Anyone directly involved in species conservation. However, grants can only be paid out to registered charities (non-profit charitable organizations), so the applicant must be associated with / cooperate with such an entity.

Yes. However, for maximum impact, we prioritize species with a high EDGE score, habitats in a biodiversity and/or EDGE or endemism hotspot, and high threat levels without adequate conservation measures.

We generally award small, but potentially repeatable "seed money" grants ranging from CHF/USD 3,000 - 10,000 per project and year. Focusing on your key (urgent and/or critical) needs and submitting a respective budget total is more likely to be approved than submitting a vaguely defined maximum request. Applications for larger grants may occasionally be considered upon an invitation by the board.

Yes. Our goal is conservation impact, hence a project may receive more than one grant over time. Outcome and reporting of the preceding grant activity will influence the decision. However, although we consider long-term project support optimal, we don't want to get stuck on a small, invariable group of projects. Hence, although we may continue support of a project for some time, the huge demand for conservation of key species of many clades and of habitats across the globe will most likely make us move on to new conservation targets eventually. For deciding which successful projects we keep supporting, we use a "Darwinian approach", aiming at supporting the most important and/or urgent projects proposed. All project applications are thus reviewed and prioritized in the context of competing grant candidates, previous or newly submitted.

Generally we tend to provide higher grants to initial applications to help kick off key activities. Follow-up applications from recipients who have already received funding and who are implementing hands-on conservation tend to be awarded smaller grants, as we assume that the follow-up costs can be reduced compared to the start of the programme.

At any time. However, applications will be reviewed at scheduled review meetings, generally in Quarter 2 (submission deadline 15 April) and Quarter 4 (submission deadline 15 October). Selection is very competitive, so please submit your application well ahead of the deadline. Late applications or those received in-between deadlines will be postponed to the next grant review and will automatically be reviewed then. However, if feasible operationally and in budget terms, we may pragmatically review and decide on such applications in-between deadlines.

Within 1-2 months after submission, i.e. - generally in Quarter 2 for the submission deadline of 15 April - generally in Quarter 4 for the submission deadline of 15 October

Yes, but only as part of a conservation budget and only for activities critical for project outcome.

Yes, but only as part of a conservation budget and only for activities critical for project outcome.

Preferably but not necessarily; our key criterion is whether the activity is critical for conservation success.

Yes, but you need to disclose other funding sources and funding amounts.

Yes.

No. Funding decisions are at the discretion of the board and based on thorough examination for relevance to 1wild goals, as well as prioritization of all applications received.

While we do provide some feedback, for reasons of efficiency we will not provide detailed reasons for not providing a grant, or part of a grant requested. Whilst conservation needs are enormous, 1wild funds are limited, forcing us to strictly prioritize.

Yes. This is a requirement for receiving any funding. Requirements will be provided to successful applicants. Your report will be used to list, detail and potentially showcase your project on the 1wild website.

Check your junk mail. Should your submission have missed the deadline, it will enter the subsequent application round.

No, you can use the (considerably shorter) grant renewal form, which you will find below the more extensive form for first applications. The renewal form spares you quite a bit of content which we expect not to change from year to year.

For such cases we recommend locally saving the printable Office WORD form which is embedded in the online form (both versions, first application or renewal) . You can then e-mail us the filled form, along with the budget template (Office EXCEL) which is also embedded in the form.

As we prefer pragmatic approaches, we don’t have any specific requirements for reporting. Think “form follows function”: - The report must allow us to understand (and be able to report to our national supervisory authority if ever asked) the conservation outcomes of the activities supported. o To what extent were the conservation goals set achieved, qualitatively, quantitatively (inasmuch as possible)? o Use your criteria and some metrics to assess whether / to what extent an activity was successful, which then allows adjusting goals and procedures if necessary. - You can use PDFs (from text files, slide presentations, info graphics, data tables…) to report outcomes. - The length and degree of detail depend on the number and type of project activities, target species, habitats, etc. Follow your own thoughts on how best to report results of your specific conservation actions. - It is wise to keep reports concise and focused on the key outcomes as per the project goals defined in your application. - We advocate realism over exaggeration or embellishment. Actually we expect any programme to have both positive outcomes and some that didn’t turn out as expected. One can learn more from a sober assessment / debriefing than from sugar-coating.