Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF)

Founded in 1989, the Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting nature conservation in developing countries. Since its establishment, the Research Grant Scheme has supported researchers from research institutions mainly in the Asia-Pacific region. A total of 424 research projects in 25 countries have been awarded grants during this period (as of 30 April 2016). Meanwhile, the Scholarship Scheme has given support to a total of 5,086 students in nine countries in Asia (as of 30 April 2016).

With the aim of gathering the information necessary for conservation work and strengthening the research capacity of young researchers, the NEF Research Grant Scheme has offered financial support to research and publication projects to be implemented in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Research Grant Programme 

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The Research Grant Programme financially supports academic and scientific research that will deepen knowledge of the nature conservation in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. With the aim of strengthening research capacity of young researchers in that region, grants are available only for individual researchers, but not for groups/teams, to enhance their skills, knowledge, and experience through their own research work.

Grant size and duration
The maximum grant size in this programme is 500,000 Japanese yen per project for a maximum duration of two year.

Eligibility requirements for Research Grant Programme: 

• be a national of developing country in the Asia-Pacific region (see 3. Target countries and regions below);
• be a researcher/scientist, who works full-time or is enrolled in a doctoral course, conducting research at a research institution or relevant organisation in one of the target countries listed in 3. Target countries and regions below;
• have sufficient experience and skills in conducting and managing the proposed research;
• be able to communicate in English;
• not have another application to the NEF; AND
• not have another on-going research or publication project funded by the NEF at the time of application submission.

Publication Programme
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The NEF Publication Programme supports scientific publications which are derived from applicant’s own research work and will expand knowledge of nature conservation in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Grant size and duration
The maximum grant size in this programme is 1,000,000 Japanese yen per project for a maximum duration of one year. 

Eligibility requirements for Publication Programme:

• be a national of developing country in the Asia-Pacific region (see 3. Target countries and regions below);
• be a researcher/scientist working full-time and conducting research at a research institution or relevant organisation one of the countries listed on 3. Target countries and regions below;
• be the author for the proposed publication with single author or the first author for the proposed publication with multiple authors;
• have ability to communicate in English;
• have no other applications submitted to the NEF at the time of application submission; AND
• have no other on-going projects funded by the NEF at the time of application submission.

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