The Oak Spring Garden Foundation supports botanical artists working nationally and internationally who can create beautiful and scientifically accurate depictions of plant species. This award includes a US$1,000 individual grant and a one to four-week residence at Oak Springs (USA) when spring is underway and the gardens and landscape are in bloom. Applicants must be early-career artists not enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in 2027. The deadline for applications is 31 May 2026. Botanical Art Residency
Category: Biodiversity, Conservation, Wildlife
The Oak Spring Garden Foundation hosts five separate five-week interdisciplinary residencies. Each session is designed to support eight artists, conservation practitioners, researchers, scholars, scientists, or writers who are pursuing work inspired by plants, gardens, and landscapes. Participants will receive a US$2 thousand individual grant and a five-week residence at Oak Springs (USA). Awardees cannot be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program. The deadline for applications is 31 May 2026. Link to the Interdisciplinary Residency
The British Herpetological Society (BHS) offers small grants to current students in support of herpetological fieldwork and other research costs. Projects which benefit species of conservation concern are likely to be favored. The scheme is open to students and research projects in any country, but applications from countries where funds are relatively easy to obtain may be at a disadvantage. Applicants do not have to be BHS members, though this is encouraged. Small grants are up to £300. The remaining application deadlines are 01 June and 01 December 2026. BHS student grants
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The GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge is an annual competition that seeks to inspire innovative applications of open-access biodiversity data. In 2025, the Challenge will award a total of €20 thousand for advancements in open science that feature tools and techniques that improve the access, usefulness, and quality of open biodiversity data. The Challenge is open worldwide to individuals, teams of individuals, companies and their employees, and governmental agencies and their employees. The closing date for submissions is 26 June 2026. Ebbe Nielsen Challenge
The Club300 Foundation, based in Sweden, makes grants of up to US$5 thousand for bird protection on a worldwide basis. The objective is to support research and conservation of the world’s highly threatened and poorly known bird species (IUCN’s Red List). Only applications concerning projects aimed at birds listed as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), Extinct in the Wild (EW), or Data Deficient (DD) are eligible for funding. The deadline for applications (English or Swedish) is 31 July of each year. More information
The American Orchid Society sponsors the Conservation Awards to honor outstanding work in orchid conservation. One prize focuses on conservation in North America; the other has no geographical limitations. The prize is US$500, with an additional two runner-up awards of US$250. The closing date for nominations is 01 September each year. About the Conservation Awards
The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) invites entries for the GLF Photography Awards 2026 to highlight visual stories of rangelands and the pastoralist communities that steward them. The competition is open to professional and amateur photographers worldwide who are at least 18 years old. Participants may submit up to three photos that capture the landscapes and livelihoods of ecosystems such as savannas, shrublands, or deserts. The first-place winner receives US$500, the second-place winner receives US$400, and a popular vote winner receives US$300. The deadline for applications is 01 March 2026. GLF Photography Awards
The AI for Good Impact Awards recognize innovative AI solutions that advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The competition is open to startups, established companies, and non-profit organizations worldwide that demonstrate scalable AI applications with measurable social or environmental impact. Finalists are invited to pitch their projects at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, with winners receiving international recognition and networking opportunities with investors and UN agencies.. The application deadline is 15 March 2026. AI for Good Impact Awards
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The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) invites letters of inquiry from local civil society organizations to support biodiversity conservation in Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. This funding phase focuses on empowering community-led management of key biodiversity areas and improving the conservation status of priority species. CEPF intends to make small grants of US$50 thousand and large grants of up to US$250 thousand. Eligible applicants include non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples’ organizations, community groups, and other local civil society entities headquartered in the hotspot. The deadline for applications is 16 March 2026. Find more information
New Zealand’s Pacific Development and Conservation Trust makes grants for conservation, cultural heritage, development, and goodwill in the Pacific Islands. The priority is community projects, including conservation projects that involve representative, endangered, threatened, or unique habitats and species. Eligibility for grants extends to citizens of New Zealand and eligible Pacific countries and territories. Most past grants range from NZ$2 thousand to NZ$50 thousand. The deadline for expressions of interest is 18 March 2026. More about the application process