Chief S. L. Edu Research Grant 2025 – Nigeria

The award aims to recognize and reward scholarly contributions that enhance habitat restoration, resource management, climate resilience, and biodiversity conservation for the benefit of nature and humanity.

Focus Areas

• The grant supports research in:
  • Biological
  • Natural
  • Social
  • Sciences
  • Environmental law and related fields to promote sustainable natural resource management in Nigeria

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates will be selected based on (among others) the quality of their research proposals and the following requirements:
  • Candidates must be Nigerian citizens.
  • Candidates must have M.Sc Degree or its equivalent in Biological Sciences, Social Sciences or Law (Environmental Law/Protection) but related to natural and environmental resource management
  • Candidates must have secured admission into a Nigerian University towards a Ph.D. degree.
  • Candidates’ research proposals must be tailored to the achievement of NCF’s vision and mission statements.

Application Requirements

• A progress report (on letterheads) from the applicant’s Project Supervisors stating how far he/she has gone in his/her research work and his/her role in the initial review, as well as the relevance to the objectives of the grant, is a very essential condition for considering any application. Please note that a reference letter is an equivalent of a Progress report from the Project Supervisors.
• 200-word justification with relevance to biodiversity conservation, natural and environmental resource management issues.
• A 3,000-word project proposal to be submitted should contain the Title, Introduction/Statement of Problem, Objectives, Methodology and Expected Outputs etc.
• Curriculum vitae (not more than 2 pages detailing research and work experience).
• Scanned copy of admission letter.

For more information, visit NCF.