Thank you for your interest in the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund. The Fund has been established to provide targeted grants to individual species conservation initiatives, recognize leaders in the field and elevate the importance of species in the broader conservation debate. Its focus is global and eligibility for grants will extend to all plant, animal and fungi species conservation efforts, without discrimination on the basis of region or selected species. However, it is very competitive indeed with only around 12% of applicants in 2019 receiving a grant. Grants will be awarded based on their ability to meet criteria pre-determined by the Species Fund, a