The Insect Welfare Research Society (IWRS) offers travel grants supporting students and early-career researchers presenting invertebrate welfare and sentience science at conferences and events in entomology, animal behavior, animal science, philosophy, and animal welfare. Grants provide up to US$1,000, covering conference registration, travel, accommodation, and other attendance-related costs. Priority goes to applicants presenting work that advances insect or invertebrate welfare research specifically, and to those who could not otherwise attend without financial support. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Conference Travel Grants
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Insect Welfare Research Society — Small Meeting Support
The Insect Welfare Research Society (IWRS) offers grants supporting small, standalone meetings, workshops, or conferences focused specifically on insect and understudied invertebrate welfare research. Grants provide up to US$2,000, covering costs such as travel reimbursements, technical support, registration fee waivers, food, and childcare assistance. Priority goes to proposals that use funding to improve the accessibility of their meeting and encourage equitable attendance from the global research and stakeholder community. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Small Meeting Support
International Marine Animal Trainers Association — Conservation Fund
The International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA) provides financial support for non-profit organization projects that focus on conservation-oriented issues that serve marine mammal science through training, public display, research, husbandry, conservation, and education. Grants of up to US$5 thousand are for projects of one year. The Principal Investigator or co-PI must be a member of IMATA. The association accepts proposals all year. IMATA Conservation Fund Nomination
U.S. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation — Sea Turtle Conservation in the Western Hemisphere
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) invites proposals under its Sea Turtles Program 2027 Request for Proposals. The program funds conservation work benefiting four sea turtle populations in the Western Hemisphere — leatherbacks and loggerheads in the Northwest Atlantic, and leatherbacks and hawksbills in the Eastern Pacific — with priority given to populations dependent on or migrating through U.S. waters. Funding priorities include stranding response and rehabilitation capacity, reducing bycatch through turtle-friendly fishing gear, restoring and protecting nesting beach habitat in Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, and building regional conservation networks. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, government agencies at all levels, tribal governments, educational institutions, international organisations, and for-profit organisations. Most funded projects take place along U.S. beaches, facilities, or coastal waters; other projects elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere will be considered but at lower priority. Most awards range from US$50 thousand to US$400 thousand, and beach and bycatch projects require a one-to-one non-federal match in cash or in-kind services. Pre-proposals are due 19 August 2026. Sea Turtle Conservation
Explorers Club — Fieldwork Addressing Novel Scientific or Environmental Questions
The Explorers Club supports the scientific fieldwork of groundbreaking explorers around the world. The Rolex Explorers Club Grant supports young explorers under the age of 35 who are conducting field research to address a novel scientific, environmental, or historical question. The average award is US$10 thousand. The deadline to submit applications is 14 September 2026. Rolex Explorers Club Grant
International Iguana Foundation — Grants for Iguana Conservation
The International Iguana Foundation makes grants to promote and enable iguana conservation. Preference will be given to projects that are components of approved species recovery plans; projects that directly contribute to the survival of endangered iguanas and their habitats; and projects that are part of an established conservation program. The Foundation looks for projects that have participation from range-countries and matching funds. Small-tier grants provide up to US$10 thousand over 1 year. Full proposals for small-tier grants in the 2026 cycle are due on 20 September 2026. Find this opportunity
National Geographic Society — Ecological Research in the Okavango River Basin
The National Geographic Society invites proposals under a Request for Proposals for scientific research on ecological dynamics in the Okavango River Basin, spanning Angola, Namibia, and Botswana. National Geographic will hold an informational webinar on 01 September 2026 ahead of the deadline. General eligibility across all Society RFPs requires applicants to be 18 or older, and the Society states a preference for applicants with strong ties to the local context. Applicants may lead only one active proposal at a time, and anyone who previously led a National Geographic Society grant must submit that project’s final report before applying to lead a new one. The deadline is 23 September 2026. Ecological Research
Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust — Wildlife Conservation Grants
The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust makes grants to charities working in the area of wildlife and environmental conservation in the UK and internationally. The Trust supports UK and international wildlife and environmental conservation projects, specifically scalable work that directly addresses threats to endangered flora or fauna. Applicants must be registered charities. Small grants, up to £10 thousand, are accepted year-round. Applicants may request medium grants (up to £20 thousand) by 12 November 2026. Wildlife Conservation Grants
American Museum of Natural History — Ornithology Research
The Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund supports ornithological research anywhere in the world. Chapman Research Grants are small short-term awards for research that are available to graduate students for expenses associated with projects primarily focused on the systematics and evolutionary biology of birds. Most grants range from US$1,000-US$3,500. The application deadline is 30 November 2026. Ornithology grants
Rainforest Alliance — Kleinhans Fellowship for Research in Community Forestry
The Rainforest Alliance is interested in helping communities and small- and medium-sized enterprises to harvest and manufacture forest and non-timber forest products in a sustainable manner, and market these goods to responsible businesses and consumers. The Kleinhans Fellowship provides US$20 thousand over two years for research on this topic in Latin America, with preference for sites where the Rainforest Alliance currently supports community forestry. Applicants must have at least a master’s degree in forestry, ecology, botany, environmental science, or an appropriate related field. The next deadline for applications is 28 February 2027. Know more