Applications are open until 31 October 2024.
Are you a conservationist leading an inspiring project in your home country? You could be among the next Whitley Award winners!
We’ve begun the search for our next cohort of Whitley Award winners. Every year, we present our flagship Whitley Award prizes to six effective, mid-career conservation leaders who are working across the Global South and poised for scale up.
These coveted prizes provide project funding to support community-based projects that are using the latest available science to benefit wildlife, people and climate.
We also provide winners with training; peer-to-peer support through our network of over 220 alumni, representing some of the best conservation projects in the world; and eligibility for further funding offered as long-term, laddered support.
“Winning the Whitley Award was a celebration of my conservation journey and of conservation in general. More importantly, the funding it provides is very essential to the future of my project.” Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh, 2020 Whitley Award winner
Whitley Awards are won competitively following a global search and assessment by an expert panel and are presented by WFN Patron, HRH the Princess Royal, at an annual Ceremony in London, which opens the door to international recognition of winners’ work, amplified through PR support.
What do winners receive?
- £50,000 in project funding
- An international spotlight on their work
- Tailor-made films, PR assistance and publicity materials
- Access to a 220 strong alumni network facilitating South-South cooperation
- Professional communications and media training
- Opportunities to apply for Continuation Funding
- Overseas and online training, where the agenda is set by alumni and focused on peer-to-peer exchange
How to apply?
Click here to find out everything you need to know about how to apply, and to read our eligibility criteria. You do not need to be invited or nominated to apply.
The application period for the 2025 Whitley Awards is now OPEN – apply by midnight GMT 31 October 2024.
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