The Fund has been established to provide targeted grants to
individual species
conservation initiatives recognize leaders in the field
and elevate the importance of species in the broader conservation debate. Its
focus is global and eligibility for grants will extend to all plant, animal and
fungi species
conservation efforts, without discrimination on the basis
of region or selected species. However, it is very competitive indeed with only
around 12% of applicants in 2018 receiving a grant.
Grants will be awarded based on their ability to meet criteria pre-determined by the Species Fund, and
are for maximum of $25,000 for
each project.
You can complete and submit the
application online by clickinghere. Before
starting an application, please ensure that you have read and
understood the application criteria (especially relating to the species conservation status) and
have had a look at the Frequently Asked Questions page on the Fund's
website.
Once your application has been submitted you will receive an
automated email acknowledging receipt of your application, which will also
contain log in details.
There are three grant
rounds per year, and generally applications received before the end of
February will receive a reply at the end of April or early May. The
next submission deadline will be the last day of June, (and
applicants will receive a reply in September). The final round of grants
in a given year usually has a deadline of the end of October, with applicants receiving
a repsonse in late December of the same year or early January of the following
year. For exact timings and details, please visit the Timetable page.
Please do not leave it until the last minute to submit your application but do
so well ahead of the deadline.
Please note that this is a very competitive process
and sadly the vast majority of applicants do not receive grants. The Fund
has limited amounts of money to spend each year and receives far more
applications for good projects than could possibly be supported. In 2018 only
12% of applicants received any kind of a grant, and around 1,400 were turned
down.
For any questions regarding the application, or to be added to
the Fund's contact database, please use the "Contact Us"
details provided, or send an email to enquiries@mbzfund.org or Nheard@mbzfund.org