ACA Grants Program

Grants Overview

Grant Comparison Table

This table provides a brief overview of the Grants Program. For more information, refer to the FAQ page or the respective grants guidelines.

	ACA Grants in Biodiversity	ACA Research Grants	ACA Conservation, Community and Education Grants
Length of grant	2 years	1 year	1 year
Maximum award	$20,000	Suggested cap $40,000	Suggested cap $40,000
Eligible applicants	Graduate students doing work in Alberta. Applicants must be associated with a university as a graduate student enrolled in a graduate program.	University and research institution faculty, anyone qualified to conduct high-quality research in Alberta. Students and post-doctoral fellows cannot apply directly. ACA and Government employees can’t apply.	Any organization, community group, or individual, except for ACA and Government employees. individuals should have appropriate insurance coverage
Orientation	Academic	Academic	Non-research
Goal	Supporting research in biodiversity, conservation biology, ecology, and related social science approaches that relate to flora, fauna, and habitat in Alberta. Promoting the development of highly qualified, Alberta-based conservation biologists.	Supporting research projects to meet and further ACA’s mission: "ACA conserves, protects, and enhances fish and wildlife populations and their habitats for Albertans to enjoy, value, and use." Also, supporting high-quality research projects on wildlife, fish, and habitat that inform the effective management of wildlife and fish populations and their habitat in Alberta.	Supporting non-research projects in Alberta to meet and further ACA’s mission: "ACA conserves, protects, and enhances fish and wildlife populations and their habitats for Albertans to enjoy, value, and use".

	ACA Grants in Biodiversity
Length of grant	2 years
Maximum award	$20,000
Eligible applicants	Graduate students doing work in Alberta. Applicants must be associated with a university as a graduate student enrolled in a graduate program.
Orientation	Academic
Goal	Supporting research in biodiversity, conservation biology, ecology, and related social science approaches that relate to flora, fauna, and habitat in Alberta. Promoting the development of highly qualified, Alberta-based conservation biologists.

	ACA Research Grants
Length of grant	1 year
Maximum award	Suggested cap $40,000
Eligible applicants	University and research institution faculty, anyone qualified to conduct high-quality research in Alberta. Students and post-doctoral fellows cannot apply directly. ACA and Government employees can’t apply.
Orientation	Academic
Goal	Supporting research projects to meet and further ACA’s mission: "ACA conserves, protects, and enhances fish and wildlife populations and their habitats for Albertans to enjoy, value, and use." Also, supporting high-quality research projects on wildlife, fish, and habitat that inform the effective management of wildlife and fish populations and their habitat in Alberta.

	ACA Conservation, Community and Education Grants
Length of grant	1 year
Maximum award	Suggested cap $40,000
Eligible applicants	Any organization, community group, or individual, except for ACA and Government employees. individuals should have appropriate insurance coverage
Orientation	Non-research
Goal	Supporting non-research projects in Alberta to meet and further ACA’s mission: "ACA conserves, protects, and enhances fish and wildlife populations and their habitats for Albertans to enjoy, value, and use".