RESEARCH PROJECT APPLICATIONFORM

1.Title of the project

2.Contact details

2.1 *Senior researcher contact details

  • Title, Initials, Surname,
  • Position,
  • Institution, Department,
  • Postal Address,
  • Contact numbers [work, fax and mobile]
  • E-mail address
  • Identity number (Passport number),
  • Physical address for legal correspondence

2.2 Co-workers contact details

  • Title, Initials, Surname,
  • Position,
  • Institution, Department,
  • Postal Address,
  • Contact numbers [work, fax and mobile]
  • E-mail address
  • Identity number (Passport number),

3.Park (s) in which the study will be conducted

4. In a few words, please explain why this work needs to take place within a National Park

5.Keywords

6. Executive Summary

•rationale

•methods

•objectives

•outcomes and or management implications

•significant risks

•indicate the resources you wish to make use of e.g. no. of game guard days and accommodation days in the park (if applicable)

7.Literature Review

8.Rationale and Background

1)What is the conservation, research or management problem?

2)Why is it important?

9.Objectives & Key Questions

10.Work Procedures

  • A summary of the research material and the methods to be followed for each key question, these must conform to acceptable scientific standards.
  • study area,
  • type of activities
  • description of study subjects (i.e. animals/plants/people etc),
  • collection procedure for plants, soil, water and invertebrates
  • material to be collected
  • frequency of collection
  • sample size and amount
  • method of collection
  • where will voucher specimens will be housed
  • collection procedure for the vertebrates and higher order invertebrates(which require ethics approval) as described in section 3 of SANS (south african national standard) 10386:2008.
  • capture (physical or chemical) or restraint
  • if chemical please detail drugs, dosage and administration methods
  • biological material to be collected and method of collection
  • sampling frequency
  • sample size and amount
  • Include the person/s that will be responsible for implementing these procedures and their training and / or experience, these people must be registered as co-workers and certified.

11. Biological samples requested (complete this section only if your research requests already samples)

11.1Give a detailed description of the biological samples requested;

  • Species (e.g., white rhino (Ceratotherium simum))
  • Type (e.g., plasma, serum, tissue, hair)
  • Form of the sample (e.g., fresh blood, frozen at -80ºC)
  • Quantities of samples
  • Numbers of samples – specify age and gender if appropriate (e.g., 5 x males 3yrs, 3 x female calves)
  • Amount per sample (e.g, 200 µL)

11.2Indicate the ancillary data required for each sample (e.g. age of animal, time and place of sample collection)

12. Ethical Clearance (if applicable)

13.Strategic, Support and Logistics

  • Who is the project being undertaken for?
  • Duration of the project?
  • Who will benefit from the project being achieved?
  • What qualification if any will be obtained from the study?
  • Who is the funding provider and what is the estimated cost of the project?
  • How will the study benefit the National Park’s management objectives?
  • What assistance is expected from SANParks?
  • How many accommodation days do you anticipate a year (where applicable)?
  • How many game guard days do you will require (where applicable)?

14.Major Milestones

  • Please provide a detailed time-line for the duration of the study

15. Risks

Consider risk to self as well as to risk of not completing the study

  • Project Risks
  • Environmental Impact