BAT CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH GRANTS

Vardi Bai Senacha Bat Conservation Grant (VBS Bat Conservation Grant) is an annual Bat Conservation Fellowship that has been conceptualised and incepted at the Indian Bat Conservation Foundation (IBCF) through the year 2022 by Dr. K. R. Senacha; a Founder Trustee and Principal Scientist of IBCF; in the sweet memories of his Grand Mother Late Mrs. Varadi Bai Senacha W/o Late Mr. Bhalla Ram Senacha who belonged to Seervi community and has been a native to Bera Navoada & Bera Bandiya Jaliya agricultural farms located at Bagari Nagar town of Tahsil Sojat, District Pali, Rajasthan, India - 306114.

Under the Vardi Bai Senacha Bat Conservation Grant (VBS Bat Conservation Grant) program fellowship amount of INR 25000/- (Indian Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) only is scheduled to be awarded each year to a competent and early career Bat Biologist or Conservationist Research Scholars on the basis of merits and collective recommendations of Board Trustees and Scientific Advisors of Indian Bat Conservation Foundation, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Vardi Bai Senacha Indian Bat Conservation Grant (VBS Indian Bat Conservation Grant) program is likely to open soon and eligible individuals may apply online through submission of a duly filled application in prescribed and available format on ................... This fellowship program though is though likely to open around the year applications received till the month of September every year shall be considered and reviewed through October to declare the name of the successful awardee in November. Successful awardee Bat Biologist or Conservationist Research Scholars would be allocated sanctioned fellowship amount of INR 25000/- (Indian Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) only in the month of December so that he/she can start working through January and complete the bat conservation task by November next year before submitting the final report of the awarded project in December.

Dr. K. R. Senacha and his entire family are committed to contributing/donating voluntarily the requisite money on annual basis to IBCF to ensure the timely award of the said fellowship amount.

Details of eligibility, guidelines and prescribed application form to apply for the Vardi Bai Senacha Indian Bat Conservation Grant (VBS Indian Bat Conservation Grant) program is likely to be uploaded here shortly on or before January 2023.