North Star Science and Technology and the American Bird Conservancy have announced the 8th bi-annual North Star Science and Technology Transmitter Grant Program.  North Star will award a total of eight battery-powered or solar satellite transmitters (Argos Platform Transmitter Terminals - PTTs) to one to three recipients.

In a parallel grant programme, new this year, North Star will also award a total of eight Cellular Transmitter Terminals (CTTs) to winning projects.  CTTs, although similar to PTTs, operate exclusively through the GSM cellular networks and thus are appropriate for use in areas that have fairly reliable cellular coverage.

Both programmes are open to projects throughout the world.  Research that contributes to a knowledge of avian biology and that provides data useful for bird conservation, particularly of threatened species, will receive preference in the selection process.

Short-tailed Albatross: a threatened species successfully tracked at sea

Photograph by Aleks Terauds

The American Bird Conservancy will handle the proposal submission process, review proposals, and select the winning projects. Visit http://www.northstarst.com for more information and proposal guidelines. Direct questions about the programme to George Wallace, American Bird Conservancy (Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.).

John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 1 March 2013