Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (GB)
Overview
Before proposing your project by filling in the pre-application questionnaire, please read the following to ensure that it complies with the Foundation’s mission and selection criteria.
A) For your project to be considered, it must fulfil the following 4 conditions:
1. The project must concern one of the following areas:
- Climate change,
- Energy,
- Biodiversity,
- Access to water,
- The fight against desertification.
2. The project must concern one of the following geographical areas:
- The countries of the Mediterranean Basin,
- The Polar Regions,
- The Least Developed Countries (LDCs according to the United Nations). List available here
3. The financial support requested must not exceed 50% of the total budget of the project.
4. The application for support must not concern:
- The regular running of organisations,
- Projects managed by one person only,
- Communication campaigns,
- Editorial projects and cinema productions,
- Projects of a purely commercial nature.
B) Considering the Foundation’s guidelines and the large number of projects submitted, priority support will be given to projects focused on the following:
- The fight against deforestation,
- Alternative solutions to the use of firewood,
- Renewable energies and energy efficiency in LDCs,
- Ocean acidification and its consequences,
- Sea and Ocean governance,
- The effects of global warming on biodiversity,
- Management of wetlands,
- Management of marine protected areas,
- Conservation efforts for species “in critical danger of extinction” according to the UICN red list,
- Integrated water resource management.
If your project fulfils the preliminary conditions (A and B) it will be examined and selected according to the following criteria:
- The type of project: research, technological innovation, field projects involving the populations concerned,
- Added value, exemplary nature and replicability of the project,
- Measurable and tangible aspect of the anticipated outcome of the project,
- “Sustainable development” dimension of the project (social and economic in particular),
- Cooperation with and involvement of the local populations concerned,
- Quality and solidity of partnerships,
- Technical and financial feasibility,
- Expertise of the project managers,
- Quality of the project management,
- Existence of a system for assessing the project.
Recent Grants
To view their 2019 annual report click here