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Funding opportunityUnited States

USGS Great Lakes-Northern Forest CESU: Water Quality and Autonomous Vehicle Research

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for the research outlined below.Timely characterization of the spatial distribution and severity of water quality degradation in response to...

GrantClimate, Environment & SustainabilityUnited States
Funder
Geological Survey
Deadline
2026-06-29; posted 2026-05-29: Jun 29, 2026
Award
Award ceiling: USD 299,971; Award floor: USD 1; Total funding: USD 299,971
Applicant
Organizations & institutions
Funding opportunityUnited States

USGS Gulf Coast CESU: Barataria Estuary Phytoplankton Remote Sensing

USGS CESU research opportunity focused on remote sensing algorithm development and to validate remote sensing data products for evaluating phytoplankton communities in Barataria estuary. The research...

GrantClimate, Environment & SustainabilityUnited States
Funder
Geological Survey
Deadline
2026-06-29; posted 2026-05-29: Jun 29, 2026
Award
Award ceiling: USD 400,000; Award floor: USD 1; Total funding: USD 400,000
Applicant
Organizations & institutions
Funding opportunityDominican Republic / United States

U.S. STEM Summer Exchange for Youth

The U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo seeks to increase Dominican youth engagement with U.S.-linked opportunities in science, technology, engineering, innovation, and higher education at a time when emerging...

GrantClimate, Environment & Sustainability
Funder
U.S. Mission to the Dominican Republic
Deadline
2026-06-24; posted 2026-05-29: Jun 24, 2026
Award
Award ceiling: USD 80,000; Award floor: USD 30,000; Total funding: USD 80,000
Applicant
Universities / academic institutions
Funding opportunityUnited States/Canada

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Climate Change and Health Seed Grants

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Climate Change and Health Seed Grants is a grant opportunity from Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Applicants should confirm the full objectives, eligibility, award package, deadline and...

GrantHealthClimateUnited States
Funder
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Deadline
Rolling
Award
See official call page for funding amount
Applicant
Applicants
Upcoming callGlobal

TRI-POLAR Call (Triple Planetary Crisis in Polar Regions)

TRI-POLAR Call (Triple Planetary Crisis in Polar Regions) is a grant opportunity from NWO. Applicants should confirm the full objectives, eligibility, award package, deadline and submission requirements on...

Upcoming callPre-announcementGlobal
Funder
NWO
Deadline
2026-04 (pre-announced)
Award
See official call page for funding amount
Applicant
Applicants
Funding opportunityGlobal

Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology & Evolution

Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology & Evolution is a fellowship opportunity from Simons Foundation. Applicants should confirm the full objectives, eligibility, award package, deadline and submission...

FellowshipGlobal
Funder
Simons Foundation
Deadline
2026-06-30: Jun 30, 2026
Award
Fellowship support listed on official page
Applicant
Doctoral / PhD
Funding opportunityGlobal

Zayed Sustainability Prize

Zayed Sustainability Prize is a prize opportunity from Zayed Sustainability Prize. Applicants should confirm the full objectives, eligibility, award package, deadline and submission requirements on the...

Prize / ChallengeAI, Data & DigitalGlobal
Funder
Zayed Sustainability Prize
Deadline
2026-06-15: Jun 15, 2026
Award
Prize amount or support package listed on official page
Applicant
Applicants
Funding opportunityGlobal

COP31 Climate Change Media Partnership Reporting Fellowship

Reporting fellowship linked to COP31 climate change coverage.

FellowshipClimateJournalism & MediaGlobal
Funder
Earth Journalism Network
Deadline
Dec 31, 2026
Award
See funder guidance
Applicant
Practitioners & professionals
Upcoming callEurope

Horizon Europe Mission Adaptation to Climate Change 2026 calls

Includes mission topics supporting financing for local adaptation and demonstrations of soil resilience to extreme weather.

Pre-announcementUpcoming callGrantClimate
Funder
European Commission
Deadline
Topic-specific 2026 deadlines: Dec 31, 2026
Award
See funder guidance
Applicant
Any applicant
Upcoming callUnited States

Maximizing the Scientific Value of Data Generated by the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32)

National Institutes of Health opportunity: This NOFO seeks to advance research and training in high-priority areas of child health by stimulating the use of Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes...

Health and Biomedical SciencesHealthGrantUpcoming call
Funder
National Institutes of Health
Deadline
Forecasted opportunity: Dec 2, 2026
Award
USD none
Applicant
Organizations / Institutions
Upcoming callUnited States

Maximizing the Scientific Value of Data Generated by the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program: Dissertation Grant (R36 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health opportunity: The goal of this NOFO is to support doctoral candidates studying high-priority areas of child health for the completion of their doctoral dissertation research...

Health and Biomedical SciencesHealthGrantUpcoming call
Funder
National Institutes of Health
Deadline
Forecasted opportunity: Oct 15, 2026
Award
USD none
Applicant
Organizations / Institutions
Upcoming callUnited States

Advancing Research on Empirically-Supported Interventions for Older Adults Living with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health opportunity: The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to foster research that will inform and support the optimization, delivery, sustainability, and...

