(October 2019)
We have compiled a list of 40+ grant opportunities focusing on environmental protection and conservation. Check the list below:
Wild Planet Trust offering Grants to Individuals undertaking Nature Conservation Projects
Wild Planet Trust is currently seeking applications to award a number of grants to individuals undertaking nature conservation projects…[more]
Submit Your Applications for Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Applicants are invited to apply for Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund which is a significant philanthropic endowment established to provide targeted grants to individual species conservation initiatives, recognize leaders in the field of species conservation and elevate the importance of species in the broader conservation debate…[more]
Minor Foundation to Protect the Natural Environment from all over the World
The Minor Foundation for Major Challenges is currently accepting letter of intents (LOIs) from all over the world to fund communication projects which mitigate anthropogenic climate change…[more]
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust Awarding Grants to both UK & Overseas Projects
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust (WWCT) is currently inviting applicants for its 2019 grant program for individuals undertaking nature conservation projects. Projects may involve practical habitat or species management, research, training, education, awareness raising or campaigning…[more]
World’s Most Prestigious Award for Sustainability- The Energy Globe Award 2020! Apply Now
Nominations are open for the world’s most prestigious award for sustainability- the Energy Globe Award 2020. The objective of the Energy Globe Award is to present successful sustainable projects to a global audience and to demonstrate that for many environmental problems feasible solutions already exist. Projects submitted from over 180 countries take part each year in the awards…[more]
Volvo Environment Prize 2020 to Promote Scientific Research & Innovations
Nominations are open for the Volvo Environment Prize 2020 that is awarded for: Outstanding innovations or scientific discoveries, which in broad terms fall within the environmental fields…[more]
Wildlife Acoustics Scientific Product Grants Program
Wildlife Acoustics is seeking applications for its Scientific Product Grants Program to support efforts in conservation and environmental stewardship…[more]
The Alongside Wildlife Foundation announces 2019 Request for Proposals
The Alongside Wildlife Foundation has announced a Request for Proposals specifically for projects that are led by or will increase involvement of minorities and members of marginalized groups in wildlife conservation…[more]
Nominations Open for iF Social Impact Prize 2019
Nominations are now open for iF Social Impact Prize to publish and support projects that contribute to their society…[more]
2020–2021 Community Solutions Program for Community Leaders (Peacebuilding, Environment, Gender Equality, Anticorruption)
The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is accepting applications for its Community Solutions Program (CSP) 2020–2021 which is a year-long professional development program for people who are working to improve their communities by addressing issues related to the environment, tolerance and conflict resolution, transparency and accountability, and women and gender…[more]
Submit Applications for Global Challenges Research Fund to foster Innovations tackling Global Societal Challenges
Applications are now open for the Global Challenges Research Fund to support cutting-edge research that addresses the challenges faced by developing countries…[more]
Reforestation Grants to Support Communities in Regaining Ecological Integrity and Enhancing Human Wellbeing
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has announced a Reforestation Grants program to support communities in regaining ecological integrity and enhancing human wellbeing in deforested and degraded landscapes through forest restoration…[more]
BiodivERsA announces call for Proposals on Biodiversity and Climate Change 2019-2020
The BiodivERsA has announced a call for Proposals on its 2019-2020 Biodiversity and Climate Change program…[more]
European Commission launches 2019 Call for Proposals for Life Preparatory Projects (Second Round)
European Commission has launched the 2019 Call for Proposals for Preparatory Projects (second round) under the LIFE sub-programmes for environment…[more]
ACT Foundation inviting Non-Profits Organizations and Social Enterprises for 2020 Grant Cycle
Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation is currently accepting applications from non-profits organizations and social enterprises for its 2020 Grant Cycle. ACT Foundation supports sustainable high impact initiatives that provide innovative solutions to social, economic and environmental challenges in Africa…[more]
Enel Foundation launches Open Africa Power 2020
Enel Foundation has launched the Open Africa Power (OAP) 2020. Open Africa Power is an education venture initiated by Enel Foundation in 2018 in partnership with top Academic institutions in Italy and Africa, aiming to forge a new generation of African leaders deeply engaged with their country’s clean energy future…[more]
