PTES Worldwide Conservation Insight Grants

The PTES Worldwide Conservation Insight Grants support scientific research and practical conservation efforts aimed at preserving endangered species. Grants range from £3,000 to £10,000 annually, up to a total of £20,000 over two years. Eligible applicants include researchers and conservationists working on critical conservation questions or local actions. The fund prioritizes projects with clear, sustainable outcomes that benefit endangered species and their habitats, particularly in low-income countries.

NOTE: We are now closed to 1st Stage applications for this year. Details about next year’s application round will be shared on this page in early 2026.
Worldwide Grant Criteria
We have awarded grants to scientific researchers and conservationists for many years for work that is aimed at the preservation of endangered species around the world.
PTES Conservation Insight Grants
Our Conservation Insight Grants are for projects focusing on endangered species for up to two years. We award funds between £3,000 and £10,000 per annum up to a maximum total of £20,000.
Funds will be awarded for work that seeks to either:
Find the critical scientific evidence that will facilitate the conservation of a species
Provide the answer to a key conservation question, which will enable conservationists to undertake critical conservation action
Undertake the implementation of a key local action which will result in a significantly, positive impact for an endangered species
Projects that require funds to promote, within local communities and or policy makers, the dissemination/public awareness of conservation strategies based on sound research will also be considered.

Eligibility

Applicants are welcomed from scientific researchers and those working in the field of practical conservation.The project leader should be based either within an NGO or a university research department.These grants are suitable for research or conservation projects that focus on one or more endangered species, or their habitat.We only accept grant requests from applicants already working and established in either the UK, UK overseas territories or any country not classified by the World Bank as high-income.Please go to the World Bank to check if your country applies.The project should be up to two years in duration.The project should have a clear end point. If aspects of a project are likely to continue over the long-term, the applicant should make clear how they will be funded. The Trust will consider funding a project in its entirety or jointly with other bodies or organisations. We are prepared to award funding subject to other funding bids being successful.

Ineligibility

We are no longer accepting any grant applications – for either worldwide or UK work – on bird species.What will not be considered for funding:Applications from local or national governments will not be acceptedApplications for work on bird speciesStudent fees or living costs for any level of courseProjects that are part of an undergraduate or Masters courseCore salary or administrative costs of an organisation unrelated to the projectWork on an alien species to a country unless it is likely to result in benefit to a native speciesApplications for projects run by western-based NGOs who send successive volunteers groups out to developing countries such as Raleigh International, Frontier, EarthWatch.Low priority projects would include:General survey work to determine population status of a species in an areaLocal reintroductions