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Updated: Added the documents for Round 7 applications.
Darwin Plus (also known as The Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund) provides funding for:
You need to apply online for Round 7 Darwin Plus projects and fellowships through the Flexigrant Application Portal.
Before applying, you should first read:
Once you have read the guidance, complete the Darwin Plus Round 7 application form on the Flexigrant application portal.
For drafting purposes, you may find the
useful.
You will also need to complete and upload:
the relevant budget form:
or
the
Once you have read the guidance, complete the Darwin Plus Round 7 Fellowship application form on the Flexigrant application portal.
For drafting purposes, you may find the
useful.
You will also need to complete and upload:
Darwin Plus applications opened on 10 July 2018.
Applications must be received by Monday 3 September 2018.
We expect to notify successful applicants by mid-November. Successful projects will start from April 2019.
Funding is open to any organisation as long as the proposed project will benefit one or more of the UK OTs (listed below) by to protecting and enhancing their biodiversity or addressing wider environment or climate-related issues.
Applicants can include:
The applicant organisation will usually be UK-based and the proposed Fellow must be an OT national who has worked or is working on environmental issues in the UK OTs.
The 14 UK Overseas Territories are:
There is no specific minimum or maximum level for a Darwin Plus project or Darwin Plus Fellowship. The funding pot is however limited. Further information on the size of Darwin Plus awards can be found in the
.
The Darwin Plus Advisory Group (DPAG) is made up of policy experts from UK Government Departments and external experts who have experience or knowledge of running biodiversity and environmental projects in UK Overseas Territories. The group assesses all applications to the fund and will produce a prioritised list of Darwin Plus projects and fellowships recommended for funding. Defra ministers approve the final list.
Professor Stephen Blackmore (Chair)
UK Government policy advisers from:
Members with OT knowledge or experience:
Other external advisers:
For questions about Darwin Plus policy, contact the Darwin Secretariat at the Department for Food and Rural Affairs. Email: darwin@defra.gsi.gov.uk
For queries about Darwin Plus project applications, contact the applications team. Email: darwin-applications@ltsi.co.uk
For specific queries on applying through the Flexi-Grant applications, contact the Flexi-Grant support team. Email: Flexigrant@ltsi.co.uk
For queries relating to new and existing projects, contact the project administrators.
Email: darwin-projects@ltsi.co.uk
Telephone: Eilidh Young on 0131 440 5181
For queries about project finance, contact the finance section.
Email: darwin-finance@ltsi.co.uk
Darwin Initiative
LTS International
Pentlands Science Park
Bush Loan
Penicuik
EH26 0PL
Before completing the application form, you might like to take a look at a case study showing an example of a successful Darwin Plus project.
Updated: Added a link to the Penguins in the Southern Ocean case study.
Darwin Plus (also known as The Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund) provides funding for:
You need to apply online for Round 7 Darwin Plus projects and fellowships through the Flexigrant Application Portal.
Before applying, you should first read:
Once you have read the guidance, complete the Darwin Plus Round 7 application form on the Flexigrant application portal.
For drafting purposes, you may find the
useful.
You will also need to complete and upload:
the relevant budget form:
or
the
Once you have read the guidance, complete the Darwin Plus Round 7 Fellowship application form on the Flexigrant application portal.
For drafting purposes, you may find the
useful.
You will also need to complete and upload:
Applications closed on 3 September 2018. We expect to notify successful applicants by mid-November. Successful projects will start from April 2019.
Funding is open to any organisation as long as the proposed project will benefit one or more of the UK OTs (listed below) by to protecting and enhancing their biodiversity or addressing wider environment or climate-related issues.
Applicants can include:
The applicant organisation will usually be UK-based and the proposed Fellow must be an OT national who has worked or is working on environmental issues in the UK OTs.
The 14 UK Overseas Territories are:
There is no specific minimum or maximum level for a Darwin Plus project or Darwin Plus Fellowship. The funding pot is however limited. Further information on the size of Darwin Plus awards can be found in the
.
The Darwin Plus Advisory Group (DPAG) is made up of policy experts from UK Government Departments and external experts who have experience or knowledge of running biodiversity and environmental projects in UK Overseas Territories. The group assesses all applications to the fund and will produce a prioritised list of Darwin Plus projects and fellowships recommended for funding. Defra ministers approve the final list.
Professor Stephen Blackmore (Chair)
UK Government policy advisers from:
Members with OT knowledge or experience:
Other external advisers:
For questions about Darwin Plus policy, contact the Darwin Secretariat at the Department for Food and Rural Affairs. Email: darwin@defra.gsi.gov.uk
For queries about Darwin Plus project applications, contact the applications team. Email: darwin-applications@ltsi.co.uk
For specific queries on applying through the Flexi-Grant applications, contact the Flexi-Grant support team. Email: Flexigrant@ltsi.co.uk
For queries relating to new and existing projects, contact the project administrators.
Email: darwin-projects@ltsi.co.uk
Telephone: Eilidh Young on 0131 440 5181
For queries about project finance, contact the finance section.
Email: darwin-finance@ltsi.co.uk
Darwin Initiative
LTS International
Pentlands Science Park
Bush Loan
Penicuik
EH26 0PL
Before completing the application form, you might like to take a look at these case studies showing examples of successful Darwin Plus projects:
Updated: Updated the guidance under the ‘How to apply’ heading to make it clear applications need to be submitted through the Flexigrant application portal.
You will need to apply online for Round 25 Darwin Initiative main projects through the Flexigrant application portal.
Before applying, please read the following guidance:
Once you have read the guidance, complete the Darwin Initiative round 25 – stage 1 application form on the Flexigrant application portal. For drafting purposes, you may find the
useful.
If you are invited to Stage 2, please complete the
[by invitation only].
There is a two-stage application process for main round Darwin projects. The timetable for Round 25 is set out below:
Please refer to the guidance for the list of countries eligible for the scheme. Organisations making the application must:
The proposed project leader must have suitable qualifications or a minimum of around 10 years’ experience working on similar projects in developing countries.
There is no specific minimum or maximum level for a main round project. The funding pot is however limited. Further information on the size of Darwin Projects can be found in the
.
Before completing the application form, you might like to take a look at a case study showing an example of a successful main project.