2 Weeks Left to Apply for Ford Grants

2 Weeks Left to Apply for Ford Grants

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The Ford Motor Company Conservation & Environmental Grants programme which was launched on August 1st, 2001, will be closing for submissions in two weeks time, ie Saturday, September 15th, 2001. This programme is a continuation of the successful Henry Ford Conservation Awards launched in Europe in 1983 and is one of the world’s largest of such programmes offering a total grant of RM3.8 million annually worldwide.

The programme was launched last year in Malaysia with great success. A total of 34 submissions were received, of which 14 projects were finally selected by a distinguished panel of judges. Eleven of the selected projects last year were efforts to conserve flora, fauna and/or their respective habitats, while two are projects involving young people ages 18 or under and one is a conservation engineering programme. These projects received a total of RM247,000.

“This year, we have seen a lot more applicants in two categories, namely child and youth projects, and also heritage. This is an encouraging trend for us because the Ford Motor Company Conservation & Environmental Grants Programme is also about ‘people projects’ and not just ‘green’ causes’” said Deborah Aronson, Managing Director of Ford Malaysia.

Grant applicants can send in their projects in four different categories – natural environment – projects to conserve flora, fauna and/or their respective habitats, heritage – projects to conserve man-made aspects of national heritage, conservation engineering – projects to reduce the rate of consumption of natural resources and/or pollution and child and youth projects – any conservation project involving young people below 18 years.

“I would like to personally invite all people involved in projects that fall into our four categories to submit their entries before the deadline. It is our objective to ensure that as many worthy causes can be helped. No project is too small ”, she added.

To obtain the official entry form or for more information, call the Ford Motor Company Conservation & Environmental Grants hotline at (03) 2718.8263 between 9 am and 5 pm, Mondays to Fridays. All submissions must reach the organizers by September 15th, 2001 with details on the specific project and the required funding.

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