Partial funding for this research was also received from The UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies, through its Public Scholars Award. This award is part of the UBC Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) which intends to build connections, community, and capacity for doctoral students who are interested in explicitly linking their doctoral work to an arena of public benefit and integrating broader and more career-relevant forms of scholarship into their doctoral education process. In this link, you can visit the author’s profile and find more information about the project. The total contribution of this grant was CAD$ 11,500
Funding to carry out this research was secured through Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation. This grant is made possible by The Rufford Foundation, which seeks to fund people whose work makes a pragmatic, substantial and long-lasting contribution to nature conservation. Thus, not only recognizing the relevance of the research but also acknowledging personal contributions to nature conservation. In this link, you can access the description of the project. The total contribution of this grant was approx. CAD$10,000.
It is appreciated the tremendous contribution The Foundation is doing towards nature conservation globally, and for making this kind of research possible. Otherwise, it could have been impossible, as funding opportunities are getting more and more scarce, especially for young researchers.
Partial funding for this research was also received from The Liu Institute for Global Issues, through its Bottom Billion fieldwork award. This award supports dissertation research on economically poor and marginalized peoples in developing countries. The total contribution of this grant was approx. CAD$ 1,300. This is my profile page