Prakriti Research Fellowship 2019-20

The selection criteria is based on the following:

• How relevant the project idea is to the call?
• Whether it addresses an important conservation problem and provides workable, tangible solutions?
• How achievable the objectives are in the given time frame?
• Is the methodology scientifically sound and well structured?
• Whether the outcomes are measurable?
• The ability of the applicant to lead the project based on work experience.
• Comments given by the referee etc.

Categories of the projects:

CATEGORY 1: Projects located in Aurangabad division of Maharashtra (which includes Aurangabad, Nanded, Beed, Jalna, Latur, Hingoli, Parbhani and Osmanabad districts).

CATEGORY 2: Projects located across India, except Aurangabad division.

Themes are the same for both category 1 and category 2:

• Conservation of important habitats (e.g. UNESCO Natural World heritage sites, Protected Areas – National parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves, etc.) 
• Conservation of Threatened Species (Wildlife Protection Act Schedule 1 species)(IUCN Red list categories: CR, EN, VU, NT, Data deficient). The IUCN Red list will be the primary reference to check for threat status of a species.
• Research and action in Urban Ecology- Most Indian cities are facing an environmental crisis of various scales and dimensions. Under this theme, they are looking for projects in the urban or peri-urban sector which would fill knowledge gaps in the present understanding of urban biodiversity, ecosystem services, urban wildlife habitats, air and water pollution or awareness projects on urban ecology or demonstrate workable solutions for the same.