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The Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Fellowship Programme

The Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Fellowship Programme aims to support
individuals who are deeply committed to efforts in conserving biodiversity,
protecting habitats, and keeping in check the exploitation of nature and
natural resources. Registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950, the
Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Trust supports activities that
contribute to sustaining and enhancing India's Ecological Security,
particularly its basic life support systems, through protecting, restoring
and enriching India’s natural ecosystems including conservation of the
endangered and endemic species as well as restoration of fragile
ecosystems. The fellowship programme would be administered by the
Foundation for Ecological Security (www.fes.org.in).

About the Fellowship
The Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Fellowship programme would support
initiatives that contribute to sustaining and enhancing India’s ecological
security by protecting, restoring and enriching India’s forest cover,
conserving endemic and endangered plant and animal species and their
habitats, and restoring fragile ecosystems. The activities that would
receive support under the programme will be action-oriented and could
include efforts which:

1.    Conserve and restore landscapes, habitats, species and natural
resources.
2.    Highlight the ecological significance of lesser known biodiversity
and biodiversity-rich areas.
3.    Conserve critical wildlife habitats and ecologically sensitive areas
from interventions that could potentially have an adverse effect on the
environment, communities and their livelihoods.
4.    Promote judicious land-use practises in human dominated landscapes;
promote innovative approaches towards environmental problems, concerns and
environmental decision-making.
5.    Work for the improvement of environmental governance
6.    Mobilise public opinion for better environmental legislation and
effective implementation.

Initiatives that seek to highlight and revitalize key ecological processes,
conserve endemic and endangered biodiversity and their habitats; and
address specific threats to ecosystems and landscapes will especially be
encouraged through the Fellowship Programme. Proposals that have an
explicitly stated geographic and thematic focus stand a better chance of
being selected for the Fellowship Programme.

The Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Fellowship Programme will be open to
Indian citizens with relevant experience. Individuals employed or
associated with an organisation may also apply.  The fellowship will be for
a maximum period of two years and selected Fellows will receive an
allowance, up to Rs. 2.5 lakhs per annum, the exact amount depending on the
Fellow's plan of action and budget proposed.


The Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Fellows may be required to attend
periodic events, workshops and visit the work of the other Fellows to share
their experiences, and garner support for their work. The selected Fellows
should be open to guidance and assistance from a peer organization or
individual.


Application Details

Applications are open until 31st October 2012.

Applications may be emailed to the matthaifellowships@xxxxxxxxxxx Hard
copies may be mailed by post to: Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation
Fellowship, C/o, Foundation for Ecological Security, A-1 Madhuram Park,
Near Shrinathji Society, Ganesh Crossing, Anand – 388 001, Gujarat.  Each
application received would be duly acknowledged.

Applications should include –

1. A proposal (within 2000 words) that clearly articulates the problem,
analysis and proposed course of action, a tentative time-frame, a tentative
budget and a section on links/references, if any. Importantly,, the
applicants should not only explain how they would spend the two years, but
also what they hope to achieve through the fellowship.

2. Curriculum vitae of the applicant. The CV should also include three
references (other than relatives) and their complete mailing address with
phone number, email and skype address (if available).

3. A letter of support from the organisation and a brief outline of the
organization including its aims, legal status, governance, and staff size
in case the applicant is employed/ associated with an organization. A copy
of the annual report and financial statements of the organisation may be
enclosed.

A selection committee will conduct an initial screening of the proposals
received. Shortlisted applicants would then be invited for personal
interviews in December 2012.

For more information, please write to: matthaifellowships@xxxxxxxxxx

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