At Profonanpe, the Environmental Fund of Peru, we value your organization's work in nature conservation. Therefore, we are sharing some funding and training opportunities you can apply for in October that can enhance your project and contribute to climate change adaptation, sustainable development, and other areas.
- RFPs: Wildlife Fellowship Training Grant. The Morris Animal Foundation's mission is to bridge the gap between science and resources to promote animal health. To achieve this goal, it funds hypothesis-driven, humanized research projects with high scientific merit and potential for significant impact. Proposals must promote the overall health and welfare of wildlife. Closing date August 14. Apply here.
- CFAs: Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Program. Mongabay invites submissions for the Y Conservation Journalism Fellowship. Eva Tan to build the capacity of young and aspiring environmental journalists to cover biodiversity hotspots. The program will provide opportunities for journalists to report on critical environmental issues, gaining valuable training, experience and credibility that will help them advance their careers in journalism and communications. Closing date: August 10. Apply here.
- Call for Nominations: Whitley Awards for Grassroots Conservation Leaders in Global South. The Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) is seeking nominations for the Whitley Awards to support mid-career conservationists leading wildlife conservation projects in the Global South. Closing date: October 31. Apply here.
- Nominations open for WSA Global Award 2024.WSA selects and promotes local digital innovation improving society. It is a non-monetary award system focused on sustainable knowledge transfer through a global network. Winners do not benefit from a one-time financial reward, but from a lifelong partnership and integration. WSA invites all UN member states to nominate their best local digital solutions for the global award. There are 8 categories: Government & Citizen Engagement, Health & Wellness, Learning & Education, Environment & Green Energy, Culture & Heritage, Smart Settlement & Urbanization, Business & Commerce and Inclusion & Empowerment. Closing date: September 15. Apply here.
- Apply for Bow Seat True Blue Fellowship. The True Blue Fellowship provides mentorship, capacity building and funding to young people developing projects to address ocean, waterway and/or climate change challenges in their local communities through a creative arts lens. It aims to build a community of young leaders among True Blue Fellows, provide mentorship and capacity building opportunities, and have a tangible youth impact on communities around the world. With the fellowship, the hope is to demonstrate the power of the creative arts to empower young people to take action and create change. Closing date: September 01. Apply here.
- National Geographic Society Grants Program 2024. The National Geographic Society is seeking innovative proposals for photography, short films, writing, data visualization, and storytelling to help people consider some of the most important questions of the day. Projects should in some way address the following questions: What does it mean to be human? What are the limits of the Earth, or more precisely, what are the limits of what they can understand? What is the relationship between the human and natural worlds? The focus areas are Ocean, Earth, Wildlife, Human History and Cultures, Planetary Health, and Space. Also, the project types are in the areas of Conservation, Education, Research, Narrative, and Technology. Finally, the National Geographic Society encourages applicants from historically and currently underrepresented and underserved populations to apply to its grant program. Closing date: September 11. Apply here.
- King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award. The objective is to encourage organizers of World Soil Day events at all levels to facilitate challenging and outstanding celebrations around the world. Therefore, FAO invites organizers from all countries that successfully carried out the celebration of the event in its 2023 edition to compete. Closing date: September 01. Apply here.
- IFF Global Green Finance Award 2024. The International Finance Forum Award aims to promote international cooperation and the exchange of best practices, as well as to support sustainable development and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. There are two award categories: the Annual Award and the Innovation Award. Closing date: September 15. Apply here.
- Conservation Tech Award: Accelerating Innovation and Development. The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) invites applications for the EarthRanger Program to help protected areas and conservation organizations safeguard wildlife and their habitats through the advancement of technology. AI2 seeks to grant organizations that implemented or developed technology to have a positive impact on conservation management, including, but not limited to, endangered animal safety, animal behavior research, anti-poaching law enforcement, ecological management, and human-wildlife coexistence. Applicant may apply for one of two grants: Technology Adopter Grant and Technology Practitioner Grant. Closing date: August 23. Apply here.
- Call for Proposals to support the Advancement of Wildlife Research. It offers a grant program to support the advancement of wildlife research, habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation. The quarterly grant program provides scientists with bioacoustic research tools to advance their studies of bats, birds, amphibians, and other vocal wildlife. Closing date: August 15. Apply here.
- Nominations open for Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. The award is given to any individual or organization anywhere in the world that has worked to provide global solutions to environmental impact. The Tyler Award is intended to recognize outstanding contributions to ecological protection and improvement, development of sustainable energy sources and improvements in planetary health. Closing date: August 9. Apply here.
To learn about online financing opportunities, oriented to finance and strengthen projects that promote biodiversity and address climate change for indigenous people, see here.
