Grants are likely to be in the range of USD 20,000–30,000 over a two-year period.
Larger grants are more likely if teams are multidisciplinary, involve two or more countries in the region, or focus on a transboundary issue.
Eligibilities
Regardless of whether concept notes submitted in response to this call focus on forest restoration or other environmental/natural resource topics, SANDEE will prioritize the selection of concept notes that have a strong economics component and the dual potential to produce high-impact scientific publications and information that is useful to national-, provincial-, or local-level policymakers in the region.
Concept notes for action research that aims to produce consulting-type reports will not be considered. SANDEE welcomes concept notes that involve interdisciplinary projects, cross-border collaborations, and transboundary topics with a mountain and gender focus. Please visit the official link to view examples of publications.
Principal investigators (PIs) must be junior to mid-career professionals employed by a university, research institute, or other similar institutions in the region, including government agencies and nonprofit organizations.
Research teams can include senior researchers as co-PIs or mentors but not as PIs.
They especially encourage women researchers and researchers affiliated with member universities of the HUC to apply.
Eligible Regions: Researchers working in South Asia and the HKH are eligible to submit concept notes.
