Scholarships & Opportunities

UNESCO Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in Life Sciences

UNESCO

partial

Deadline: Annual, 2026 deadline was 31 March

UNESCO Al Fozan International Prize for Young Scientists in STEM

UNESCO

partial

Deadline: 30 November 2026

UNEP Champions of the Earth

UN Environment Programme

unfunded

Deadline: Annual nominations

UNEP Young Champions of the Earth

UN Environment Programme

partial

Deadline: 2026 closed, 2027 next cycle

IUCN Save Our Species Rapid Action Grants

IUCN

partial

Deadline: Call and need based

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

partial

Deadline: Multiple annual rounds

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Small Grants

CEPF

partial

Deadline: Regional calls

Conservation Leadership Programme Future Conservationist Award

Conservation Leadership Programme

partial

Deadline: Annual

Rufford Small Grants

Rufford Foundation

partial

Deadline: Multiple rolling stages

Whitley Awards

Whitley Fund for Nature

partial

Deadline: 30 October 2026 for 2027 Awards

ACIAR John Dillon Fellowship

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

full

Deadline: Annual cohort based

ACIAR John Allwright Fellowship

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

full

Deadline: 2027 intake closed, annual

Ernst Mach Follow Up Grant

OeAD Austria

full

Deadline: Applications September to 1 February

Ernst Mach Grant Worldwide

OeAD Austria

full

Deadline: Annual

Heydar Aliyev International Education Grant Program

Government of Azerbaijan

full

Deadline: 2026 cycle closed, annual

Czech Government Scholarships for Developing Countries

Government of Czechia

full

Deadline: 30 September 2026 for 2027/28

Romanian Government MFA Scholarship

Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

full

Deadline: Annual

Invest Your Talent in Italy

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

partial

Deadline: 2026 applications were 20 April to 11 May, annual

Italian Government MAECI Masters Scholarship

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

partial

Deadline: 2026/27 closed 26 March, annual

Swiss Government Excellence PhD Scholarship

Swiss Confederation

full

Deadline: Applications from 20 August 2026, deadline country specific