Deadline: 10-Jan-2025
Entries are now open for Dierenpark Amersfoort Wildlife Fund to support projects around the world when it comes to nature conservation and species preservation.
Financial support of projects for endangered species, supporting research for veterinary medicine, reforestation projects, or helping to shelter animals. An overview of projects supported in the past can be found on their website. If in doubt whether your project fits within their fund, feel free to contact them!
Eligibility Criteria
- The project application includes a soundly based project description, a detailed budget as well as a resume of the applicant. In addition the project applications should meet the following criteria:
- The project contibutes to the conservation of an endangered species, among others by protecting the natural habitat and via local education programmes.
- The species addressed in this project are part of the animal collection in Amersfoort Zoo.
- The application should cleary reflect the involvement of the local community.
- The local involvement of NGO’s and /or universities in the implementation of the project should be clearly demonstrated in the application.
- The application should preferably be submitted with the input from someone in the region where the project will be implemented.
- The project applicant has good references.
- The project use a long term planning which ensures continuity.
Application Requirements
- Applications should be submitted in Dutch or English via the online application form.
- Only applications made through their application form will be considered.
- The board meets a few times per year and evaluates the applications based on the criteria that can be found on their website.
- The application form (and not the appendices) is leading in the assessment of the applications.
- Therefore it is not possible to add appendices to your application.
- They prefer projects that make nature conservation concrete, so please indicate clearly how many children you will reach if you request an education project, or how many trees you will plant if you do a reforestation project.
- Applications received after the deadline will be saved until the next board meeting.
- They are a small organization, so it may take longer before you receive a response to your request.
- The DierenPark Amersfoort Wildlife Fund depends on donations and therefore unfortunately cannot honor all projects.
For more information, visit DierenPark Amersfoort Wildlife Fund.