The Land and Soil Management Award rewards land use and soil management practices mitigating soil threats i.e. soil degradation, erosion, reduction of organic matter content, diffuse contamination, and compaction as well as the reduction of soil biodiversity, salinization, sealing, flooding, and landslides. The winning project receives €5 thousand. Eligibility extends to farmers, landowners, and groups of farmers, on their own or in collaboration with research institutes, universities, and/or private companies. The call is open to applicants from all European countries. The call for applications closes on 31 January 2027. Land and Soil Management Award
Funding News
Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry
The John G. Bene Fellowship is awarded to graduate students at Canadian universities who hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency. The grant is for research on the relationship between forest resources and the social, economic, cultural, and environmental welfare of people in developing countries. Therefore, the student must spend a minimum of 10 consecutive weeks in the field in the following regions: Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Far Eastern Asia, Caribbean, Central America, South America, or Oceania. The award covers field research expenses up to CA$30 thousand per year. The deadline for submitting applications has been extended to 30 November 2026. Community Forestry Fellowship
GIZ’s MOVE-ComCashew project invites young and emerging cashew entrepreneurs to turn a business idea into an investment-ready, climate-smart plan and submit it for a kickstart prize. Winners receive either €2,000 in direct funding or a laptop, tablet or software. The page doesn’t say how many prizes there are. Applicants must be at least 18, based in a member state of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), and have an idea anywhere in the cashew value chain. The deadline is 30 October 2026. Cashew Business Idea Competition
Biodiversity, Conservation, Wildlife
The Global EbA Fund invites proposals that address systemic barriers to scaling ecosystem-based adaptation and strengthen the enabling environment for its uptake and investment. Projects can unlock private capital and blended finance for EbA, integrate EbA into security frameworks in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, or link biodiversity, land, climate and disaster risk reduction commitments into investable action. Grants are up to US$500,000 for projects of up to 24 months. Projects must be global, thematic or in ODA-eligible countries. NGOs, community and Indigenous organisations, universities, research institutes, private companies and intergovernmental organisations can apply, alone or in consortia. Projects must build on existing work and partner with local institutions, and governments cannot receive funding. Applications are open until 16 November 2026. Global EbA Fund
The International Blue Carbon Institute (IBCI) at Conservation International awards one fellow US$60,000 to support new or existing blue carbon work on mangroves, salt marshes, seagrasses or kelp forests. Funds can cover supplementary research costs, lab travel, equipment, publication fees and field assistants. Fellows may also receive funding to attend the annual International Blue Carbon Scientific Working Group meetings, and join a network with training and lab exchange opportunities. Applications are welcome from all regions. The deadline is 23 November 2026. International Blue Carbon Institute Fellowship
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) funds projects that build or improve high-throughput pipelines for publishing and regularly updating DNA barcoding and metabarcoding biodiversity data through the GBIF network. The grant is up to €20,000 per project. Applicants must be a legal entity (research institution, university, museum, NGO or government agency) that is a registered GBIF data publisher. Field work, new data collection and lab work are not eligible. The deadline is 30 November 2026. Publishing DNA-derived Data
Energy, Climate Change
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) will hold a regional hackathon in Kenya, to identify, test and promote youth-led innovations that improve the delivery, accessibility, relevance and use of climate services. Participants must be 18 to 35 years old and nationals of, or based in, an IGAD member state. Participants present their solutions to technical experts, an evaluation panel and potential partners. Applications close on 06 November 2026. Know more
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Germany’s International Climate Initiative (IKI) supports projects on climate change mitigation and adaptation, and biodiversity projects that have climate relevance. The focus of the IKI Medium Grants scheme is to provide support to the implementation of projects addressing the global loss of biodiversity in connection with climate change. Each project can receive a grant of between €300 thousand to a maximum of €800 thousand over a period of two to three years. Funding is available for non-profit organizations (associations, foundations, think tanks) and academic institutions (universities and research institutions), as well as non-profit companies in Germany. Projects have to be implemented in collaboration with local implementing organizations in ODA countries. Project outlines can be submitted by 12 January 2027. Climate Initiative Medium Grants
