Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund: Grants for Animals & Wildlife
/OVERVIEW: The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund seeks to protect endangered and critically endangered species around the world.
IP TAKE: This funder’s grantmaking includes conservation of a broad array of plant, animal and fungi species in over 60 countries. Grants are generally awarded in amounts up to $25,000. This funder runs an on-line open application program with an annual due date at the end of June.
PROFILE: The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund is the private philanthropic organization of the His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. It seeks “to provide targeted grants to individual species conservation initiatives recognize leaders in the field of species conservation and elevate the importance of species in the broader conservation debate.”
The fund prioritizes organizations that work with endangered and critically endangered species, using the IUCN Redlist as its primary guide for conservation status determination. This funder also funds organizations that work with species listed as “data deficient or unlisted but are suspected to be highly threatened.” In the past, the fund has supported the status and conservation of the Baer’s Wood Mouse, an endangered animal in Ghana. It also funded conservation efforts for the Barred Topminnow.
In a recent year, this funder made about $1.5 million in grants to animal conservation organizations in over 60 countries around the world. The fund’s small grants range from $5,000 to $25,000. Larger grants are made through the affiliated Mubadala Investment Company and target global biodiversity hotspots. To learn more about the fund’s past grantmaking see its case studies page.
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund accepts applications for funding with an annual due date of June 30. Guidelines and application forms are available at the fund’s website. General inquiries may be submitted to the fund’s staff via email.
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