Call for Proposals addressing Global Environmental Change and Sustainability
The Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) is inviting proposals under its Capacity Development Programme (CAPaBLE) for funding from September 2020…[more]
European Commission launches 2019 Call for Proposals for Life Preparatory Projects (Second Round)
European Commission has launched the 2019 Call for Proposals for Preparatory Projects (second round) under the LIFE sub-programmes for environment…[more]
Funding Call for Small Conservation Grants in the Sub-Saharan Africa
The Jana Robeyst Trust Fund (JRTF) is accepting applications for its Small Conservation Grants to provide financial resources to early career scientists/conservationists and non-profit organizations to carry out vital field conservation and research work in Africa…[more]
International Climate Protection Fellowship for Young Climate Experts from Developing Countries
Humboldt Foundation is seeking applications from Young Climate Experts for its International Climate Protection Fellowship…[more]
ACTION Call for Proposals to Support New and Ongoing Citizen Science Projects
ACTION call for proposals is now open for new and ongoing citizen science projects related to any form of pollution in Europe and worldwide…[more]
Funding Call for Kleinhans Fellowship to promote Community Forestry Research
Rainforest Alliance is currently inviting applications for Kleinhans Fellowship support research that seeks solutions to the challenges faced by the community forestry model…[more]
2020 Future Conservationist Award: Receive Up to US$15,000
The Conservation Leadership Programme is now inviting applications for its 2020 Future Conservationist Award to support projects in low and middle income countries and some high income islands in the Caribbean and Pacific…[more]
The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation to Improve the Production and Distribution of Food
The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation is seeking applications to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food, and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East…[more]
The Prince Bernhard Nature Fund announces Call for Proposals to Save Endangered Flora and Fauna
The Prince Bernhard Nature Fund has announced a call for proposals to support small, preferably local initiatives worldwide towards the conservation of endangered species (flora & fauna), or initiatives that in other ways promote the conservation and wise use of nature and our natural resources base…[more]
Patagonia Environmental Grants Program to protect Environment and Affected Communities
Patagonia is seeking applications for its Environmental Grants Program to support innovative work that addresses the root causes of the environmental crisis and seeks to protect both the environment and affected communities…[more]
Rapid Action Grants supporting African CSOs to Conserve Threatened Species
IUCN SOS (Save Our Species) is issuing a call to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to submit proposals targeting the conservation of any or all of the target species and other threatened African species according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (i.e. those species that are assessed as Vulnerable (VU), Endangered (EN), or Critically Endangered (CR))…[more]
Apply for UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme
Applications are open for “UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme” (UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowship Programme) in the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Capacity-Building of Human Resources which was established in November 2000 by the Government of Japan to enable UNESCO to give impetus to research in four areas under UNESCO’s Priority Programme Areas…[more]
TMU Grant Program to Support Direct Exchange in Arts and Environment
The Trust for Mutual Understanding (TMU) is accepting applications for its grant program with an aim to support direct exchange in the arts and the environment…[more]
NER issues a Call for Proposals for Planning Grants within Energy Research 2019
Nordic Energy Research (NER) has issued a call for proposals for its “planning grants within energy research”…[more]
Darwin Initiative inviting Organization for Partnership Project Funding
Applications are now open for Partnership Projects which are small grants intended to help organizations who are new to the Darwin Initiative to develop their application…[more]
NEF Commemorative Grant Fund for Capacity Building of Young Scientists (CGF) is now open for Applications
The Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) is seeking applications for its program entitled “NEF Commemorative Grant Fund for Capacity Building of Young Scientists (CGF)”, for a 10-year period up to 2025, aiming at capacity building of young scientists in developing countries of the Asia-Pacific region; both of the CGF Programme and the ongoing Research Grant Programme (under the NEF Research Grant Scheme) will be simultaneously progressed…[more]
