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Overview
| Donor: | Wild Animal Initiative |
| Application procedure: | Concept Note |
| Donor base: | United States |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Individual, Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 14.11.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 10.000$ |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 50.000$ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Animal Welfare
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Research, Technology & Innovation
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Pacific
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Description
1) Objective
Wild Animal Initiative’s Discovery Grants program provides funding for projects that expand the evidence base of wild animal welfare, with a focus validating methods and applying them to new systems. Each Discovery Grants call solicits project proposals within broad themes aligned with Wild Animal Initiative’s research priorities. They expect successful projects to be highly cost-effective, with funds primarily supporting uniquely welfare-relevant activities.
2) Eligibility
Discovery Grants are available to anyone, but we are especially interested in supporting early career researchers (postdocs and PhD students) pursuing a long-term research career in wild animal welfare, or established researchers who seek to expand their research portfolio to include wild animal welfare. If a project is managed by an NGO, that NGO must be registered in the country where field work will take place.
3) Location
Actions can take place worldwide.
4) Budget
Grant size is $10,000–$50,000 USD total.
5) Application
Applicant submits short Expression of Interest (EOI) form (preview). EOI is reviewed for eligibility and relevance by the Wild Animal Initiative Grants team. If the EOI is shortlisted, the applicant is invited to develop a full proposal.