Proposals are preferred that meet some or all of the following objectives and criteria:

• The proposal should clearly contribute to the in situ or ex situ conservation of African or Asian elephants or their habitats.



• Project is part of an established conservation program or is well-suited to become a long term program.



• Project has conservation value and measurable impact.



• Project is grounded in sound scientific methodology, is logistically feasible, and has a high probability of success.



• Project is collaborative in nature.



• Project has multi-institutional participation and matching funds.



• Project and Principle Investigator demonstrate a spirit of cooperation with ex situ elephant facilities and other like-minded conservation institutions.

Examples of some funding priorities are:

• Capacity building



• Strategies for human elephant conflict resolution



• Strategies to counteract the bushmeat crisis/ivory poaching



• Strategies to manage local elephant over-population problems



• Translocation follow-up studies



• Ex Situ elephant management, veterinary and reproduction projects

Proposals must be in English and budgets in US currency.

Proposals must be received at the IEF office by the end of the day on 1 September 2007.

Proposals must be submitted electronically as ONE attachment, this includes the cover page, narrative, CVs, supporting documents etc. Photos are not permitted unless they are VITAL to the clarification of the proposal. In that case, photos must not be imbedded in the application but sent as separate attachments.

Proposals must be submitted electronically to Deborah Olson