by Carlyn Samuel | Tuesday, 19 October, 2010 | Mongolia, Saiga News, Small Grants Programme
Gunbat Gundensambuu is a Masters student at the National University of Mongolia, studying for a degree in ecology and conservation. The ecology of the Mongolian saiga antelope has featured in Gunbat’s previous studies and will form the basis of his MSc thesis. He has...
by Carlyn Samuel | Sunday, 19 September, 2010 | Alternative Livelihoods, Saiga News, Small Grants Programme, Uzbekistan
Aizada Nurumbetova is director of the “Keuil nury” Centre for Social Support of Women in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. Aizada’s grant will be used to develop alternative sources of income for inhabitants of the Ustiurt plateau in Uzbekistan by training local women in...
by saigaconservationalliance | Sunday, 23 May, 2010 | Saiga News, Small Grants Programme
We are happy to announce that the 2010 Small Grants Programme is now open for applications. The programme is this year again generously supported by the Wildlife Conservation Network and the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation. You can find all...
by Carlyn Samuel | Monday, 19 October, 2009 | China, Kazakhstan, Population Monitoring, Russia, Small Grants Programme, Uzbekistan
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 round of SCA’s small grants competition. This competition aims to build grassroots capacity for saiga conservation by supporting small self-contained projects within the saiga range states, undertaken by those without...
by saigaconservationalliance | Wednesday, 20 May, 2009 | Saiga News, Small Grants Programme
In 2007 the SCA initiated a pioneering Small Grants Programme. This competition aims to build capacity at the grassroots level by enabling individuals to apply for a grant of up to $2,000 for a one-year project on saiga conservation in the wild. The Small Grants...
by Carlyn Samuel | Wednesday, 19 November, 2008 | Kazakhstan, Population Monitoring, Russia, Small Grants Programme, Uzbekistan
This year the Small Grants Programme received 18 proposals from five countries and was generously supported by the Wildlife Conservation Network. At the end of October the SCA Steering Committee met in Almaty, Kazakhstan for their annual meeting and to discuss the...
by saigaconservationalliance | Friday, 7 November, 2008 | Kazakhstan, Population Monitoring, Russia, Saiga News, Small Grants Programme, Uzbekistan
On behalf of the Steering Committee of the Saiga Conservation Alliance, I am delighted to announce the winners of the 2008 SCA Small Grants competition. This competition aims to build capacity for saiga conservation at the grassroots level by enabling individuals to...
by saigaconservationalliance | Thursday, 31 July, 2008 | Saiga News, Small Grants Programme
The SCA’s Small Grants Programme 2008 is now officially open! To download an application form or for more information click here. For details of the winners of the 2007 competition, click here.
by Carlyn Samuel | Sunday, 27 July, 2008 | Saiga News, Small Grants Programme, Uzbekistan
There is a large amount of literature on the ecology and conservation of the saiga antelope, mostly in Russian, but it is scattered in a wide range of local, national and international publications including conference proceedings, theses and internal reports. Much of...
by saigaconservationalliance | Thursday, 17 January, 2008 | Kazakhstan, Russia, Saiga News, Small Grants Programme, Uzbekistan
With the support of the Wildlife Conservation Network, the Saiga Conservation Alliance has initiated a small grants competition. The first round was held in September 2007, and four projects were chosen for support by the Steering Committee. The scheme is aimed at...
