the research is solely for educational and/or charitable purposes).
*Individuals may qualify for starter grants under Save the Redwoods League’s BIPOC student starter grants program.