The call is particularly aimed at projects headed by young researchers and contributing to the preservation of threatened habitats and species
The deadline for applications is 21 March 2025
Zoo de Barcelona, through its Foundation, is opening its 2025 grant call for research and conservation projects. The aim of the programme is to back initiatives by young researchers to develop projects that contribute to the preservation of threatened habitats and species. The selected projects must share the values of the Zoo and its Foundation, focusing on conservation, education and awareness relating to biodiversity.
In this 16th edition, one of the key criteria for selecting projects will be leadership by young researchers (pre or post-doctoral), the idea being that these grants also support the development of their research careers. The Zoo sees this as a key factor in a context where it is essential to guarantee generational renewal by promoting interest among new generations of professionals in this discipline. In particular, we need to foster and promote women’s presence as unfortunately women are still a minority in this field.
The grants will generally be worth up to a maximum of €15,000 per project. The deadline for applications for this year’s call is Friday, 21 March 2025. Full information and the terms and conditions of the call are available in the Official Gazette of the Province of Barcelona (BOP), as well as on the Zoo website.
Joint effort on research and the conservation of biodiversity
The Zoo de Barcelona Foundation allocated over a million euros to these annual grant calls between 2009 and 2024. The grants complement in-house and collaborative research and conservation projects backed by the Zoo, strengthening its commitment to the preservation of biodiversity.
More precisely, in recent years the grants have provided support for projects geared towards the conservation of native amphibians, among others the Iberian spadefoot toad, the monitoring of bats, and applied research on the well-being of Cetacea.
