[December 2025]
Explore 85+ curated environmental funding opportunities supporting climate action, biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, and nature-based solutions. Ideal for nonprofits, researchers, and innovators driving environmental impact.
Applications open for Rainforest Trust Grant Program
Deadline: 01-Mar-2026
Rainforest Trust provides funding for non-profits, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities to create or expand protected areas in tropical and subtropical regions…[more]
Submit Proposals for Global Water Award 2026
Deadline: 27-Feb-2026
The Global Water Awards recognize outstanding companies, projects, and technologies in the water, wastewater, and desalination sectors for innovation, performance, and sustainability…[more]
Call for Proposals: Global Climate Fellowship Program 2026
Deadline: January 15, 2026
Halcyon provides a vibrant community designed to support impact-driven businesses and their founders by offering space, community connections, and access to key resources…[more]
Open Call: World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest 2026
Deadline: 01-Feb-2026
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is hosting the 2026 World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest for young artists aged 4–18…[more]
Open Call: Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge
Deadline: 25-Jan-2026
The Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge is a global competition for graduate students to design innovative financial solutions addressing pressing social and environmental issues…[more]
Request for Proposals: Student Mini Grant Program
Deadline: 15-Jan-2026
The Algalita Marine Research and Education Student Mini Grant Program provides $500 grants to support youth-led projects addressing the root causes of plastic pollution…[more]
Apply Now: Forest Governance Story Grants 2025
Deadline: 06-Jan-2026
The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering the 2025 Forest Governance Story Grants to support journalists producing investigative, evidence-based stories on forest governance…[more]
Nominations open for Grawemeyer Award Program
Deadline: 30-Jan-2026
The Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order honors bold, actionable ideas that address global challenges such as governance, peace, international relations and environmental risks…[more]
Nominations open for Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity 2026
Deadline: 30-Jan-2026
The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity awards €1 million annually to individuals, organizations, or groups demonstrating measurable, transformative climate action that benefits people and the planet…[more]
Submissions open for International Young Eco-Hero Awards
Deadline: 28-Feb-2026
The 2026 International Young Eco-Hero Awards recognize environmental activists aged 8–16 who initiate meaningful, action-based projects that protect and preserve the natural world…[more]
Call for Proposals: Danforth Conservation Grants Program
Deadline: 01-Jan-2026
Roger Williams Park Zoo’s Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund provides grants of up to $1,000 to organizations supporting conservation projects worldwide…[more]
Kinship Conservation Fellowship for Global Practitioners
Deadline: 11 January 2026
The Kinship Conservation Fellowship is a global leadership program designed to support conservation practitioners and equip them with the knowledge, skills, and analytical tools to drive impactful, market-based environmental solutions…[more]
Request for Applications: Keeling Curve Prize 2026
Deadline: 15-Jan-2026
The Keeling Curve Prize 2026 recognizes and supports innovative climate solutions that aim to bend the Keeling Curve downward by reducing the concentration of atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases…[more]
RFPs: Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund
Deadline: 15 March, 2026
The Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund supports and advises innovative investigators across the world who are working to reverse climate change…[more]
Diamond Challenge 2026: Global Entrepreneurship Competition for High School Students
Deadline: 15-Jan-2026
The Diamond Challenge 2026, organized by Horn Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware, invites high school students aged 14-18 from any country to develop and submit original business or social venture concepts, providing a platform to transform their ideas into real-world solutions and compete for a $100K prize pool…[more]
Call for Nominations: Volvo Environment Prize
Deadline: 20 January 2026
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for the Volvo Environment Prize…[more]
Open Call: ExciteLab Deep Tech Startup Accelerator Program
Deadline: January 13, 2026
The ExciteLab accelerator in Dresden offers a compelling opportunity for startups in high‑tech fields such as robotics, sensors, IoT, semiconductors, and quantum technology to scale up from early‑stage to market entry…[more]
Submissions open for Seed Award
Deadline: 08-Jan-2026
The Seed Award supports emerging artists and cultural practitioners worldwide who engage socially, politically, or environmentally to strengthen communities and free expression…[more]
Request for Applications: Free Rivers Fund Regular Grants
Deadline: 10-Jan-2026
