Application’s Open: 1st January 2025 – 1st March 2025
Award: Up to £30,000
Opportunity: x 6 conservation grants made available to individuals and small organisations working to protect EDGE species or EDGE zones worldwide. Grants will be awarded over 1 year, with an optional 1 year no-cost-extension offered to all candidates.
Scope: Increasing the capacity of individuals working to conserve EDGE species and prevent ecosystem loss in, where possible, an EDGE zone. Conservationists will be paired with storytellers to influence local behaviour change towards nature and to increase the impact and reach of conservation activities.
Eligibility criteria: Funding will be allocated to early to mid-career individuals and small organisations, those who are ready to scale up their impact. Applicants must be working to protect EDGE species or EDGE zones, have strong ties to local communities, and are working in applied conservation. We’re looking for ambitious, adventurous, pioneers in their field, those who will greatly benefit from funding to help them realise their potential. We know you’re out there.
What’s included: Grant of up to £30,000 | Capacity Building In-Person Workshop | Mentorship and Scientific Support | Pairing with a storyteller to increase engagement, impact and visibility of their work | Access to On the Edge’s network.
What we do not fund: To prioritise impact on the ground, we do not support costs associated with conference attendance and travel, ex-situ scientific research, non-local overheads and large organisations.
