Funder: Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (January round) | June 2027 (May round) | October 2027 (September round)
Funding Amounts: Up to US$25,000 per project
Summary: Small, targeted grants support worldwide conservation of threatened or poorly known animal, plant, and fungus species, primarily through fieldwork.
Key Information: Applicants must be directly involved in species conservation; funded projects require reporting every six months.
Description
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund supports people and organisations working to conserve species worldwide, with an emphasis on small, targeted grants to local and grassroots projects. It considers threatened or poorly known animals, plants, and fungi, prioritising species facing a high risk of extinction. The programme aims to support conservationists in the field and bring individual species back to the centre of the global environmental dialogue.
The Fund primarily supports in situ conservation in natural habitats, including surveys, data gathering, direct action, recovery management, and training. It prefers single-species projects but considers multi-species work where grouping species makes sense. Ex situ conservation may be supported when critical to a species’ survival. Its approach emphasises connections with nature, community engagement, and conservation that considers human well-being.