The Free Rivers Fund is offering regular grants to support projects dedicated to protecting and restoring free-flowing rivers…[more]
RFPs: Auction Call for Electrified and Direct-Renewable Industrial Heat Solutions
Deadline: February 19, 2026
The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) has launched an auction call for proposals under the Innovation Fund to support the market uptake of electrified and direct-renewable industrial process heat solutions…[more]
Apply for European Civil Protection Pool Adaptation Grants Program 2026
Deadline: 10-Mar-2026
The European Commission is offering Civil Protection Pool Adaptation Grants to help Member States upgrade, repair, and modernize capacities within the European Civil Protection Pool…[more]
Tenth Call for Proposals for STEG Small Research Grant Program
Deadline: 06-Jan-2026
The Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) Small Research Grant Program offers funding of £10,000–£25,000 to researchers studying structural transformation and economic growth in low- and middle-income countries…[more]
Applications open for Catapult Green Fintech Program (3rd Edition)
Deadline: July 08, 2026
The LHoFT (Luxembourg House of Financial Technology) is inviting applications for the 2026 edition of Catapult: Green Fintech, a programme designed to accelerate fintech startups working in sustainable finance…[more]
Call for EOIs: Financing for Nature-positive Private Sector Enterprises in Central Africa
Deadline: February 28, 2026
UNCDF has launched a new Expression of Interest (EOI) to identify and support MSMEs driving deforestation-free, climate-resilient and inclusive growth across Central Africa under Pro-Congo, a joint initiative with UN Environment Programme in partnership with Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI)…[more]
Apply Now: Communities Led Actions Grant Program
Deadline: 27-May-2026
The EU’s Community-Led Actions (CLA) programme offers €200,000–€1.4 million per project to support environmental protection, pollution reduction, and blue economy innovation in the Mediterranean region…[more]
Call for Applications: Transition Agendas Development Program
Deadline: May 27, 2026
The European Union is offering funding opportunities through the Transition Agenda Development (TA) initiative, targeting projects that advance sustainable practices, environmental protection, and governance in the Mediterranean basin…[more]
Nansen EDU – Norwegian–Ukrainian Cooperation in Higher Education
Deadline: 02-Mar-2026
The Nansen EDU – Norwegian–Ukrainian Cooperation in Higher Education program invites Norwegian and Ukrainian higher education institutions to submit grant applications for collaborative projects…[more]
CFPs: Transatlantic Research Partnership Grant Program (US and France)
Deadline: 15-Feb-2026
The Transatlantic Research Partnership (TRP) offers a 2-year collaborative grant for US- and France-based scholars to pursue interdisciplinary research on critical global issues…[more]
Open Call for BlueActionBANOS Community-Led Actions Program
Deadline: 16-Mar-2026
The BlueActionBANOS Open Call funds large, community-driven projects that support Mission Ocean and Waters objectives across the Baltic and North Sea basin…[more]
1st Transition Agendas Open Call for Sustainable Marine Transition
Deadline: 16-Mar-2026
The 1st Transition Agendas Open Call by BlueActionBANOS provides up to €100,000 in funding to support strategic planning for sustainable transitions in the Baltic and North Sea basin…[more]
CFPs: Community Heritage and Biodiversity Grant Programme (Ireland and UK)
Deadline: 31-Jan-2026
Waterways Ireland invites grant applications for projects supporting its Heritage and Biodiversity Plan 2030…[more]
Call for Applications: GEO Mountains Small Grants Call 2026–2027
Deadline: 20-Feb-2026
The GEO Mountains Small Grants Call supports projects that strengthen mountain monitoring, data generation and knowledge sharing across key global mountain regions…[more]
Open Call: Prosperous Future Grant Programme
Deadline: 30-Jan-2026
The Nordic Council of Ministers’ Prosperous Future Grant Programme 2026 supports civil society cooperation in the Nordic-Baltic region, funding projects that advance sustainability, democratic development, innovation, and cultural exchange…[more]
Call for LOIs: Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot Small Grants
Deadline: 23-Jan-2026
CANARI has launched the final small-grant call under the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) for the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot…[more]
Call for Projects: Mitigation Action Facility Program
Deadline: 25-Feb-2026
The Mitigation Action Facility (MAF) funds organizations and national institutions to implement climate mitigation projects that advance carbon-neutral development…[more]
ECOLISE launches Regenerative Communities Fund
Deadline: 26-Jan-2026
The Regenerative Communities Fund (RCF), launched by ECOLISE in 2024, supports community-led climate and ecological action across Europe…[more]
Youth Climate Changemakers Fund for Youth Organisations
Deadline: 26-Jan-2026
The Youth Climate Changemakers Fund, launched by Funding Fairer Futures, supports youth-led organizations across the EU to build inclusive, diverse and community-driven climate justice initiatives…[more]
RFAs: LEAP-SE Joint EU-AU Research and Innovation Partnership on Sustainable Energy
Deadline: 05-Feb-2026
