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ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES

Individuals from the following countries are eligible to apply. Please note that within the eligible countries EFN gives preference to applicants working in certain WWF priority places, indicated in parenthesis below.

• Belize (Mesoamerican Reef)
• Bhutan
• Bolivia (Amazon)
• Cambodia
• Cameroon (Congo Basin)
• Central African Republic (Congo Basin)
• Colombia (Amazon, Eastern Pacific Ocean)
• Dem. Republic of Congo (Congo Basin)
• Ecuador (Amazon and Galapagos)
• Fiji (Coral Triangle)
• French Guiana (Amazon)
• Gabon (Congo Basin)
• Guatemala (Mesoamerican Reef, Eastern Pacific Ocean)
• Guyana (Amazon)
• Honduras (Mesoamerican Reef)
• Indonesia
• Kenya (Coastal East Africa)
• Laos
• Madagascar
• Malaysia
• Mozambique (Primeiras e Segundas marine area, Quirimbas, Lake Niassa Aquatic Reserve, Ruvuma Landscape)
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nepal (Terai Arc Landscape, Sacred Himalayan Landscape, Chitwan Annapurna Linkage)
• Papua New Guinea (Coral Triangle)
• Paraguay
• Peru (Amazon, Eastern Pacific Ocean)
• Republic of Congo (Congo Basin)
• Solomon Islands (Coral Triangle)
• Suriname (Amazon)
• Uganda
• Vietnam
• Zambia

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible for a Professional Development Grant, you must meet the following criteria:

• You must be a citizen of an eligible country.
• You must currently be living and working in an eligible country.
• You must have at least three years of work experience (paid position) in a conservation-related field.
• You must already be accepted to participate in the proposed training at the time you submit your application.
• Your current work and proposed training must help advance conservation in an eligible country.
• Your proposed training must be completed within 6 months and must not lead to an academic degree. Individuals currently enrolled in an academic degree program are not eligible.
• You must have approval from your employer to participate in the proposed training and the promise of continued employment.
• You must have a bank account in your own name that can receive US dollars.
• You must not have received funding from EFN in the past. Previous PDG recipients may be eligible for Alumni Grants.
• You must apply at least 90 days in advance of your proposed activity.
• You must submit all required documents with your application.

APPLICATION PROCESS

All applicants must complete an application by one of the deadlines noted below. Individuals who submit their applications less than 90 days before their proposed activity will not be considered for funding. Grant requests may not exceed US $6,500.

• August 1, 2016
• November 1, 2016
• February 1, 2017
• May 1, 2017

Individuals may submit an online application at any time, but completed applications will not be reviewed until the dates noted above.