Open Call for NEF Publication Programme 2025

Funding Information

• The maximum grant size for this programme is one million (1,000,000) Japanese yen per project, with a maximum duration of one year.

Eligible Expenses

• The programme only supports printing costs, including design and layout, and distribution costs within the applicant’s country.

Eligible Projects

• A proposed publication must:
  • focus on the topic of Nature Conservation (e.g., natural environment, its conservation and sustainable use, or other topics related to living organisms) of the country in the Asia-Pacific region;
  • be printed as a book material;
  • be derived from the applicant/co-author(s)’s research work on a particular topic in nature conservation;
  • be expected to deepen and expand knowledge of the natural environment and its conservation among the general public, local communities, and/or academic communities;
  • be written:
    • in English,
    • both in English and the applicant’s national language in either one book or separate books, or
    • in the applicant’s national language together with the English book title and summary;
  • have no copyright issues;
  • be published within one year as scheduled.

Geographical Focus

• The target countries in the Asia-Pacific region include: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

Eligibility Criteria

• An applicant must:
  • be a national of a developing country in the Asia-Pacific region
  • be a researcher/scientist working full-time and conducting research at a research institution or relevant organisation in one of the countries
  • be the sole author or the first author of the proposed publication if it has multiple authors;
  • have the ability to communicate in English;
  • not submit multiple applications to the NEF at the time of the application deadline; AND
  • not be engaged in other ongoing projects funded by the NEF at the time of the application deadline.
• If the proposed publication is prepared by two or more authors, the applicant’s co-author(s) must:
  • be a researcher/scientist working full-time and conducting research at a research institution or relevant organisation;
  • not submit other applications to the NEF at the time of the application deadline; AND
  • not be engaged in other ongoing projects funded by the NEF at the time of the application deadline.

Selection Criteria

• Only qualified applications will be examined by the NEF Selection Committee based on the following criteria:
  • relevance and importance to nature conservation;
  • reasonableness of contents and structure of the proposed publication;
  • originality and quality of the proposed publication;
  • feasibility of the publication schedule;
  • reasonableness of the budget;
  • applicant’s past achievements/experience; and
  • recommender’s statement on the applicant and application.

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