Friends of the Island Fox Research Grant 2025

Friends of the Island Fox 

is currently accepting applications through June 15 

for the FIF 2025 Research Grant

 

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In 2025, Friends of the Island Fox is offering up to $7,000 in support to research projects benefiting greater understanding of the island fox and the Channel Island ecosystem.

From the genetic impacts of near extinction and specific genetic influences on health to drought impacts on fox diet and counting island spotted skunks, FIF supports research to improve the understanding of island fox survival and the complexity of the Channel Island ecosystem.

See prior grant winning projects.

It's all Science for Fox Sake!

 

Scientific data is vital for making informed conservation decisions. Your donations help gather scientific knowledge and build the next generation of scientists and field biologists. 

FIF Research Grant 2023

Friends of the Island is taking applications through August for the

FIF 2023 Research Grant

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From dietary investigation linked with territory use to microbes affecting island fox health, new science is revealing the complex world of island foxes and the Channel Island ecosystem.

This year FIF will be offering up to $7,000 in support toward research projects benefiting greater understanding of island foxes and the Channel Islands.

Last year's grant project is working to reveal the Spotted Skunk Genome and how the island spotted skunk is related to mainland populations.

Island spotted skunk origins may help support evolving information on how island foxes initially arrived on the Channel Islands.

More on current and past FIF Funded Research

FIF grant winners are asked to provide public updates on their work. 

See presentations by Fox Researchers for "Date with a Fox" programs

Recently published island fox science

Important island fox research is funded by DONORS LIKE YOU.

It's Science for Fox Sake! 

 

Friends of the Island Fox 2021 Research Grant

Applications for Friends of the Island Fox's 2021 Research Grant are now available.

Slide of tooth sample from deceased island fox

Structures in island fox teeth may help clarify island fox lifespan.

Whisker samples can provide data on island fox diet.

Part of FIF's mission is to support research that will help build scientific understanding of island fox biology, health, behavior, ecology, and any aspect that influences the species' long-term survival. 

FIF welcomes applications for the $5,000 available in research funding.

 

Download FIF 2021 Research Grant Application

Applications will be accepted through August 31, 2021

2020 Grant Recipient:  

Alexandra DeCandia - Island Fox Microbiome

Previous Research Grant Recipients and other island fox research

Your donations to Friends of the Island Fox

help make this research grant possible