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| The Kaplan Awards Program: a Grants Program for Students Working on Wild Cat Conservation | |
| 2007 Conference Proceeding | |
The Kaplan Awards Program (KAP), created by the Panthera Foundation and WCS, supports graduate students working on conservation of wild felids. The KAP makes grants up to $25,000 per project per year, and encourages multi-year funding for outstanding projects, contingent upon performance. Since the inception of the KAP in early 2005, a total of USD $356,378 has been awarded to 22 students including three projects funded for a second year. The mean grant award is USD $16,199, ranging from $6,367 to $21,300. A total of 14 felid species are studied by KAP grant recipients in Africa (nine projects), Latin America (six projects), Asia (six projects) and North America (one project). Of students funded, 64% are nationals studying in their own country and 36% are foreign nationals. The key foci of funded projects are human-cat conflict mitigation (14), population estimates and surveys (14 projects), ecological research (8), genetics (4), and methods testing (3); many projects cover multiple topics. With an average yearly contribution of USD $178,000 per year and a commitment to support students through the duration of their degree, the Kaplan Awards Program is dedicated to promoting up and coming felid biologists as well as international felid conservation. |
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