Club300 Bird Protection Grant

Club300 Bird Protection Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Swedish Club300
Amount: Up to US $5,000
Last Updated: June 13, 2025

Summary

The Club300 Bird Protection Grant, established in 1991 by the Swedish Club300, has invested over $600,000 in global bird conservation projects. It focuses on critically endangered and lesser-known species, providing an average of $8,000 annually. The funding primarily comes from Swedish members and is aimed at projects addressing the most threatened bird species, fostering awareness and supporting their survival efforts.

Overview

Since 1991 the Swedish Club300 has contributed more than $600,000 to bird protection projects all around the world. Projects they have supported include conservation and research on many rare, threatened or little known species like Guerney's Pitta, Hawaiian Crow, Fatu Hiva Monarch, Puaiohi, Juan Fernández Firecrown and Sumatran Ground Cuckoo. The majority of the contributions come directly from their Swedish members. The foundation is also distributing funds collected at bird fairs, or donated by persons or associations. During the last five years they have on average donated around $8,000 annually. Since funds are limited the focus is to contribute money to highly threatened or poorly known species.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Only applications concerning projects aimed at birds listed as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), Extinct in the Wild (EW) or Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List of threatened species are eligible for funding. These categories comprise about 590 of the worlds most threatened or least known species. A list of these species can be generated on the Birdlife International Data zone.Ongoing projects that receive or previously have received support from Club300 are excepted from the above criterion.