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Biodiv'Sport Grant Programme 2026: Up to €5,000 From Play for Nature for Conservation NGOs Using Sporting Events to Protect an IUCN Red List Species — Applications Close 16 August 2026
Play for Nature's Biodiv'Sport fund awards grants of up to €5,000 to civil society conservation organisations running sporting events that raise community awareness and protect at least one threatened species on the IUCN Red List, with the 2026 application window running 15 July to 16 August 2026 for projects starting in 2027.
Biota Awards for Independent Investigators 2027: $300,000 Over Three Years for Early-Career Biodiversity Researchers Connected to Chicago
The Walder Foundation's 2027 Biota Awards provide $300,000 over three years to early-career independent investigators at Illinois research institutions pursuing conservation science with a meaningful connection to the Chicago region.
BLM Recreation and Visitor Services FY 2026: $50,000–$2 Million for Projects Improving Recreation on Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management is accepting local-government proposals that specifically improve recreation and visitor services on BLM-managed public lands, with awards from $50,000 to $2 million and applications due August 28, 2026.
CARN/Bochco Pangolin Conservation Grant 2026: Up to $10,000 for Early-Career African Scientists Doing Field Research to Save the White-Bellied, Giant, Black-Bellied, and Ground Pangolin
The Conservation Action Research Network's Bochco Pangolin Conservation Grant awards up to US$10,000 to graduate students and early-career professionals who are citizens of eligible African countries for field-based research protecting the continent's four threatened pangolin species, with applications open through 1 August 2026.
CEPF Mediterranean Basin Large Grants 2026: US$50,000–US$180,000 for Traditional Land Use and Threatened Plant Conservation, Letters of Inquiry Closing 18 September 2026
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund and BirdLife International are accepting letters of inquiry for large grants of US$50,000 to US$180,000 in eight Mediterranean Basin countries, under two strategic directions covering traditional mountain land-use practices and threatened plant conservation, with a hard deadline of midnight EDT on 18 September 2026.
Conservation Nation Grant Program 2026: Up to US$5,000 for Early- to Mid-Career Wildlife Conservationists
Conservation Nation’s 2026 Grant Program offered eight early- to mid-career conservationists grants of up to US$5,000 for wildlife conservation, biodiversity protection, habitat preservation, ecosystem stewardship, and community engagement. The application period ended on July 15, 2026, and the portal is closed.
D. Ross Robertson Research Awards 2026: Field Research Funding for Neotropical Deep-Reef Fishes
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's D. Ross Robertson Research Awards support eligible doctoral students and recent PhDs conducting field research on living deep-reef fishes at 40–300 meters anywhere in the Neotropics.
Darwin Plus People & Skills Round 14: Up to £100,000 for Two Years of Training, Degrees and Placements for UK Overseas Territory Nationals, Closing 7 September 2026
Defra's Darwin Plus programme is offering grants of up to £100,000 over up to 24 months to fund academic qualifications, placements, exchanges and targeted training for UK Overseas Territory nationals and long-term residents working on the natural environment, with Round 14 applications closing at 22:59 GMT on Monday 7 September 2026.
David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship 2027: A Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship Paying $74,263+ a Year Plus $45,000 in Research Funds for Applied Conservation Science
A two-year postdoctoral fellowship for early-career scientists doing applied conservation research in the United States, paying a salary of $74,263 in 2027 rising to $76,490 in 2028, plus a $45,000 research and travel budget, with applications due September 30, 2026.
European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2027: Up to 30 Awards, Five €10,000 Grand Prix and a €10,000 Public Choice Award, Closing 7 September 2026
Europa Nostra and the European Commission have opened the 2027 call for Europe's top heritage honour, with up to 30 awards across five categories, up to five Grand Prix of €10,000 each, a €10,000 Public Choice Award, no entry fee, and a submission deadline of 7 September 2026.