Guidelines for applicants

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Bird Protection Quebec offers support grants to organisations involved with activities supportive of our mission and solicits applications for assistance. The following notes are the conditions under which applications should be submitted.

  1. Applications may be submitted at any time of the year, but the Support Grant Committee meets only twice a year, in April (deadline for submissions March 31) and October (deadline for submissions September 30).
  2. Applications submitted in French should include an English abstract and vice versa.
  3. Individual applications should be accompanied by a CV and two letters of reference from people familiar with the work of the applicant.
  4. Applications from an organization should include a description of that organizations activity (i.e. newsletters, publicity material) and its relevance to Bird Protection Quebec (BPQ)’s mission. Canadian charitable donation registration #s should also be provided where relevant.
  5. Submissions may be made by email to jeandemers@sympatico.ca, however a hard copy (download a copy here)with signature and original letters of reference (for individuals) must be sent before the deadlines to: Jean Demers, BPQ Support Grants Committee Chair, 116-15 boul Kirkland, Kirkland QC H9J 1N2
  6. The application form should be accompanied by a formal proposal consisting of an introduction clearly stating the purpose of the project and its expected impact, a listing of the materials required, a clear methodology of how the project will be accomplished and a realistic schedule indicating time of completion.
  7. A detailed budget should be submitted including amounts to be paid as salaries or stipends, materials, travel, accommodation etc. Budget items should be listed in order of decreasing importance such that if a partial grant is awarded the Support Grants Committee can direct monies towards the highest priorities. Please attach documentation concerning other sources of funding being solicited (where applicable) clearly stating the proportion of total budget being requested from BPQ.
  8. At the conclusion of the project or within one year from the granting of funds (whichever is shorter) the grantee must provide a written report documenting the results of the project and indicate how funds were allocated.

Revised September 2007

We also administer Research Grants and Land Acquisition Proposals, requests for which should be directed to the Research Committee or Land Acquisition Committee respectively.
Contact them via birdprotectionquebec@gmail.com