Whitley Awards 2027 for grassroots conservation leaders

Whitley Fund for Nature

Closes 30 October 2026, 8 days left No fee to apply Last checked 21 Oct

At a glance

Deadline: Closes 30 October 2026, 8 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
Fee: No fee to apply
Who may apply: a national of the African country where you work, which must not be high-income
a mid-career conservation leader with a team, backed by a local organisation
Where: Your own country

50,000 GBP for your community conservation project plus the Whitley Awards network.

The facts

What you get: 50,000 GBP in project funding over one year
Where: Your own country
How long: One year of project funding
What it costs you: Nothing to apply

Where you stand

This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point. In their words, what it costs you: Nothing to apply.

What they ask for

a national of the African country where you work, which must not be high-income
a mid-career conservation leader with a team, backed by a local organisation

Get ready to apply

Built only from what this listing states.

A long application, by our reading.

1. What to get ready

The listing does not say what it needs. When you open their page, write down everything it asks for before you start.

2. Dates

Closes 30 October 2026, in 8 days.
Aim to send it by 27 October 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice

3. What it costs you

Nothing to apply.

Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp

The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.

No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.

Tips for applying for a grant

General advice from us, the same for every grant. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.

Say what the money is for, exactly, and how much of it goes where. A simple budget in a table is enough.
Describe what you have done so far, with numbers you can prove: customers, people served, sales, months running.
Check whether they need your business registered, and in which country.
Answer their questions in their order. Reviewers score each one.

If there is an interview or a test

Expect questions on your numbers. Know them without reading them.
Be ready to say what happens to the project if you do not get the grant.

All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.

How to apply

You apply on Whitley Fund for Nature's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.

Go to the application

How we checked this

This was opened and verified at Whitley Fund for Nature's own website on 21 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.