Funding type

Grants

Project size funding

< US$ 5.000, US$ 5.001 - 20.000

Target region/countries

Global

Eligible Organisations for funding

Individual, Communities / Non-registered citizen groups

Ecosystem

Freshwater, Wildlife / Endangered Species, Wetland, Marine & Coast, Forest & Woodlands, Human-changed areas, Mountains & Rocky Areas, Deserts & Semi-Deserts, Savannas & Shrubland & Grasslands

Biodiversity Categories

Biodiversity awareness and knowledge

Sector Tags

Environmental Protection and Conservation

Funding Criteria

Small Research Grants
- focus on scientific ecological research
https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/small-research-grants/

Long-term Research Grants
- focus on long-term ecological research on ecological restoration, habitat creation, control of alien species and climate change,
https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/funding/launching-long-term-research-grants/

Synthesis Grants
- interdisciplinary groups of 8-15 individuals to focus on data analysis and synthesis
https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/funding/synthesis-grants/

Pedagogical Research and Development Grants
- focus on research on education methods within ecology
- for teachers and applicants in related industries
https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/funding/pedagogical-research-and-development-grants/

Outreach and Engagement Grants
- focus on independent outreach, public engagement and science communication activities that engage public audiences
- individuals, teams and organizations
https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/funding/outreach-and-engagement-grants/

Connecting Ecologists with other Disciplines Grants
- focus on interdisciplinary collaboration with another discipline, secondment to a NGO/Charity, a public sector organisation, a business etc
https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/funding/connecting-ecologists-with-other-disciplines-grants/

Training & Travel Grants
- open for PhD students and postgraduate research assistants, for field training courses and attendance to workshops/conferences
https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/training-and-travel-grants/

eligibility:
- global, but 51% of funding is earmarked for Global South countries

Application process

Call for application (bi-annually)
Small Research Grants
Long-term Research Grants
Synthesis Grants
Pedagogical Research and Development Grants
Outreach and Engagement Grants
Connecting Ecologists with other Disciplines Grants
Training & Travel Grants
See respective links above

Additional information

The BES also supports a gratis books scheme to provide ecology and conservation books in developing countries.