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Funding opportunities

1. HKBWS China Conservation Fund

In order to promote bird studies and bird watching activities in China mainland, Hong Kong Bird Watching Society has established the HKBWS China Conservation Fund since 1999.

The aim of the fund includes:

To promote bird watching activities;
To facilitate observation and publishing of bird records;
To support ornithological researches directly related to conservation.

Small grants of up to HK$10,000 are offered to projects related to bird studies and bird watching. Fund applications are considered once a year. Project supported in the past included:

Survey of Xinjiang Ground Jay in Xinjiang
Survey of Derby's Parakeet in Yunnan
Bird survey in Chongming Island
Bird survey in Moulan at Guizhou

Successful applications for the 2010 round are as follows:

Province / location	Project title	Project leader	Organization
Fujian	Promoting birdwatching in universities in Fuzhou and bird survey in the University Town		Bird Watching Society of Fujian Normal University
Yunnan	Public education programme in Kunming city	Wang Ximin Luo Xu Li Liwai Gan Yong
Lianyungang	Seabird survey in Cheniushan Island in Lianyungang		Jiangsu Wild Birds Society
Yunnan	Ecological observation of the Giant Nuthatch in Chuxiong, Yunnan		Bird Watching Club of the Southwest Forestry University

Successful applications for the 2009 round are as follows:

Province / location	Project title	Project leader	Organization
Henan	Great Bustard wintering survey from Sanmenxia to Kaifeng, Henan		Henan Wild Bird Society
Shanghai	Promoting birdwatching activities in universities and setting up a platform for exchanging bird information in Nanhui Dongtan	Xu Chenlin Ruan Yijun	Animal Conservation Society of the Shanghai Maritime University
Sichuan	Promoting migratory bird in the campus of Sichuan University	Wu Jiawei Zhang Kai Luo Pinzhao Dai Bo	Southwest China Photography Workshop Environmental Protection Voluntary group of Sichuan University
Yunnan	Bird Survey in Tonbiguan Nature Reserve (yingjiang part), Yunnan	Han Lianxian Han Bin Liu Yang Liu Yueqing	Bird Watching Club of the Southwest Forestry University

Successful applications for the 2008 round are as follows:

Province / location	Project title	Project leader	Organization
Fujian	Bird surveys in Meihuashan National Nature Reserve, Fujian	Lin Zhi
Fujian	Public promotion of bird watching in Nanping, Fujian		Wuyi Bird Watching Society
Sichuan	Ecological observation and research on the conservation of Omei Shan Liocihla	Han Lianxian	Faculty of Conservation Biology, Southwest Forestry University
Wenzhou	Waterbird surveys in Wenzhou wetlands	Li Xiaodong	Green Eyes, China
Xishuang banna	Birdwatching promotion work in Xishuangbanna	Luo Aidong	XishuangBanna Wildbird Society

Successful applications for the 2007 round are as follows:

Province / location	Project title	Project leader	Organization
Fujian	Survey on birds in Longxishan Mountain	Jiang Hangdong	Xiamen Bird Watching Society
Hubei	Bird survey in Shennongjia Forest 2007		Wuhan Bird Watching Society
Beijing	Survey and protection of swallows and swifts in Beijing		Beijing Bird Watching Society
Yunnan	Investigation of swift species, their abundance and status in Yanzi Cave, Guizhou	Han Bin	Bird Watching Club of the Southwest Forestry University

Successful applications for the 2006 round are as follows:

Province / location	Project title	Project leader	Organization
Beijing	Development and management of "China Birdwatching Database"	Zhang Zhengwang	China Ornithological Society
Fujian	A national coastal waterbird survey	Chen Zhihong	Xiamen Bird Watching Society
Fujian	A survey of Blyths's Kingfisher in Wuyishan	Jiang Hangdong	Xiamen Bird Watching Society
Yunnan	A survey of Green Peafowl and Mrs Hume's Pheasant in Konglonghe Nature Reserve Paper published	Han Lianxian	Southwest Forestry University
Shenzhen	A bird survey in Baiyu Villiage, Qinghai	Dong Jiangtian	Shenzhen Bird Watching Society
Beijing	A survey on the distribution of hornbills in Xishuangbanna	Zhao Huaidong

Successful applications for the 2005 round are as follows:

Province / location	Project title	Project leader	Organization
Shanghai	Upgrade of "Birdtalker - the record system for amateur bird watchers"	Zhao Junfeng
Beijing	A survey of Grey-sided Thrush and its conservation	Li Haitao	Beijing Bird Watching Society (in prep.)
Yunnan	A survey of the birds in Cangshan, Dali, Yunnan	Han Lianxian	Southwest Forestry University
Shenzhen	Survey of Birds of Shenzhen	Dong Jiangtian	Shenzhen Bird Watching Society

The China Conservation Fund support projects which facilitate collection of records. For example, it supported the development of "A Database of the Birds of China" in 2004/05 which is a collaboration between Shenzhen Bird Watching Society and the China Ornithological Society.

Since 2002, the HKBWS China Conservation Fund has supported the China Ornithological Society annually for the collection of bird watching records, and in turn as an important part of the China Bird Report. >> More info.

2. Other funding opportunities

A number of funding source are available to support projects on education, research and conservation of birds, examples are:

Global Greengrant Fund (GGF)
WWF China (WWF) - small grant
WWF Hong Kong - Asia Waterbird Conservation Fund
Oriental Bird Club (OBC) - conservation fund
RSPB small grant (research on rare birds)
RSPB small grant (education and publicity)
BP Conservation Award
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF)
Development Market Place
WCS - Research Fellowship Program
etc.

We keep posting information of various sources of small grants onto the forum, please CLICK HERE for detail information.

Xinjiang Ground Jay

Grey-sided Thrush

China Ornithological Society

A database of the Birds of China

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