[August 2026]
Discover environmental grants, awards, research programs, and funding opportunities supporting biodiversity, climate action, conservation, sustainable energy, and environmental innovation in August 2026.
Applications Open for Rainforest Trust Program
Deadline: 01-October-2026
Rainforest Trust provides conservation grants to non-profit organizations, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities working to create or expand protected or conserved areas in tropical and subtropical regions…[more]
Call for Primate Conservation, Inc. Field Research Grants
Deadline: 20-September-2026
Primate Conservation, Inc. (PCI) provides small grants for field research and conservation projects focused on rare and endangered primate species in their natural habitats…[more]
Apply for Wege Prize Circular Economy Challenge
Deadline: 04-October-2026
The Wege Prize is an international competition that challenges student teams to develop innovative, circular solutions to real-world problems affecting people, businesses, and the environment…[more]
Submit Entries for Pulitzer Center Writing Contest
Deadline: 01-November-2026
The Pulitzer Center’s Local Letters for Global Change is a global writing contest for current K–12 students who want to address major global challenges and propose solutions to local decisionmakers…[more]
CFAs: International Compost Awareness Week Bookmark Contest
Deadline: 15-October-2026
The International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) Bookmark Contest 2027 invites young artists aged 10 to 13 from around the world to create an original bookmark design inspired by the theme “All Paths Lead to Compost.”…[more]
Submit Entries for Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program
Deadline: 15-October-2026
The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program offers in-residence research and study opportunities for graduate students, doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and senior scholars whose work aligns with Smithsonian collections, facilities, research programmes, or institutional expertise…[more]
Smithsonian Biodiversity Genomics Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Deadline: 15-October-2026
The Smithsonian Biodiversity Genomics Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports postdoctoral researchers conducting innovative biodiversity research using comparative genomics, bioinformatics, and related genomic approaches…[more]
Smithsonian Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections Program
Deadline: 15-October-2026
The Smithsonian Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections support recent graduates and researchers in art and archaeological conservation, materials science, and related disciplines…[more]
Applications open for STEG PhD Research Grant Program
Deadline: 15-September-2026
The STEG PhD Research Grant Program provides funding of up to £15,000 to PhD students conducting research on structural transformation, economic growth, labour markets, productivity, and related policy challenges in low- and middle-income countries…[more]
Royal Entomological Society Photography Competitions
Deadline: 31-October-2026
The Royal Entomological Society Insect Photography Competition invites non-professional photographers from around the world to submit creative photographs featuring insects…[more]
Applications open for Jack Kimmel International Grant Program
Deadline: 01-September-2026
The Jack Kimmel International Grant Program provides funding of up to USD 10,000 for arboriculture and urban forestry research conducted primarily outside the United States…[more]
CFAs: Conservation Guest Scholars Program
Deadline: 01-October-2026
The Conservation Guest Scholars Program offers established cultural heritage conservation professionals a three-month research residency at the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) in Los Angeles, United States…[more]
Kensington Conservation Grant for Explorers and Scientists
Deadline: 28-September-2026
The Kensington Conservation Grant provides $10,000 awards to graduate students, post-graduate researchers, early-career scientists and independent explorers conducting impactful field science and conservation projects…[more]
Call for Nominations: OPEC Award for Research
Deadline: 30-November-2026
The OPEC Award for Research recognizes an outstanding individual researcher whose work has made a significant contribution to knowledge and understanding of the petroleum industry and oil-related issues…[more]
CFAS: Stephenson Exploration Advancement Program Award
Deadline: 02-October-2026
The Stephenson Exploration Advancement Program Award provides US$10,000 awards to support college undergraduates, graduate students, and independent explorers conducting hands-on marine research and conservation fieldwork…[more]
Call for Proposals: Kunming Biodiversity Fund 2026
Deadline: 15-September-2026
The Kunming Biodiversity Fund (KBF) invites United Nations organizations and partners to submit projects that accelerate biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, environmental governance, and implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) in developing countries…[more]
Call for Applications: Global South Civil Society Microgrants
Deadline: 06-September-2026
The Global South Civil Society Microgrants support grassroots organizations, civic groups, community-led movements, artists, and youth organizations in the Global South to use Pulitzer Center-supported journalism for civic engagement projects…[more]
Call for Proposals: SGP CSO Innovation Challenge Grant Program
Deadline: 15-September-2026
The SGP CSO Innovation Challenge Program supports civil society organizations with proven environmental solutions that are ready to scale or replicate successful approaches across eligible countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific and Oceania…[more]
Call for Applications: Climate Resilience Metrics for Water Supply Planning
Deadline: 05-October-2026
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is seeking research proposals to advance actionable climate resilience metrics that water utilities can use for planning, operational decision-making, and long-term water supply management under changing climate conditions…[more]
RFPs: Rolex Explorers Club Grant Program
Deadline: 06-Sep-2026
