🏆 #FundingWednesdays | The Whitley Fund for Nature is accepting applications for the 2027 Whitley Awards: £50,000 in project funding for grassroots conservation leaders in the Global South, plus international recognition and lifelong membership of a global conservation network.

🌍 What the awards back: Proven, science-based conservation projects that deliver measurable benefits for threatened wildlife and ecosystems, and for the Indigenous peoples and local communities who live alongside them.

📋 Strong fit if you:
✅ Are a mid-career conservation leader and a national of the country where you work
✅ Work in a country not classified as high-income by the World Bank (which includes most of Africa)
✅ Lead or work for a locally incorporated NGO, charity, not-for-profit or university
✅ Run a project ready to scale, with three referees who can support it

📌 You don’t need a nomination to apply, but all three references must arrive by the deadline.

💚 IMVELO Impact: Africa’s most effective conservation is led by people rooted in their communities. The Whitley Awards put real money and a global spotlight behind them.

💷 Award: £50,000 over one year
⏰ Deadline: 30 October 2026, 23:59 GMT

🔗 Apply: https://whitleyaward.org/apply-for-conservation-funding/apply-for-a-whitley-award/

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