Applications Invited for the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Grant

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About the Organization

In 2009, the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund was established by the current President of the UAE as a small grants programme focusing on species conservation. Over time, our scope has steadily expanded, allowing for a broader reach and more impactful solutions globally.

We always aim to stand tall in the field of species conservation work and use our experience of alliances and leadership to help others join our vision and mission.

Vision: A world where biodiversity thrives and all living beings coexist harmoniously with nature, creating healthy ecosystems and resilient communities.

About the Grant

The fund has been established to provide targeted grants for individual species conservation initiatives, recognize leaders in the field, and elevate the importance of species within the broader conservation debate. Its focus is global, and eligibility for grants extends to all plant, animal, and fungi conservation efforts, without discrimination based on region or species.

The Fund was established to support species conservation work, and so if your project is not about an endangered species it is probably not worth your while submitting an application.

The Fund will use the IUCN Redlist (www.iucnredlist.org) as the primary guide to the conservation status of a given species, although documented variations for sub-species, distinct populations and sub-populations will be taken into account. For those species not assessed through the IUCN Redlist we welcome other methods of assessment and the submission of quantative data to confirm a species status. Generally the Fund gives priority to those species facing a hight threat of extinction (with an emphasis on Endangered and Critically Endangered species), as well as those which are listed as Data Deficient or unlisted but are suspected as highly threatened.

Grant Size:

The Fund maximum grant size is $25,000, and any application asking for more than this from the Fund will be rejected. The total budget of a project can be higher if there are other sources of funding, but the Fund will not award more than $25,000.

In situ conservation:

Generally the Fund is primarily interested in providing support to in situ conservation work in the field (such as survey work and data gathering, direct action, recovery management, training and the like), focusing on the species in its natural habitat. However, the importance of ex situ work (genetic analysis, workshops, ex situ populations etc) is also recognised, and so a few grants may be given to projects which focus on ex situ conservation work in certain circumstances.

Species:

Generally the Fund would prefer to support projects which focus on a single species, but it also recognises that in some geographic and taxonomic circumstances it makes more sense to group a number of species. Grant amount: The Fund will not provide a grant of more than $25,000. Grants for continuation: The Fund is happy to provide continuation support for a project which had previously been supported, which is now completed and for which the Fund has received all required reporting by the time of the respective submission deadline. External review: In some cases the Advisory Board and/or the Fund’s board of directors may ask for an application to be passed on for additional review, which may add to the response time.

How to Apply

Apply before 31 March 2026.

Applications submitted by 31 March 2026 will receive a response in late May 2026.

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