National Anti-Vivisection Society: Grants for Animals and Wildlife
/OVERVIEW: The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) aims to end “the exploitation of animals used in science.”
IP TAKE: NAVS awards grants via its International Foundation (IFER) for Ethical Research and its Sanctuary Fund. IFER runs a fellowship program for graduate students who aim to “develop alternatives to use of animlas in sceince” and the Sanctuary Fund supports animal sanctuaries serving animals with dire needs related to safety, health and survival. Both programs accept applications, with guidelines, materials and due dates provided on individual program pages. Thsi funder awards only a few grants per year, and its grantees tend to individuals and organiztions whose work is closely aligned with the society’s animal-related goals.
PROFILE: Based in Chicago, the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) is dedicated "to ending the exploitation of animals used in science." The society’s grantmaking stems from two programs: the International Foundation for Ethical Research and the NAVS Sanctuary Fund.
NAVS established the International Foundation for Ethical Research in 1985 to support “smarter and more humane solutions that can provide safer and more effective answers to human health needs.” The foundation awards graduate fellowships to “promising young scientists who are developing alternatives to the use of animals in science.” Fellowships are awarded in amounts of up to $15,000 a year for a maximum of three years to students enrolled in relevant Master’s and Ph.D. programs in the sciences. Funding is international in scope, with recent fellowship recipients affiliated with universities including Duke University, the University of Melbourne, Waye State University and the University of Tubingen, Germany.
NAVS also awards grants through its Sanctuary Fund, which supports animal sanctuaries helping animals with pressing needs related to health, safety and survival. Recent grantees include Cochise Canine Rescue of Arizona, Wisconsin’s Primate’s Incorporated and A Pathway to Hope, a volunteer-run animal rescue in New Jersey.
NAVS makes between $300,000 and $400,000 a year in grants. This typically makes ten or fewer grants a year, with most grants remaining under $100,000. For additional information about past grantmaking, see the foundation’s recent tax filings.
NAVS accpets applications for its Sanctuary Fund grants via email at any time. Applicants should be familiar with the programs priorities before submitting application materials. IFER fellowship applications are accepted via online portal from January 1 until a specified date in April each year. For general inquiries, the society may be contacted via its contact page.
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