Funding type

Grants

Project size funding

US$ 5.001 - 20.000, US$ 20.001 - 50.000, US$ 50.001 - 150.000

Target region/countries

Global Environment Facility (GEF) eligible countries

Eligible Organisations for funding

Individual

Ecosystem

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

Biodiversity Categories

Biodiversity awareness and knowledge, Protected Areas and other conservation measures

Sector Tags

Environmental Protection and Conservation, Education

Funding Criteria

Amazonia Rising Conservation Leaders Program
- with the Wildlife Conservation Network
- early career in Amazonia region
https://wildnet.org/protecting-wildlife/#tabs-top-3 />
Gustavo Fonseca Fellowships - Conserving the Future
- with FUNBIO
- conservation research support program in Brazil
https://www.funbio.org.br/en/funbiogrants/

Gustavo Fonseca Fellowships for Africa
- with Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
- master or PhD support for African conservationists
https://www.wcs.org/about-us/grants/graduate-scholarship-program/fonseca-leadership-program-in-africa

Gustavo Fonseca Fellowships for Latin America – Education for Nature
- with WWF
- master or PhD support for Latin American conservationists
https://www.worldwildlife.org/projects/fonseca-leadership-program

Fonseca Species Conservation Fund (FSCF)
- with re:wild
- early career conservationists up to 35 working on amphibians, freshwater fish, primates, small mammals, tortoises and freshwater turtles
https://www.rewild.org/the-fonseca-species-conservation-fund

Fonseca Leadership Program
- with Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
https://www.speciesconservation.org/partners/
Specific courses:
- Master in Wildlife Biology and Conservation in India (https://www.ncbs.res.in/mscprogram/overview )
- training program for community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in Southern Africa (https://www.lifethroughwildlife.com/ )
- Master/ PhD in International Nature Conservation at Lincoln University, New Zealand (https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/news-and-events/green-futures-funded-the-gustavo-fonseca-scholarships-at-lincoln-university/ )


overview: https://www.thegef.org/fonseca-leadership-program

Application process

Call for application
Conserving the Future
Fellowships for Latin America – Education for Nature
Fonseca Species Conservation Fund (FSCF)
Fonseca Leadership Program (Mohamed bin Zayed Fund)

Nomination
Amazonia Rising Conservation Leaders Program
Gustavo Fonseca Fellowships for Africa

Self-initiated:
Specific courses

Application language

English, Spanish, Portuguese

Particular consideration of

Youth