The LEAP-SE Joint Call 2026 supports collaborative EU–Africa research and innovation in sustainable energy, offering up to €1.5 million per project for basic research, applied research, and experimental development…[more]
Call for Submissions: Barrande Fellowship Programme (Czech Republic and France)
Deadline: 29-Jan-2026
The Barrande Fellowship and Exchange Mobility Programme enables Ph.D. students from the Czech Republic and France to gain international research experience through cotutelle (dual-degree) or short-term research stays…[more]
Open Call for the 20th International Architecture Exhibition (UK and Malaysia)
Deadline: 14-Jan-2026
The British Council has opened a UK–Malaysia collaborative call for a Practitioner Team to design the British Pavilion exhibition at the 2026 Venice Architecture Biennale…[more]
Call for Projects: First EUP OHAMR Joint Transnational Program
Deadline: 02-Feb-2026
The first EUP OHAMR Joint Transnational Call for Projects is seeking proposals that develop new treatments, tools, and evidence to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR)…[more]
Call for Submissions: BIRAX Healthy Ageing Grant Programme (Israel and UK)
Deadline: 01-Mar-2026
The BIRAX Healthy Ageing programme, supported by the British Council, British Embassy in Israel, and Pears Foundation, funds collaborative UK–Israel research on ageing, multimorbidity, and interventions promoting healthy longevity…[more]
RFAs: Enhancing Secure Genomic Data Storage and Processing Capacity
Deadline: March 03, 2026
The European Commission is advancing genomic data infrastructure to support the secure storage and processing of large-scale human genome data through the establishment of a federated system aligned with the European Health Data Space framework…[more]
AGRO-WELL Open Call for Smart Farming Innovations
Deadline: 04-Feb-2026
The AGRO‑WELL open call presents a compelling opportunity for innovators in agricultural technology to engage in a cutting-edge initiative aimed at transforming farming through modern solutions…[more]
1st Open Call for BRIN Bilateral Cooperation Program (Turkey and Indonesia)
Deadline: 26-Jan-2026
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye is inviting applications for its Bilateral Cooperation Program to enhance collaboration between Turkish and Indonesian participants in science and industry by means of Academy-Industry Cooperation projects and co-creation of innovations…[more]
CFAs: Consolidation of the Network of European Digital Innovation Hubs
Deadline: March 03, 2026
The European Commission has launched a new call for proposals under the Digital Europe Programme to consolidate and strengthen the network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs)…[more]
Alternative Narratives Creative Collaboration Grant Programme (UK and Malaysia)
Deadline: 11-Jan-2026
The British Council has announced Alternative Narratives Creative Collaboration Grant Programme to support creative collaborations between the UK and Malaysia to address climate adaptation through arts, science, and community engagement…[more]
EPIC-X Open Call for Women-Led Deep-Tech Startups
Deadline: January 05, 2026
EPIC-X has launched an Open Call to accelerate innovation and unlock excellence by connecting regional ecosystems across Europe…[more]
Apply for Emerging Investigator Grants Programme
Deadline: 12-Jan-2026
The Novo Nordisk Foundation is accepting applications for its Emerging Investigator Grants Programme to support upcoming and highly promising research leaders within Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology in the Nordic countries…[more]
CFAs: Ascending Investigator Grants Programme for Research
Deadline: 12-Jan-2026
The Novo Nordisk Foundation is requesting applications for its Ascending Investigator Grants Programme to support the continued development and consolidation of excellent research leaders within industrial biotechnology and environmental biotechnology in the Nordic countries…[more]
Sage Impact Entrepreneurship Program for Scaling Solutions for People and Planet
Deadline: January 05, 2026
The Sage Impact Entrepreneurship Program 2026 is a high-impact accelerator designed to support early-stage startups in Europe, the UK and the United States that are focused on addressing environmental, social and economic challenges through innovation…[more]
Call for Proposals: Micro Initiatives Grant Program
Deadline: 5 January 2026
The Call for Micro-Initiatives (CMI) has opened its Call for Projects in the Mediterranean Islands, offering a valuable opportunity for organisations and institutions to access financial support for impactful environmental initiatives…[more]
EU Action Grants for Strengthening the European Digital Media Observatory
Deadline: March 03, 2026
The European Commission has announced a call for proposals for EU action grants under the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) to accelerate the best use of technologies and strengthen the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO)…[more]
RFAs: PADI Foundation Electronic Grant Program
Deadline: 15-January-2026
The PADI Foundation offers a valuable opportunity for individuals and organizations engaged in research and education focused on aquatic environments…[more]
Funding available for Sustainable and Green Rail System
Deadline: February 11, 2026
