Future for Nature
The Future for Nature Award is a prestigious international award worth €50,000 that celebrates tangible achievements made by young nature conservationists dedicated to protecting wild animal and plant species.
GEF Small Grants Programme
Grants of up to $50,000 are made directly to community-based organisations and non-governmental organisations in recognition of the key role they play as a resource and constituency for environment and development concerns.
Goldman Environmental Prize
Honors grassroots environmental activists worth $175,000. The prize recognises nominated individuals for sustained and significant efforts to protect and enhance the natural environment, often at great personal risk. WFN is an approved nominator for the Goldman Environmental Prize.
Idea Wild
Provide small equipment grants for research and conservation work.
IFAW Global Disaster Response Fund
Offers physical and financial support for crises involving people or animals, supported by Disney Conservation Fund. They accept requests for emergency support from man-made and natural disasters.
Iris Prize
A global annual award for young people working to accelerate action to protect and restore nature anywhere in the world. Funding is from Seed level of $5,000 for new projects up to Iris level of $15,000 for established projects.
National Geographic Explorer
Offers grants to individuals who may be earlier in their career, those looking to establish themselves better in their field, those seeking mentorship from others in their field and beyond, or those who want to grow their network and enhance their impact by joining a global community of National Geographic Explorers. Level I grants are for up to $20,000 and level II grant recipients receive funding of up to $100,000.
People’s Trust for Endangered Species
Award Conservation Insight grants to projects around the world working on species listed by the IUCN as endangered or more threatened. Offer grants up to a maximum total of £20,000 for up to two years.
People’s Trust for Endangered Species
Award PTES Conservation Insight Grants to projects around the world working on species listed by the IUCN as endangered or more threatened. Offer grants up to a maximum total of £20,000 for up to two years.
Rainforest Trust
Supports non-profit organizations, Indigenous Peoples, and communities to protect ecosystems in the tropics and subtropics critical to endangered species and climate mitigation. They offer Feasibility Awards of around $10,000 and Protected/Conserved Area Creation Awards with no set amount.
Rapid Response Facility:
An emergency fund that provides grants to protected areas during sudden crises. In particular, they fund efforts to alleviate disaster situations affecting wildlife in UNESCO natural World Heritage sites.
Re:Wild Fonseca Species Conservation Fund
For early career conservationists 35 years of age and younger in GEF-recipient countries to either start or progress their career. Provides grants of up to $25,000 to support conservation efforts for five threatened species groups — amphibians, freshwater fish, primates, small mammals, tortoises and freshwater turtles — in urgent need of intervention and conservation action.
