Could you win our primate grant?
Born Free’s annual Primate Society of Great Britain Grant, supporting range state nationals working with threatened primates, is now open for applications.
Black-and-gold howler monkey © Nicolas Gorostiaga
Born Free and the Primate Society of Great Britain are working together to provide a Conservation Grant to support the work of people protecting indigenous primates – that occur naturally in a particular region. Each year, applicants are invited to submit a proposal for a project that is working to study or protect threatened species. Proposals are especially welcomed from those who are working with endangered primates or on projects focusing on conflict between people and primates.
“We are always amazed at the breadth of applications received and each year,” said Anna Cryer from Born Free’s Conservation team. “It proves a real challenge to choose the grant recipient. We are sure this year will be no different.”
Our 2024 winner, Nicolas Gorostiaga, is working to understand the influence of a yellow fever outbreak on the demography and genetic variability of the Near Threatened black-and-gold howler monkeys in Argentina. Previous winners have undertaken initiatives to improve human-primate coexistence in the foothills of Mount Kenya, work with hunters and bushmeat sellers in Cameroon to reduce mandrill trade, and to survey habitats in Mexico to examine how Geoffrey’s spider monkeys use altered ecosystems. You can read more about our previous winners here.
Born Free is proud to support this important grant through the Primate Society of Great Britain and we are looking forward to reading this year’s applications.
Applicants from primate range states are invited to apply through the Primate Society of Great Britain website by 1st of March, 2025.