Species Conservation Grants, September 2026 window
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Who can apply: The FAQ answers who may apply with “Anyone directly involved in species conservation can apply to the Fund for a grant”, so this is open to individual researchers rather than institutions only. Focus is global with no restriction by region or species group. Previous awardees may apply again for continuation support… What is funded: Targeted small grants for individual species conservation initiatives, awarded three times a year. The maximum grant is USD 25,000 and any application asking the Fund for more than that is rejected, though a project’s total budget may be larger if other funders are involved. The Fund will not cover an organisation’s… Deadline: 15 October 2026 (GMT), the September window. Round: September window (open until 15 October 2026).
Read the full call and apply on the official page: The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, official page.
Who can apply
- The FAQ answers who may apply with "Anyone directly involved in species conservation can apply to the Fund for a grant", so this is open to individual researchers rather than institutions only. Focus is global with no restriction by region or species group. Previous awardees may apply again for continuation support once the earlier project is complete and all required reporting has been received by the submission deadline.
Stage dates
Single-stage online application. Read the application criteria first, especially on conservation status, and cross-reference the species status to a website or publication: an application with a clearly incorrect conservation status and no justification is not considered. Supporting documents may be emailed but the application itself must be online. The Fund states the submission deadlines are inflexible and that the deadline time is based on GMT.15 October 2026
Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.