The European Commission is now accepting applications for its Sustainable and Green Rail System Initiative to enhance the sustainability performance of railway systems through the development, testing, and deployment of innovative products and services that minimize energy consumption, resource use, and environmental impact…[more]
RFAs: Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship Program
Deadline: 16- Jan-2026
The Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship Program provides support for topics related to Peacebuilding, Governance, and Developmental Dynamics…[more]
EUROLakes Call for Associated Regions to Replicate Nature-Based Solutions for Lake Restoration
Deadline: 15-Jan-2026
Does your region face similar environmental challenges to EUROLakes’ demonstration sites? Are you eager to protect and revitalize natural lake ecosystems in Europe? If yes, then this is your chance to get involved in a transformative initiative supported by the Horizon Europe Programme of the European Union…[more]
Call for Project Proposals: Green and Competitive Nordic Region
Deadline: February 11, 2026
Nordic Innovation has launched a call for project proposals under two programs—Innovative Solutions for 2030 and Nordic Forward: Resilience and Competitiveness for 2050—aimed at accelerating the green transition and strengthening long-term competitiveness in the Nordic region…[more]
Call for Entries: Future Conservationist Awards
Deadline: 09-Jan-2026
The Conservation Leadership Programme has launched its Future Conservationist Awards to gain a project grant as well as ongoing support through their global Alumni Network, including funding, training and mentorship…[more]
28th Call for Proposals by CFC to Strengthen Smallholder Livelihoods
Deadline: 01-Apr-2026
The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) invites applications from SMEs, cooperatives, social enterprises, NGOs, and public or private sector entities based or operating in its 101 member countries for projects that empower smallholders, enhance local livelihoods, and promote sustainable, inclusive economic development through high-impact interventions…[more]
CFPs: Support for Information Measures Relating to the Common Agricultural Policy
Deadline: January 14, 2026
The European Commission is inviting proposals for the 2026 call under the Support for Information Measures relating to the Common Agricultural Policy (IMCAP), aiming to increase awareness about the CAP among citizens, farmers, and other stakeholders…[more]
Call for Entries: The Slingshot Challenge
Deadline: 06-Feb-2026
The National Geographic Society has announced its Slingshot Challenge to address pressing environmental issues through creativity and action…[more]
The Ecological Landscape and Seascape Programme – Planning Grants
Deadline: 20-Jan-2026
The Ecological Landscape and Seascape Programme (ELSP) has announced the availability of Planning Grants to support the early-stage development of large-scale restoration projects focused on reviving degraded natural ecosystems…[more]
Call for Proposals: Balancing Agriculture and Biodiversity in the Brazilian Cerrado
Deadline: 13-Jan-2026
The NWO and CNPq invites Dutch and Brazilian researchers and societal partners to form a consortium to conduct research into the balance between agriculture and biodiversity in the Brazilian Cerrado from a socio-ecological point of view…[more]
Entries open for beVisioneers Fellowship Program
Deadline: 25-Jan-2026
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for the beVisioneers Fellowship Program to help bring your planet-positive ideas to life, regardless of your entrepreneurial experience or your financial situation…[more]
CFAs: Understand and Minimise the Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy
Deadline: February 17, 2026
The European Commission announces a call dedicated to understanding and minimizing the environmental impacts of offshore wind energy…[more]
Request for Applications: New CO2 Capture Technologies
Deadline: February 17, 2026
The European Commission proudly launches the Horizon Europe call “New CO2 capture technologies” to drive innovation in new CO2 capture technologies, aiming to significantly reduce costs and minimize environmental impacts, including water use…[more]
Applications open for the Nordic Arctic Programme 2025
Deadline: 15-Feb-26
The Nordic Institute in Greenland is accepting applications for the Nordic Arctic Programme to maintain and secure citizens, stability, growth, and prosperity in the Arctic…[more]
Call for Applications: CCRIF Small Grant Programme
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility under its Small Grants Programme will finance small projects conceptualised and managed by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), charity organisations and/or mandated by National Disaster Coordinators in local communities across CCRIF member countries and/or CARICOM member countries…[more]
BMO’s Generation Regen Challenge in Canada and United States
Deadline: 23-Feb-2026
The Generation Regen Challenge, organized by One Young World, provides funding and support for young innovators advancing regenerative and sustainable agriculture in Canada and the United States…[more]
Apply Now: Generation Regeneration Challenge in Canada and United States
Deadline: 23-Feb-2026
The Generation Regen Challenge by One Young World supports young Canadian and U.S. leaders driving regenerative and climate-smart agriculture through non-profits and social enterprises…[more]
