The award supports proposals that use high-resolution (HR) satellite data, combined with the power of machine learning, to monitor and protect the Earth’s vulnerable creatures, habitats and environments.

Funding Organization: Connected Conservation Foundation, in collaboration with the Airbus Foundation.

Research Scope: Conservation technologies

Eligibility:

Applications are accepted from an individual, research institution or not-for-profit organisation who:

• Have a local partner(s) available to help validate field-based insight and data.
• Have experience using GeoSpatial data and Esri software (or similar) either themselves or within the organisation’s partnerships.
• Have adequate resources and expertise to conduct research and development activities.
• Are willing to make data available per the procedures and principles.

Maximum Award: Three winners will receive

• Access to Airbus’s Pléiades and Pléiades Neo (15*, 30 and 50cm) satellite imagery
• $6,000 in funding and ongoing technical support
• ArcGIS Pro from ESRI 

Application Process: Applications must be submitted online through a link provided at the bottom of this page: https://connectedconservation.foundation/grant-awards/#

Application Deadline: 18 December 2024

Further information: https://connectedconservation.foundation/grant-awards/