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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">IIE is pleased to announce that
<b>The Indigenous Biocultural Exchange Fund (IBEX)</b> Spring 2016 Competition is now accepting applications for events/exchanges falling between April 1, 2016, through August 15, 2016.
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">The Indigenous Biocultural Exchange Fund (IBEX) offers opportunities to attend a global biocultural event/exchange or a meeting of international significance
which impacts the applicants’ home territory or region. This fund supports indigenous peoples and local communities to have a voice in the policies and forums that concern biocultural diversity at a global level.
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<p style="margin: 2pt 0in;"><b><span style="color: rgb(197, 76, 0); font-size: 17pt;"><font face="Calibri">Eligibility Requirements</font></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">The applicant must be Indigenous or a member of a local traditional community.</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Additional preference will be given to: women, youth and first time travelers .</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Funding is not available for those applying to an academic program</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 2pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(197, 76, 0); font-size: 17pt;"><font face="Calibri">Award Benefits</font></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Maximum of $5,000.00 awarded funding (flexibility based on budget submission).</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Award recipients are chosen by a competitive selection process and must use the award to defray costs, which include:
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<p style="margin: 1pt 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt;">Application Deadline:
</span></b><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt;">February 25, 2016</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 1pt 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font face="Calibri">To apply go to:
</font></span></b><a id="LPlnk190149" href="http://www.iie.org/ibexapply"><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font face="Calibri">www.iie.org/ibexapply</font></span></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font face="Calibri">Questions may be directed to:
</font></span></b><a href="mailto:ibex@iie.org"><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font face="Calibri">IBEX@iie.org</font></span></a></p>
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