Grants
Grants support people and organisations worldwide with field conservation, surveys, and direct action to protect threatened or poorly known animal, plant, and fungus species and address threats to their survival.
This grant was recently updated
Applications are now closed, replacing the previous notice to apply before October 15, 2026.
Funder: Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Due Dates: October 15, 2026 (September Window) | January 31, 2027 (January Window) | May 31, 2027 (May Window)
Funding Amounts: Up to US$25,000 per project
Summary: Supports field conservation and direct action for threatened or poorly known animal, plant, and fungus species worldwide.
Key Information: Applications must be submitted online in English, with budgets and all financial data in US dollars.
Description
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund provides small, targeted grants to people and organisations directly involved in species conservation worldwide. It supports surveys, data gathering, direct conservation action, recovery management, and training, primarily in species’ natural habitats. Priorities include Endangered, Critically Endangered, and Data Deficient species, alongside unlisted species suspected to be highly threatened.
The Fund favours single-species projects, while considering multi-species work where geographic or taxonomic circumstances justify it. Work outside natural habitats may qualify when critical to a species’ survival. Beyond financial support, the programme aims to recognise conservation leaders, strengthen connections between people and nature, and return individual species to the centre of wider conservation discussions.
