Funding Research Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow
October 22, 2006
In 2003, ACA and its Peruvian partner, Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (ACCA), launched a grant program to support research in the Amazon region. Since then, the program has granted 90 scholarships. All this has been possible due to the generous support of the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation.
The main objective of this research grants program is to provide economic assistance to young scientists to conduct research at our Los Amigos station.
There are three grant categories that support field research in pure and applied biology and resource use and related topics:
- Grants for Peruvian undergraduate students
- Grants for master’s and doctoral students, and
- Seed grants or matching grants for post-docs or established researchers.
In 2006 ACA and ACCA awarded 21 grants: 4 to Peruvian undergraduate students, 7 to master’s and doctoral students, and 10 to established researchers at the post-doc level. Research projects conducted by these students include topics on climate change, vegetation inventory, plant-animal interactions, fishes, birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, invertebrates, and many others.
Results from this work will help us better understand the Amazonian ecosystems and to develop strategies to help preserve the richest rainforest on Earth. Our research grants represent a significant financial resource for Latin American scientists. Of the 90 grants awarded to date, 54 have been given to Peruvian scientists, 2 to Argentinean scientists, 2 to Brazilian scientists, 2 to Colombian scientists, and 1 to a Mexican scientist.
We are very proud of the research activity and results generated by these grants and hope to continue offering them for many years to come.
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