Future for Wildlife Seed Grants to support Field Conservation Projects in Africa & Asia
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is currently accepting applications for its Future for Wildlife Seed Grants Program which provides funds to support field conservation projects in Africa and Asia…[more]
Innovative Solutions for access to Sustainable Energy Outside Networks
The ADEME and the French Development Agency (AFD) have launched a second call for projects to strengthen the existing momentum, that support the development of new innovations in view of their wider deployment scale, this time exclusively in Africa…[more]
Call for Proposals: Earth Journalism Network Bay of Bengal Media Grants 2020
Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is seeking applications for its Bay of Bengal Media Grants to support media and other information-generating organizations grow, expand and improve news coverage of climate change, the environment and natural resource issues along the Bay of Bengal coast in Bangladesh and India…[more]
2020 KNCF Grant Program is Now Open for Applications
The Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF) is seeking applications to provide funding assistance for nature conservation in Developing Countries, particularly in Asia- Pacific region…[more]
An Opportunity for Grassroots Conservationists from Locally Incorporated NGOs to Win £40,000 GBP
Are you a dynamic conservation leader or do you know of one? If yes, then apply now for Whitley Award 2020!..[more]
Earth Journalism Network Asia-Pacific Media Grants 2020
Is your organization working to improve environmental reporting? Do you have a unique or creative idea to help people understand climate change and other environmental issues? if yes, then apply for the Asia-Pacific Media Grants. This is your chance to win a grant and be part of the solution to the environmental crisis…[more]
USADF/Power Africa seeking Proposals for Sahel-Horn Off-Grid Energy Challenge
The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and Power Africa are seeking proposals for the Sahel/Horn Off-Grid Energy Challenge…[more]
Macpac’s Fund for Good Grant Program to Support Environmental Projects
The Macpac is seeking applications for its “Fund for Good” which is their way of giving back and helping those committed to creating long-term change for the good of their people and planet…[more]
Call for Mobility Grants 2019 for Legal Entities in Romania and Norway
Applications are now open for Mobility Grants 2019 with an aim to facilitate establishment of bilateral partnerships between researchers form the Donor States and Romania in order to submit a collaborative research proposal funded under EEA & Norwegian Financial Mechanisms 2014 – 2021…[more]
ecoTech Grants for addressing Environmental Problems in United States
The Captain Planet Foundation is accepting applications for “ecoTech Grants” to engage children in inquiry-based, STEM-related projects that leverage technology and/or use nature-based design to address environmental problems in local communities…[more]
ecoSolution Grants for Building the Next Generation of Environmental Stewards in U.S.
The Captain Planet Foundation is accepting applications for its ecoSolution Grants to build the next generation of environmental stewards and change-agents…[more]
Quadratec Cares ‘Energize the Environment’ Grant Program- United States
Quadratec is inviting applications for Quadratec Cares ‘Energize the Environment’ Grant Program to help support enthusiasts working towards improving environment…[more]
The Waterloo Foundation accepting applications for Environment’s Tropical Rainforests Programme – United Kingdom
The Waterloo Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Environment fund under the theme “Tropical Rainforests Programme” to protect tropical rainforests for their value to the climate, communities and biodiversity, principally through avoided deforestation…[more]
The Conservation Alliance’s Grant Program to Protect Threatened Wild Places – United States
The Conservation Alliance is seeking applications for its grant program to protect threatened wild places throughout North America for their habitat and recreational values…[more]
ERBACHER Foundation Grant to Sponsor Charitable Projects – Germany
The ERBACHER Foundation is seeking applications for its Grant program to sponsor charitable projects that make life in the country possible, worth living and future-oriented…[more]
Permanent Secretariat for the Pacific launches Call for Applications for Pacific Fund 2020
The Permanent Secretariat for the Pacific has launched a call for applications for Pacific Fund 2020…[more]
GEF Small Grants Program accepting Proposals from Moldovan NGOs and CSOs
The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Small Grants Program (GSP) invites NGOs and CSOs to submit project proposals in the areas of interest of the program…[more]
WWF-India launches Call for Proposals for Small Grants Innovation Program
The World Wide Fund (WWF)-India has launched the Small Grants Innovation Program in order to encourage young Indians to respond innovatively and independently to the conservation issues which affect the country…[more]