The Rolex Explorers Club Grant Program supports young explorers conducting innovative fieldwork that advances science, improves understanding of the environment, and explores important historical questions…[more]
Energy Community Secretariat and GIZ launch Women in Energy Photo Contest
Deadline: 21-September-2026
The Women in Energy Photo Contest supports women working in the energy sector across Southeast and Eastern Europe by providing a platform to showcase their professional stories, expertise, and contributions through photography…[more]
CFAs: Sustainable Solid Biofuel and High-Efficiency CHP Demonstration
Deadline: 01-December-2026
The European Commission is inviting applications for projects that demonstrate sustainable regional solid biofuel value chains and high-efficiency combined heat and power (CHP) systems for renewable energy generation…[more]
Call for Applications: Renewable Fuel Technologies Procurement
Deadline: 01-December-2026
The Renewable Fuel Technologies Procurement funding opportunity provides €40 million under Horizon Europe to accelerate the development, demonstration, validation, and commercialization of renewable fuel technologies…[more]
Request for Applications: ACHIEVE Training Program
Deadline: 30-September-2026
The ACHIEVE Training Program 2027–2028 supports early-career researchers who want to apply dissemination and implementation (D&I) science and data science methodologies to global health research…[more]
Apply now for Stanley 1913 Creators Fund 2026
Deadline: 13-September-2026
The Stanley 1913 Creators Fund provides grants of up to USD 50,000 to emerging social entrepreneurs and nonprofit organisations developing innovative solutions to important social and environmental challenges…[more]
CFPs: Cultural Heritage for Socio-Economic Recovery and Sustainable Development
Deadline: 03-November-2026
The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) is inviting eligible NGOs to support the socio-economic recovery and sustainable local development of communities around the archaeological sites of Abila in Irbid Governorate and Mukawir in Madaba Governorate, Jordan…[more]
Call for EOIs: Financing Universal Energy Access across Latin America and the Caribbean
Deadline: 09-September-2026
The Universal Access Coalition Financing Facility supports projects that expand reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity access across Latin America and the Caribbean…[more]
CFAs: Council on Australia Latin America Relations Grants Program
Deadline: 21-September-2026
The Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR) Grants Program 2026–27 provides funding for projects that strengthen economic, political, social, cultural, and people-to-people links between Australia and Latin America…[more]
Open Call Grounding the Cloud Grant Program
Deadline: 14-September-2026
The Open Call Grounding the Cloud supports designers, makers, researchers, and collectives in the Kingdom of the Netherlands developing projects that explore and reduce the ecological impact of digital technology…[more]
RFPs: Guidelines to Develop Best-In-Class Maintenance Strategies for Vertical Assets Program
Deadline: 05-October-2026
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is inviting research proposals to develop best-in-class maintenance strategies for vertical assets in water and wastewater utilities…[more]
CFPs: Mediterranean Freshwater Ecosystem Conservation Grants
Deadline: 15-October-2026
The Donors’ Initiative for Mediterranean Freshwater Ecosystems (DIMFE) provides grants of €100,000 to €500,000 for field-based projects that conserve, restore, and sustainably manage freshwater ecosystems across the Mediterranean basin…[more]
20th SEARCA Photo Contest Food for All, Food for the Future
Deadline: 30-September-2026
The 20th SEARCA Photo Contest invites Southeast Asian photographers to submit original photographs under the theme “Food for All, Food for the Future.”…[more]
Open Call: Asia Climate Solutions Design Grant
Deadline: 10-September-2026
The Asia Climate Solutions (ACS) Design Grant supports innovative blended finance models that mobilize private, public, and philanthropic capital for climate-resilient agriculture, food security, and nature-based solutions in Southeast Asia…[more]
Submissions open for Africa Energy Innovation Competition
Deadline: 10-September-2026
The Africa Energy Innovation Challenge (AEIC) 2026 invites young African entrepreneurs and innovators to develop solutions addressing energy access, green jobs, agribusiness, manufacturing, fintech, AI, and connectivity challenges…[more]
Call for Proposals: SCALE-ASEAN Strengthening Cross-Border Commercialization ecosystem
Deadline: 11-September-2026
The SCALE-ASEAN program provides grants of up to £100,000 to support the cross-border scaling of mature, high-impact innovations across at least two eligible ASEAN Member States…[more]
Student Grant Program for Latin American Graduate Researchers
Deadline: 01-December-2026
The Student Grant Program supports Latin American graduate students conducting research in conservation-related fields…[more]
Pioneer Innovator Grant for Research Commercialisation
Deadline: 15-September-2026
The Pioneer Innovator Grant supports faculty members, researchers, and students in Nordic countries to transform innovative academic research into commercially viable solutions…[more]
Submit Applications for Henry Moore Grants Program
Deadline: 01-September-2026
The Henry Moore Foundation Grants support sculpture-related projects that advance research, exhibitions, conservation, collections, publications, and public understanding of sculpture…[more]
Call for Nominations: European Natura 2000 Award
Deadline: 30-September-2026
The European Natura 2000 Award recognizes outstanding achievements in the management, conservation, and promotion of Natura 2000 sites across the European Union…[more]
Open Call for Connect NEB 2027
Deadline: 30-September-2026
The Connect NEB Call from EIT Urban Mobility provides €18,000 per project to support innovative initiatives addressing local urban challenges through the values of the New European Bauhaus (NEB)…[more]
Apply Now: Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator
Deadline: 06-September-2026
The Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) supports innovative organizations developing solutions that strengthen climate resilience and food security in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Peru…[more]
