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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Pamela Harling
<BR><B>Sent:</B> 26 April 2006 17:27<BR><B>To:</B> zoology@nhm.ac.uk;
entomology@nhm.ac.uk; botany@nhm.ac.uk<BR><B>Subject:</B> Funding opportunity -
BBVA Foundation Award<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=105011916-26042006>Dear
All,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=105011916-26042006>DEADLINE 30 June
2006</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=105011916-26042006>The BBVA Foundation
is requesting applications for Biodiveristy Conservation Awards in the following
categories:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=105011916-26042006>Scientific research
in ecology and conservation biology</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=105011916-26042006>Biodiversity
conservation projects </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=105011916-26042006>Knowledge
dissemination and sensitisation in biodiversity
conservation.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=105011916-26042006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=105011916-26042006>These awards, with a
total purse of more than one million euros, are international in scope, while
reserving a special prize for the Latin American community.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=105011916-26042006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=105011916-26042006>The awards are
intended to recognise excellence in research, practical interventions and the
advancement of social awareness in the conservation of biodiversity and the
natural environment.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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