Animal Protection Grants

Animal Protection Grants is sponsored by Animal Welfare Institute. Animal Protection Grants is a grant program from the Animal Welfare Institute that funds efforts to improve the welfare of animals used in experimentation and to study animal cruelty.

Implementing Refinement Grant Supporting the implementation of refinements to improve the welfare of animals used in experimentation AWI offers grants of up to US$8,000 toward the implementation of a refinement (e.g., purchase of equipment or staff training) that will improve the welfare of animals used in experimentation.

This grant is open only to residents of the United States and Canada for equipment and/or training intended for use in the United States and Canada.

Refinement Research Award Promoting ideas to improve the welfare of animals used in experimentation AWI offers awards of up to US$15,000 toward a research project to develop, study, or validate methods of refinement to the husbandry, handling, or housing of animals used in experimentation to improve their welfare. To qualify for the award, applicants must be based in and the project must be conducted in the United States or Canada.

NIBRS Animal Cruelty Data Research Award Promoting the analysis of NIBRS animal cruelty data AWI’s Center for the Study of NIBRS Animal Cruelty Data is pleased to offer two $5,000 grants for master’s and doctoral students to utilize National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) animal cruelty data in their research.

This funding is designed to promote innovative research that analyzes animal cruelty crimes and informs prevention and intervention efforts. Analysis of NIBRS animal cruelty data must play a central part in the proposed research project.

Animal Welfare Institute Scholarship Helping students pursue career opportunities focused on improving animal welfare High school seniors in the United States are eligible to apply for this scholarship if they (1) have demonstrated a commitment to animal welfare through volunteer work and/or advocacy and (2) intend to pursue a career that will seek to reduce animal suffering and protect vulnerable species.

Up to 12 applicants are chosen each year to receive scholarships, worth $3,000 each. Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards Funding innovative strategies for humane, nonlethal wildlife conflict management and improved methods of wildlife study This award program provides up to US$15,000 to recipients to help spur innovative research on humane, nonlethal tools and techniques for wildlife conflict management and for studying wildlife.

To qualify for the award, the study must be conducted within the United States, Canada, and/or Mexico. Studies using new methodologies or that involve the innovative use of existing technologies are particularly welcome.

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