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Grants | Research and Projects

Conservation scholarships, conservation bursaries and conservation grants for Research & Projects with a special focus on career-relating training.

  • Whitley Fund for Nature

    Whitley Award | For mid-career conservationists leading projects in the Global South

    Whitley Fund for Nature
    Global South
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 month ago
  • Conservation Leadership Programme

    Conservation Leadership Programme | For teams of early to mid-career conservationists

    Conservation Leadership Programme
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 month ago
  • Future For Nature

    Future For Nature Awards | For young conservationists (between 18 to 35 years old)

    Future For Nature
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 3 months ago
  • Science for Nature and People Partnership

    SNAPP Request for Proposals | For expert teams delivering rapid solutions t critical challenges

    Science for Nature and People Partnership
    Worldwide
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 11 months ago

  • Youth Innovation Challenge | For young people (ages 15–30) using environmental education to help marine ecosystems

    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Wildlife Conservation Society

    John Thorbjarnarson Fellowship for Reptile Research | For citizens of developing countries

    Wildlife Conservation Society
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Wildlife Conservation Society

    Weston Family Boreal Research Fellowship | For students pursuing Master’s or Doctoral degree

    Wildlife Conservation Society
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland

    Research Grants | For researchers enhancing knowledge of the flora of Britain and Ireland

    Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • SAVE THE FROGS!

    Amphibian Conservation Grants | For individuals within the USA and groups worldwide

    SAVE THE FROGS!
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Natural Environment Research Council

    London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership | For PhD candidates

    Natural Environment Research Council
    London, UK
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Mongabay

    Special Reporting Initiatives (SRI) Program | For professional journalists to report on environmental issues

    Mongabay
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Experiences and Expeditions
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Pacific Seabird Group

    Student Research Grant | For student-led seabird research

    Pacific Seabird Group
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Pacific Seabird Group

    Craig S. Harrison Conservation Fund | For Pacific Ocean seabird conservation

    Pacific Seabird Group
    Pacific Ocean
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • SAVE THE FROGS!

    SAVE THE FROGS! Travel Grants | For early career conservationists within the USA

    SAVE THE FROGS!
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Experiences and Expeditions
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Primate Conservation, Incorporated (PCI)

    Primate Conservation Grants | For field research projects

    Primate Conservation, Incorporated (PCI)
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Zoological Society of London

    EDGE Fellowships | For future conservation leaders working on poorly-known EDGE species

    Zoological Society of London
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Wild Animal Initiative

    Small Grants Program | For wild animal welfare researchers

    Wild Animal Initiative
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Association of Avian Veterinarians

    Wild Bird Health Grant Opportunity

    Association of Avian Veterinarians
    Worldwide
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • New England Aquarium

    Marine Conservation Action Fund | For nationals of low or middle-income countries

    New England Aquarium
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Conservation Leadership Programme

    CLP Future Conservationist Awards | For early-career conservationists

    Conservation Leadership Programme
    Worldwide
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Chevening

    Chevening Scholarships

    Chevening
    United Kingdom
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • National Geographic Society

    Level I Funding | For one-year long projects

    National Geographic Society
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Experiences and Expeditions
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • The Rufford Foundation

    Rufford Small Grants | For conservation projects in developing countries

    The Rufford Foundation
    Worldwide (see exceptions)
    • Grants | All
    • Posted 1 year ago
  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

    Graduate Student Fellowships

    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
    Amador Causeway, Panama City, Panama
    • Grants | All
    • Posted 2 years ago
  • The Open Space Institute

    Conservation Diversity Fellowship

    The Open Space Institute
    New York City, USA
    • Grants | All
    • Posted 2 years ago
  • The Rotary Foundation

    Global Grants

    The Rotary Foundation
    Worldwide
    • Grants | All
    • Posted 2 years ago

  • HMEI Environmental Fellows Program

    Members Only
    Princeton, NJ, USA
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 month ago
    • Oct 31, 2023

  • Zoological Society for the Conservation of Species and Populations Project Funding | For conservationists working with wild animal species, subspecies and populations

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 5 months ago

  • Student Travel Awards | For (under)graduate students to attend the American Fisheries Society’s Annual Meeting

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Experiences and Expeditions
    • Posted 9 months ago

  • The Oscar E. Sette Award for Outstanding Marine Fishery Biologist | For individuals with sustained excellence in marine fishery biology through research, teaching and/or administration

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 9 months ago

  • The Steven Berkeley Marine Conservation Fellowship | For a graduate student focusing on research in marine conservation

    Members Only
    North America
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 9 months ago

  • Kleinhans Fellowship for Community Forestry Research | For researchers seeking solutions to the challenges faced by the community forestry model

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • The Alongside Wildlife Foundation Grants | For projects focused on terrestrial and shoreline-associated animals

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Small Grants | For anyone working on conservation of threatened amphibian species

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Amphibian Conservation Fund | For anyone working on conservation of threatened amphibian species

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Future Leaders of Amphibian Conservation Award | For early career conservationists working with amphibians in the wild

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Experiences and Expeditions
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • ASA Disease Mitigation Grants | For projects focused on disease management in amphibian populations

