Conservation Science Grant

About this grant

Wilburforce Foundation empowers conservation leaders to protect the irreplaceable lands, waters, and wildlife of western North America. The Foundation supports and connects organizations and individuals committed to protecting wild places and the wildlife that depend on them. It invests in science-based solutions, advocates for responsible policies, and strengthens grantees' capacities to achieve lasting outcomes. The Foundation uses conservation science to identify priority regions corresponding with its focus on wildlands and habitat connections that allow wildlife to thrive. It exists to preserve western North America's irreplaceable biological diversity and ecological integrity by working with partners to defend and implement environmental policies that safeguard wildlife and wild places.

Eligibility

The Foundation supports a diversity of organizations and collaborative efforts throughout its priority regions in western North America, including Alaska and British Columbia, the Northwest and Southwest, and Yellowstone to Yukon regions. The Foundation makes sustained investments in partners over time and builds their capacity to achieve higher levels of effectiveness.

Key requirements

• ✓Science-driven research and analysis focus
• ✓Conservation strategy development for North American West
• ✓Priority region identification work

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Conservation Science?

Eligibility covers organisations in US, CA; nonprofit, university, research-institution. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.