PADDY PALLIN FOUNDATION-SPONSORED ABS GRANT APPLICATIONFORM

  • Two competitive grants of $3,000 each will be awarded each round.
  • At least one of the two grants will be awarded to project related to flying-foxes.
  • Applicants for both grants only need to submit one application form.

GENERAL

  1. Project title:
  2. Applicant name:
  3. Contact details:
  4. How much funding are you applying for (max. $3,000 Australian dollars):

APPLICATION DETAILS

  1. Describe your project including background to the issue or question that you hope to address,what you will do, and the location of your project(maximum 400 words).
  2. If successful, describe how the money will be spent, or to what aspect of your project the grant will contribute to(maximum 200 words).
  3. What are the expected outcomes and/or outputsof your project?Note that Paddy Pallin has expressed a preference i) for at least one of the annual grants to contribute to research on flying-foxes, and ii) for most grants to contribute to our understanding of bat habitat needs (maximum 200 words).
  4. Detail the factors that lead you to believe your project will be a success (e.g. your experience/knowledge, partnerships/collaborations with other organisations or experts, examples of similar projects that were successful elsewhere) as well as key uncertainties, caveats or risks(maximum 400 words).
  5. How important is the Paddy Pallin sponsored grant for your project(maximum 300 words)? In your answer please include i) all other funding sources and amounts, and ii) the impactsto your projectifyour application for the Paddy Pallin sponsored grant was unsuccessful

Please submit your application as an MS Word document and include a copy of your CV.

Remember, you MUST be an active member of the ABS to be eligible to apply for a grant(to join or renew your membership, please refer to: other terms and conditions, please refer to and