The Trevor Poyser Species Conservation Fund

The Trevor Poyser Species Conservation Fund is aimed specifically at individual species research and conservation projects within the OSME region. Species eligible for funding are those that classified as globally threatened according to the IUCN/BirdLife International Red-list (see Table below).

One award of £5000 is made each year and applications must be submitted by the 1^st December for projects that must start during the following calendar year. The successful applicant will be notified before the 31^st December.

The following criteria must be met:

• The project leader must be a country national, although collaboration with organisations and experts from outside the project country are encouraged.
• Eligible species are listed in the table below. Consideration will be given to other species where the applicant can clearly show that the population is of national importance. Please contact OSME for clarification before submitting an application, but please make sure this is done at least one month before the submission deadline.
• The project should have a strong emphasis on research and monitoring and should have clear conservation implications. Research that may lead to conservation actions that could potentially result in a species being down-listed will be considered favourably.
• If the target species has an international species action plan endorsed by AEWA, CMS or IUCN, then the project concept must be compatible with the objectives and activities of that plan.
• The project must be primarily field-based.
• All applications must be submitted on the standard form and must be in English. If English is not your first language you are encouraged to ask an English speaker to review your application. If you do not know an English speaker then please contact OSME to offer advice, but please make sure this is done at least one month before the submission deadline.
• The project applicant must be able to receive the grant award via a bank transfer (please contact OSME if you have any concerns about this).

The following types of projects are not eligible for funding:

• Desk and/or laboratory-based studies.
• Education or awareness raising projects (but please check eligibility of the OSME Conservation Fund and Youth Development Fund).

Eligible Species

Common name	Scientific name	Global status
Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	V
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	V
Marbled Duck	Marmaronetta angustirostris	V
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	V
White-headed Duck	Oxyura leucocephala	E
Yelkouan Shearwater	Puffinus yelkouan	V
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	V
Northern Bald Ibis	Geronticus eremita	E
Dalmatian Pelican	Pelecanus crispus	V
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	E
Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotus	E
Greater Spotted Eagle	Clanga clanga	V
Indian Tawny Eagle	Aquila (rapax) vindhiana	V
African Tawny Eagle	Aquila (rapax) rapax	V
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis	E
Eastern Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca	V
Socotra Buzzard	Buteo socotraensis	V
Great Bustard	Otis tarda	V
Macqueen’s Bustard	Chlamydotis macqueenii	V
Sociable Lapwing	Vanellus gregarius	CE
Slender-billed Curlew	Numenius tenuirostris	CE
Relict Gull	Ichthyaetus relictus	V
Yellow-eyed Pigeon	Columba eversmanni	V
European Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	V
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	V
Omani Owl	Strix butleri	DD
Arabian Woodpecker	Dendrocoptes dorae	V
Saker Falcon	Falco cherrug	E
Arabian Magpie	Pica asirensis	E
Basra Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus griseldis	E
Large-billed Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus orinus	DD
Yemen Warbler	Curruca (or Sylvia) buryi	V
Yemen Thrush	Turdus menachensis	V
Abd al Kuri Sparrow	Passer hemileucus	V
Syrian Serin	Serinus syriacus	V
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	V
Socotra Bunting	Emberiza socotrana	V
Yellow-breasted Bunting	Emberiza aureola	E

How To Apply

Applications are considered once a year, and must be submitted on the standard application form. All applications and supporting documentation must be submitted by email in English. The deadline is the 1^st December and applicants will usually be notified by the 31^st December.

The applications will be considered by the OSME Conservation Fund Committee and OSME Council

The application form can be downloaded here