{"id":5639,"date":"2018-05-31T12:30:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T16:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/?page_id=5639"},"modified":"2025-11-06T18:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T23:08:19","slug":"birdscaribbean-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/birdscaribbean-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"BirdsCaribbean Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19388 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner-e1665499176833-900x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner-e1665499176833-900x338.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner-e1665499176833-450x169.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner-e1665499176833-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner-e1665499176833.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Funds for Research and Conservation\u00a0 <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BirdsCaribbean provides grants from three &#8220;named&#8221; funds\u00a0 that acknowledge the contributions by a living or deceased person to bird conservation, particularly in the Caribbean.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BirdsCaribbean is extremely grateful to those who inspired the funds and who have generously donated\u00a0 and enabled us to make these grants. The funds give us the opportunity to advance scientific knowledge, engage communities, and promote creative approaches, by supporting individuals and organizations at work in the Caribbean.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Our awards are:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/birdscaribbean-grants\/betty-petersen-conservation-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Betty PEtersen conservation fund<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/birdscaribbean-grants\/betty-petersen-conservation-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19461 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Betty-Info.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Betty-Info.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Betty-Info-450x169.png 450w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Betty-Info-900x338.png 900w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Betty-Info-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Betty-Info-1536x576.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/birdscaribbean-grants\/david-s-lee-fund-for-the-conservation-of-caribbean-birds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David S. Lee Fund for the Conservation of Caribbean Birds<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/birdscaribbean-grants\/david-s-lee-fund-for-the-conservation-of-caribbean-birds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19462 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-S-Lee-Info.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-S-Lee-Info.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-S-Lee-Info-450x169.png 450w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-S-Lee-Info-900x338.png 900w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-S-Lee-Info-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-S-Lee-Info-1536x576.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/birdscaribbean-grants\/james-a-kushlan-research-and-conservation-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James A. Kushlan Research and Conservation Fund<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/birdscaribbean-grants\/james-a-kushlan-research-and-conservation-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19463 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kushlan-info.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kushlan-info.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kushlan-info-450x169.png 450w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kushlan-info-900x338.png 900w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kushlan-info-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kushlan-info-1536x576.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Click on the images for further information about each of our grant programs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>General Guidelines for BirdsCaribbean\u2019s Research and Conservation Grants can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/birdscaribbean-grants\/guidelines-for-birdscaribbeans-grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> and downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/General-Guidelines-BirdsCaribbean-Research-and-Conservation-Grants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>We have provided a brief summary of the grants available for each award here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 66.6667%; padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG0dbbC45c\/pIVX9ScIW7dS14GEdUu9yw\/view?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>check our pages, blog posts and social media for information on award availability and\u00a0 details of how to apply.<\/h5>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funds for Research and Conservation\u00a0 BirdsCaribbean provides grants from three &#8220;named&#8221; funds\u00a0 that acknowledge the contributions by a living or deceased person to bird conservation, particularly in the Caribbean.\u00a0 BirdsCaribbean is extremely grateful to those who inspired the funds and who have generously donated\u00a0 and enabled us to make these grants. The funds give us &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19388,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5639","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner-e1665499176833.jpg",1463,549,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner-e1666195722300-150x140.jpg",150,140,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner-e1665499176833-450x169.jpg",450,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner-e1665499176833-768x288.jpg",768,288,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner-e1665499176833-900x338.jpg",900,338,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner-e1665499176833.jpg",1463,549,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shanna-Junior-and-Fernando-at-point-count_banner-e1665499176833.jpg",1463,549,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Funds for Research and Conservation\u00a0 BirdsCaribbean provides grants from three &#8220;named&#8221; funds\u00a0 that acknowledge the contributions by a living or deceased person to bird conservation, particularly in the Caribbean.\u00a0 BirdsCaribbean is extremely grateful to those who inspired the funds and who have generously donated\u00a0 and enabled us to make these grants. The funds give us the opportunity to advance scientific knowledge, engage communities, and promote creative approaches, by supporting individuals and organizations at work in the Caribbean. Our awards are:\u00a0 The Betty PEtersen conservation fund the David S. Lee Fund for the Conservation of Caribbean Birds THe James A. 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