The McKenna-Travers Award for Compassionate Conservation 2021

[Claudio Sillero]

The McKenna-Travers Award for Compassionate Conservation

 

Call for applications 2021

Inspiring, Motivating, Innovating, Caring, Conserving, Leading.

 

Compassionate Conservation Puts the Welfare of Individual Animals at the Heart of Effective Conservation Actions.

 

The McKenna-Travers Award for Compassionate Conservation (MTA) is named in honour of Virginia McKenna OBE, her late husband Bill Travers MBE, and their eldest son, Will Travers OBE, who co-founded the charity that became Born Free in 1984.

 

The Award will not only raise the professional profile of the winner but confers a substantial project grant worth £10,000 over one year to help the winner implement their compassionate conservation agenda, while the recipient of the People’s Choice award will receive £5,000 for their project.

 

The application period for the McKenna-Travers Award is now OPEN – the deadline for applications is 13th August 2021. Shortlist will be announced on 17th September where Born Free supporters will get the opportunity to vote for their People’s Choice. The MTA winner, judged by a panel including Virginia McKenna OBE and Will Travers OBE, will be announced on 17th October, along with the People’s Choice winner.

 

Please visit http://www.bornfree.org.uk/MTA/ for the eligibility criteria, and to download the application form and guidance notes.

For more information, email MTA...@bornfree.org.uk with MTA in the Subject.