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • CSIRO Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Scholarships | For Indigenous people

    Members Only
    Flexible, Australia
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize | For individuals involved in reducing/managing human-wildlife conflict or wildlife traficking; conservation of endangered species and/or management of invasive species

    Members Only
    Flexible, USA
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Grant Fund | For projects focused on the conservation of African/Asian rhinoceros and Asian tigers

    Members Only
    Africa or Asia
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Great Ape Conservation Grant Fund | For projects focused on the conservation of great ape populations in Africa and in Asia

    Members Only
    Africa or Asia
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Asian Elephant Conservation Grant Fund | For projects focused on the conservation of wild Asian elephants and their habitats

    Members Only
    Flexible, Asia
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • African Elephant Conservation Grant Fund | For projects focused on the conservation of elephants and their habitats across Africa

    Members Only
    Flexible, Africa
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Species Conservation Catalyst Fund | For projects that focus on species threatened by illegal trade

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program | For active, authorized marine mammal stranding participants or researchers

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Alaska Streambank/Lake Shore Restoration Cost-Share | For private landowners in Alaska

    Members Only
    Alaska, USA
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Farm Bill Conservation Programs | For landowners

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Webless Migratory Game Bird Grants | For those working on migratory shore and upland game birds

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Save Our Seas Foundation Small Grant | For early career professionals

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Keystone Grant | For conservacionists working in marine conservation with a focus on marine chondrichthyan species

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Ocean Storytelling Grant | For early career and emerging conservation storytellers

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Joan Wrench Kirstenbosch Scholarship Fund | For students to be registered at universities in the Western Cape

    Members Only
    Cape Town, South Africa
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Grants | For small organizations of all types (farmers, communities, universities, NGO)

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Jed Burtt Undergraduate Mentoring Grants | For mentors working with undergraduate students on ornithological research projects

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Early Professional Avian Conservation and Community Impact Award | For members of the Wilson Ornithological Society working in non-research careers

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Ruppenthal Student Travel Awards | For current, active student members of ASP

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Experiences and Expeditions
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • ‘Saving Primates Where They Live’ Partnership Initiative Grants | For habitat country students, researchers and communities

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • Endangered Landscapes Programme Grant Funding | For large-scale restoration projects worldwide

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 10 months ago

  • African Bird Club Conservation Awards | For African residents or for projects performed in Africa

    Members Only
    Africa
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 12 months ago

  • Rainforest Trust Support | For the creation of protected areas

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • UK Community Tree Planting Grants | For community-based organisations in the UK

    Members Only
    UK
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Student Scholars Program | For graduate students to research bat ecology and conservation

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Conservation of Mammals | For individuals

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Churchill Fellowship | For UK citizens

    Members Only
    UK
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust | For individuals from commonwealth countries

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • The Environmental Fellows Program | For recent doctorates

    Members Only
    Massachusetts, USA
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • University Research Grants | For Postgraduate students at Australian universities

    Members Only
    Australia
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Ecology Research Scholarships | For Postgraduate research students from Australian universities

    Members Only
    Australia
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • IUCN SOS Grants | For researchers working with conservation threats

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Project Funding | For small- and medium-sized European businesses

    Members Only
    Europe
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • PhD Scholarships For Environmental Issues | For individuals who know german

    Members Only
    Germany
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Fellowships For University Graduates From Central and Eastern Europe

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • NWRA Research Grants In The Field of Wildlife Rehabilitation | For organizations

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • NWRA Awards | For individuals or groups

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions | Fellowships for PhD students and Post Docs working in Europe

    Members Only
    Europe
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Grants For Scholars and Artists that Built Understanding on Animal Advocay

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Primate Conservation Grants | For primatologists

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Captive Care Grants | For those living in range countries

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Research Grants For Primate-Oriented Research Projects | For primatologists

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Welder Wildlife Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program | For graduate students in USA universities

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program | For individuals

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation | For individuals worldwide

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship | For USA citizens or permanent residents

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Lerner-Gray Marine Research Grants | For early career researchers in marine zoology

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grants | For early career researchers working w/ North American fauna

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award | For mid-career scientists

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • John Martin Award | For researchers working in aquatic sciences

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Ruth Patrick Award | For scientists

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Yentsch-Schindler Early Career Award | For early career scientists

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • The Ocean Awards | For individuals, community groups, organisations and businesses

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Award of Excellence | For an American Fisheries Society member

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award | For an individual or organization, professional or nonprofessional

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Gold Medal Award | For botanical researchers working in South Africa

    Members Only
    South Africa
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Silver Medal Award | For botanical researchers with work in South Africa

    Members Only
    South Africa
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Bronze Medal Award | For individuals with doctoral degrees from South African universities

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Ernst Haeckel Prize | For a senior ecologist

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Certificate of Merit | For individuals working in botany in South Africa

    Members Only
    South Africa
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Best Young Scientist Award | For early-career botanists

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • Award for Excellence in Public Outreach | For American Fisheries Society members

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

  • American Fisheries Society Fellows Program | For a member of the American Fisheries Society

    Members Only
    Anywhere
    • Grants | Research and Projects
    • Posted 1 year ago

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