The Keeling Curve Prize offers micro-funding and recognition to individuals or organizations with active or ongoing projects that reduce CO2 emissions or increase CO2 uptake. Each year, US$50 thousand will be awarded to up to 10 winners, chosen by internationally recognized climate scientists and energy experts, for innovative ideas that generate, conserve, or design clean energy solutions. This may include a concept, a plan, a product, a technology, or a strategy. Entries are accepted from anywhere in the world. The closing date for applicants is 15 January 2027. More about the Keeling Curve Prize
Water Resources
The International Water Association (IWA) opens the third cohort of their fellowship for Young Water Professionals aged 18 to 35. This cohort focuses on innovation and uptake of technology in the water sector, in three areas: applied research and product or solution innovation, financial mechanisms and business models, and capacity building. Applicants need an existing idea, prototype or early pilot addressing a water challenge. The fellowship is expected to cover economy flights, meals, single-occupancy accommodation, ground transport, travel insurance and visa fees for required travel. Applications close on 05 November 2026. Youth Action for SDG 6 Fellowship
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The Freshwater Biodiversity Information System for Africa (FBIS Africa) offers small grants of US$5,000 to US$10,000 to publish existing African freshwater biodiversity data that is not yet on GBIF. Funds cover data collation and digitisation, cleaning and quality control, georeferencing, metadata preparation and formatting. Eligible data holders include universities, research institutions, museums, government agencies, NGOs, freshwater programmes, and individual researchers working through an eligible host institution. Eligible groups are freshwater fishes, amphibians, molluscs, crustaceans, and the insect orders Odonata, Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera and Megaloptera. Applications close on 09 November 2026. Link
- Tags: Africa, biodiversity, nonprofit orgs, november2026, research, universities, water
Onewater, UNESCO’s World Water Assessment Programme and UNEP invite photographers worldwide to submit photo stories on water and health, with a focus on wastewater: sanitation, polluted rivers, nature-based treatment, resource recovery and wastewater surveillance for pathogens and antimicrobial resistance. Prizes range from $200 to $3,000, with a separate Youth Wastewater Award for photographers aged 25 or under. Each entry needs 5 to 10 photographs, a 2,500 to 8,000 character story, captions and a signed photo license. Entries close on 29 November 2026. Water Photostory Contest
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Cross-Cutting
The AXA Foundation offers two-year grants of up to €140,000 to early-career researchers working on “Responsible Nature-Based Solutions for a Resilient, Sustainable and Inclusive Future”. Projects must be transdisciplinary, combining social sciences or humanities with natural sciences or engineering, and must partner with societal actors such as public authorities, NGOs or communities. For-profit companies cannot be partners. Only academic institutions and public research organisations can host, and the host institution submits the application on the researcher’s behalf. Expressions of interest close on 12 November 2026. (Note: Institutions not yet registered must register by 03 November 2026). Know more
The University of Turku offers up to 10 three-year research positions in Finland, open to researchers from any discipline within the university’s five faculties (including Biodiversity and Sustainability). Candidates must have a PhD completed within the last eight years and meet the MSCA mobility rule (not having lived in Finland for more than 12 of the past 36 months). Fellows receive full salary funding to carry out their own research project. Applicants must apply online by 13 November 2026. TIES2 Postdoctoral Fellowship
UNESCO’s Science for Crisis Response and Solutions program opens its first pilot call for six institutional grants of up to US$2,000 each. The grants help African researchers resume or complete a defined part of natural-science research interrupted by armed conflict or a natural or biological hazard within the past three years. Applicants must be African nationals based at a recognised university or research institute in Africa. Funds cover consumables, local fieldwork, data collection and storage, minor equipment repair, and laboratory or open-access publication costs, for activities of up to six months. Applications close on 15 November 2026. Link to UNESCO
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