The student research grant programme is a component of the SGP which exclusively supports thesis related research projects. The programme gives a unique opportunity to students to carry out field research. Almost 50 research grants have been awarded to students from universities all across Pakistan.
The programme supports Bachelors, Masters and MPhil thesis research related to the different environmental component, species, conservation, natural resource management, freshwater etc.
The grant amount for the student research projects is between PKR 25,000/- and PKR 50,000/-.
If you are applying for the Student Research Grant please provide a Letter of Recommendation from your institute in support of your research. If your project gets approved the funds will be given to the institute.
Following research studies were supported for student research during 2011
Research title | Investigator | Institute | Course Title |
Ecological baseline assessment of the vegetation of 600 kanals land in Iskandrabad | Sidra Munawar | College of Earth and Environmental Science , University of the Punjab | M. Phil |
Performance evaluation of constructed wetland at village Majeed Keerio and Punhoo Guddaro’ | Ghulamullah Maitlo | Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering Sciences & Technology (QUEST), Nawabshah | ME |
Ecological modelling of Typha and Phragmitis at Qadirabad Head works for Socioeconomics | Farah Rashid | Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women,Lahore | M. Phil |
Ethno-environmental study of resilience to climate change at Taunsa Barrage Wildlife Sanctuary | Shelly Saima Yaqub | Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore | M. Phil |
Vegetation analysis of Kathar Game Reserve | Sahar Khalid | Department of Botany, Government College University (GCU | M. Phil |
We don’t provide travel grants to attend workshops and conferences
How to Apply
The proposal form can be downloaded from www.wwfpak.org/sgp . The student can apply to the Student Research Grant through email or post by sending the project proposal to the following addresses.
The focal persons and contact details for the student research grants in different provinces are;
For Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan
Uzma Khan, Director Biodiversity/Humaira Ayesha, Coordinator SGP
WWF – Pakistan
Behind Ali Institute of Education
Ferozpur Road, Lahore
UAN: 042-111 993 725
Email: hayesha@wwf.org.pk
For Sindh and Balochistan
Mr. Rab Nawaz, Director Indus for All Programme
WWF – Pakistan
Room# 606-607, 6th Floor
Block 6, PECHS
Karachi
Email: rnawaz@wwf.org.pk
Tel: 021-34544792
For Khyber Pakhtunkhawa
Ibrahim Khan, Senior Manager Conservation /Kamran Hussain
WWF – Pakistan
House 2-A, Circular rRoad
university town
Peshawar
Tel: 091-5841593
kamranshah78@gmail.com