Elephant Conservation and Research Funding Support Program
Forecasted
Elephant Conservation and Research Funding Support Program supports investigators’ conservation and disease research to benefit elephants, their habitats, and communities sharing their land.
Funder: International Elephant Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Average award: $15,000 per year; annual and multi-year projects supported
Summary: Supports sustainable elephant conservation and disease research benefiting elephants, their habitats, and communities sharing their land.
Key Information: Applicants in India must provide FCRA documentation authorizing receipt of international funds.
Description
The International Elephant Foundation (IEF) supports effective, sustainable conservation projects benefiting African and Asian elephants, their habitats, and the communities sharing elephant landscapes. Priorities include preventing and mitigating human-elephant conflict, habitat conservation and management, conservation education and community outreach, and transfrontier or transboundary conservation. IEF also supports elephant protection—including anti-poaching patrols, infrastructure, security, investigation, and prosecution—efforts to reduce the ivory and bushmeat trade, and research into elephant diseases.
The program favors community-based work with potential for growth and immediate, measurable conservation effects. Preferred projects can be accomplished and initially evaluated within one year, or two years when a longer timeframe is proposed. Investigators’ experience, capacity to deliver, and established field operations also inform funding preferences.