Health and Biomedical SciencesHealthGrantUpcoming call
Funder
National Institutes of Health
Deadline
Forecasted opportunity: Oct 15, 2026
Award
USD none
Applicant
Organizations / Institutions
Funding opportunityBelgium / Europe

Launching the Next 250 Years of American and European Innovation and Growth

U.S. Mission to Belgium opportunity: Mission to the European Union’s commemoration of America’s 250th birthday aims to showcase America’s rich history and honor U.S.-EU contributions to global peace,...

Innovation and TechnologyOther (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)Cooperative Agreement
Funder
U.S. Mission to Belgium
Deadline
Application deadline: Jun 26, 2026
Award
USD 20,000 to USD 100,000
Applicant
Organizations / Individuals
Funding opportunityUnited States

Glass Recycling Foundation Grant Program 2026

Grant support for projects that improve glass recycling infrastructure, collection, processing, education, or community access in the United States.

RecyclingCircular economyEnvironmentCommunity
Funder
Glass Recycling Foundation
Deadline
Jul 10, 2026
Award
Up to USD 30,000 per grant
Applicant
Organisation / Community Programme
Upcoming callEurope and participating partner countries

BiodivFuture 2026-2027 Joint Call

Biodiversa+ has pre-announced its sixth annual joint call on future sustainable socio-ecological systems and trajectories of change.

GrantPre-announcementBiodiversityEnvironment
Funder
Biodiversa+
Deadline
Expected pre-proposal deadline: Nov 1, 2026
Award
Funding depends on participating national and regional funding organisations
Applicant
Transnational research consortia
Upcoming callEurope and international partner countries

CETPartnership Joint Call 2026

CETPartnership's 2026 transnational call supports clean energy transition research and innovation through 11 call modules and a two-stage proposal process.

GrantPre-announcementEnergyClimate
Funder
Clean Energy Transition Partnership
Deadline
Pre-proposal deadline: Oct 8, 2026
Award
Funding depends on participating national and regional funding organisations
Applicant
Transnational research and innovation consortia
Funding opportunityGlobal

Climate & Health Challenge 2026

Global competition inviting writing, creative design, and music entries that communicate links between climate and health, with categories for children, young people, adults, and all-age creative submissions.

CompetitionClimateHealthCreative Arts
Funder
Dawn Project
Deadline
Submission deadline: Aug 31, 2026
Award
Cash prizes plus consolation prizes
Applicant
Individuals and creative contributors
Funding opportunityUnited States & Canada

Conservation Innovation Grants: On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials FY 2026

USDA-NRCS CIG On-Farm Trials funding for partners to evaluate innovative conservation approaches with producers under real-world conditions.

GrantAgriculture & Food SystemsClimateEnvironment & Conservation
Funder
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Deadline
Jul 27, 2026
Award
See USDA-NRCS NOFO for funding ceilings and priorities
Applicant
Organizations & NGOs
Funding opportunityUnited States & Canada

Conservation Innovation Grants Classic Program FY 2026

USDA-NRCS CIG Classic funding for innovative conservation projects that develop and demonstrate new tools, strategies and technologies for natural-resource conservation.

GrantAgriculture & Food SystemsEnvironment & ConservationInnovation & Entrepreneurship
Funder
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Deadline
Jul 27, 2026
Award
See USDA-NRCS NOFO for award ceilings and cost share
Applicant
Organizations & NGOs
Funding opportunityGlobal

Small Grant 2026

Save Our Seas Foundation's Small Grant round is open for marine research, conservation, and education projects focused on threatened marine wildlife and habitats.

GrantOceanConservationBiodiversity
Funder
Save Our Seas Foundation
Deadline
Application deadline: Jul 3, 2026
Award
Small Grant funding; award size confirmed in the official application guidance
Applicant
Marine research and conservation project teams
Funding opportunityAustralia

Forrest Research Foundation Fellowships

Forrest Fellowships support outstanding early-career researchers to conduct postdoctoral research at Western Australian universities.

FellowshipPostdoctoralResearchAustralia
Funder
Forrest Research Foundation
Deadline
Application deadline: Jun 30, 2026
Award
Fellowship package for postdoctoral research in Western Australia; see official benefits guidance
Applicant
Postdoctoral researchers
Funding opportunityCanada and international waters

Ghost Gear Fund

Funding for projects that prevent, retrieve, and responsibly manage abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear and reduce marine plastic pollution.

GrantMarine ConservationPlastic PollutionFisheries
Funder
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Deadline
Application deadline: Jun 29, 2026
Award
Project funding through the Ghost Gear Fund
Applicant
Eligible organisations and project teams
Funding opportunityGlobal South / Biodiversity priority countries

2027-2029 EDGE Fellowship

The EDGE Fellowship supports early-career conservationists leading locally grounded projects for evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered species.

FellowshipConservationBiodiversityGlobal South
Funder
Zoological Society of London / EDGE of Existence
Deadline
Expression of interest deadline: Jun 10, 2026
Award
GBP 15,000 project implementation grant plus training, mentoring, and technical support
Applicant
Early-career conservationists
Funding opportunityGlobal

Daylight Research Call 2026

VELUX Stiftung's 2026 Daylight Research call funds innovative research on daylight and humans, daylight and nature, and daylight technology.

GrantResearchEnvironmentHealth
Funder
VELUX Stiftung
Deadline
Jun 4, 2026
Award
CHF 50,000 to CHF 100,000 for seed projects; CHF 100,000 to CHF 300,000 for research projects
Applicant
Research teams