About this opportunity
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund funds field-based conservation work on threatened species, and its focus is global. The fund's own grants page states that
Eligibility
for grants extends to all plant, animal and fungi conservation efforts, without discrimination based on region or species, which puts a Nigerian or other African conservation project squarely inside the range. Applications run in repeated rounds rather than a single yearly close.
The page prints that all applications submitted by 15th October 2026 will receive a response by the end of December 2026, that applications submitted by 31st January 2027 will receive a response in late April 2027, and that applications submitted by 31st May 2027 will receive a response by the end of September 2027. The October 2026 round has already closed, so the January 2027 round is the live one.
On timing the fund is direct that the submission deadlines are inflexible, and that the dates given for a response to applicants are estimates depending on the workload for the review process. The
Application timeline
time is based on GMT. The provider grants page read here prints no cash ceiling, so no amount is claimed for the fund itself.
Posts circulating this call in the feed describe grants of up to USD 25,000 for field-based threatened species work, a figure the provider page does not print, so it is recorded here as aggregator wording rather than as a published award level.
What you receive
- Grant support for field-based conservation projects on threatened animal, plant and fungi species
- A global remit with no discrimination based on region or species
- Several submission rounds a year, so a missed round is not a lost year
- A printed response date, late April 2027 for the January 2027 round
How to apply
- Confirm your project concerns a specific threatened animal, plant or fungi species and can be described in field terms
- Gather all the information needed for that species before you start, as the fund asks at this stage
- Submit into the open round, the one closing 31 January 2027 for a response in late April 2027
- Note that the deadline time is based on GMT and that the printed deadlines are inflexible
Sources and verification
Related opportunities
- Whitley Awards 2027: 50,000 Pounds in Project Funding for Grassroots Conservation Leaders
The Whitley Awards recognise grassroots conservation leaders with 50,000 pounds in project funding over one year, plus international profile, media support and a place in a community of more than 230 winners working across over 80 countries. Applications for the 2027 round are open and close at 23:59 GMT on Friday, 30 October 2026.
Questions applicants ask
Can an African conservation project apply to the fund?
Yes. The provider page states that eligibility for grants extends to all plant, animal and fungi conservation efforts, without discrimination based on region or species.
When do applications submitted in this round hear back?
The page prints that applications submitted by 31st January 2027 will receive a response in late April 2027, and adds that response dates are estimates depending on the workload for the review process.
Is there a published grant amount?
The provider grants page read here prints no cash figure. Feed posts circulating the call describe grants of up to USD 25,000, but that wording comes from the posts rather than the provider page.
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