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Climate, Environment and Sustainability Opportunities

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Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom / Global

Environmental Sciences: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund 2026

Seedcorn funding to create new and sustainable global partnerships in environmental science.

GrantEnvironmental ScienceGlobal PartnershipsClimate
Funder
NERC / UKRI
Deadline
See UKRI opportunity page
Award
Seedcorn funding; exact award to verify on official page
Applicant
UK research organisations eligible for NERC funding; international partner mandatory
Funding opportunityGlobal

Wellcome Climate and Mental Health Award: Heat and Mental Health Mechanisms

Funding for projects on how heat affects anxiety, depression and psychosis in impacted groups globally.

Research GrantClimateMental HealthMechanisms
Funder
Wellcome
Deadline
Upcoming / active
Award
See official call page
Applicant
Funding for projects on how heat affects anxiety, depression and psychosis in impacted groups globally.
Funding opportunityGlobal

Wellcome Climate and Health Award: Mitigation Solutions with Health Co-benefits in LMICs

Generates evidence on health effects of climate change mitigation interventions in LMICs.

Research GrantClimate MitigationHealth Co-benefitsLMICs
Funder
Wellcome
Deadline
Upcoming / active
Award
See official call page
Applicant
Generates evidence on health effects of climate change mitigation interventions in LMICs.
Funding opportunityGlobal

M-ERA.NET Call 2026 for Advanced Materials Research and Innovation

Transnational call for collaborative advanced materials projects.

Research GrantAdvanced MaterialsEnergyGreen Transition
Funder
M-ERA.NET
Deadline
Future dates vary
Award
See official call page
Applicant
Transnational call for collaborative advanced materials projects.
Funding opportunityUnited States

FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide

Bureau of Land Management has posted FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide, a environment, climate and natural resources funding opportunity listed on Grants.gov under...

GrantResearch fundingEnvironment, Climate and Natural ResourcesUnited States
Funder
Bureau of Land Management
Deadline
Application deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Award
Up to USD 220,000
Applicant
Private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Special district governments; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); State governments; County governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; City or township governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Funding opportunityAfrica

Moses Mapesa Education and Research Grant 2026

Education and research grant for heritage conservation students in Africa.

GrantHeritageConservationEducation
Funder
African World Heritage Fund
Deadline
TBC / 2026
Award
See official call page
Applicant
African students/researchers
Upcoming callAfrica / Europe

LEAP-RE Call 2026: Joint EU-AU Renewable Energy R&I

Competitive EU-AU renewable energy R&I call.

Research GrantRenewable EnergyClimateInnovation
Funder
LEAP-RE
Deadline
TBC / 2026
Award
See official call page
Applicant
Research and innovation consortia
Funding opportunityAfrica

Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant

USD 150,000 over three years for independent African biodiversity/environment research.

Research GrantBiodiversityConservationEnvironmental Science
Funder
JWO Research Grant
Deadline
TBC / 2026
Award
USD 150,000
Applicant
Early-career African scientists
Funding opportunityNetherlands

Fully Funded PhD Position in Just and Inclusive Urban Mobility Transition

PhD position on just and inclusive urban mobility transition at TU Delft.

PhD ScholarshipPositionUrban mobilitytransport justice
Funder
TU Delft
Deadline
TBC
Award
Fully funded PhD position
Applicant
PhD applicants
Funding opportunityGlobal South

Forest Conservation Fund Project Grant

Project grants for forest conservation.

GrantForest ConservationBiodiversityGlobal South
Funder
Forest Conservation Fund
Deadline
Third week of Jun 2026
Award
See official call page
Applicant
Conservation organizations
Funding opportunityGlobal

UN FAO Global AgriInno Challenge 2026

Global challenge for agricultural innovation and youth/startup solutions in food systems.

ChallengeCompetitionResearch fundingAgriculture
Funder
AIM4Forests
Deadline
TBC / 2026 call
Award
See official call page
Applicant
Agritech innovators, youth and startups
Funding opportunityGlobal

Transforming Water Systems Challenge 2026

Challenge with CHF 175,000 prize signal for water systems transformation.

ChallengePrizeResearch fundingWater systems
Funder
Waterchangemakers
Deadline
TBC / 2026 call
Award
CHF 175,000
Applicant
Innovators, researchers, organisations
Funding opportunityGlobal

Earthna Prize 2026

Prize recognizing sustainability solutions and traditional knowledge systems.

PrizeResearch fundingSustainabilityIndigenous knowledge
Funder
Earthna
Deadline
TBC / 2026 call
Award
See official call page
Applicant
Organisations and initiatives
Funding opportunityEurope / Global

EMBO Maria Leptin Science Journalism Fellowship 2026

Fellowship supporting placements for science journalists in research or media environments.

FellowshipResearch fundingScience journalismBiology
Funder
EMBO
Deadline
TBC / 2026 call
Award
See official call page
Applicant
Science journalists and communicators
Funding opportunityEurope

Consumer Led Flexibility for the Clean Energy Superpower Mission

Up to £25m for pre-commercialisation projects under the Clean Energy Superpower Mission.

GrantClean energyDemand flexibilityPre-commercialisation
Funder
Innovate UK / UKRI
Deadline
Deadline in call page; verify
Award
See linked call page
Applicant
UK registered organisations
Funding opportunityGlobal / Africa

Climate Litigation School 2026

Climate litigation training opportunity for legal and climate-justice actors.

TrainingResearch fundingClimate justiceLitigation
Funder
Naturaljustice
Deadline
TBC / 2026 call
Award
See official call page
Applicant
Lawyers, activists, civil society advocates
Funding opportunityAfrica

ACEP Next Generation Resource Governance Leaders Programme 2026

Cohort-based training and leadership programme in resource governance.

FellowshipTrainingExtractives governanceenergy policy
Funder
Africa Centre for Energy Policy
Deadline
TBC
Award
Programme support
Applicant
Young professionals
Funding opportunityGlobal

British Ecological Society (BES) Grants

Round 2 opens on 8 June and closes on 8 September for projects starting from early December 2026.

Research GrantClimate
Funder
British Ecological Society
Deadline
8 June 2026 (Round 2 opens)
Award
See official call page
Applicant
Not specified
Funding opportunityAsia

Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) Recurring Notice 5 Year

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications for the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program, administered by the National Park Service (NPS). ORLP provides funding to 1) to...

GrantResearch fundingClimate
Funder
National Park Service / Department of the Interior
Deadline
Closes 2030-11-01: Nov 1, 2030
Award
up to USD 15,000,000
Applicant
Organizations and institutions
Funding opportunityUnited States

Readiness and Recreation Initiative (RARI) - Recurring 5 Year Notice

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications for the Readiness and Recreation Initiative (RARI), administered by the National Park Service (NPS). The purpose of the program is to: 1) provide...

GrantResearch fundingClimate
Funder
National Park Service / Department of the Interior
Deadline
Closes 2030-06-07: Jun 7, 2030
Award
up to USD 3,000,000
Applicant
Organizations and institutions
Funding opportunityThailand / Global

UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme - Icons of Hope proceeds support

Campaign profits will support community-led conservation initiatives through UNDP GEF SGP.

GrantFunding signalEnvironmentCommunity-led conservation
Funder
UNDP / GEF SGP
Deadline
Campaign through 31 Dec 2026: Dec 31, 2026
Award
See official call page
Applicant
Community-led conservation initiatives
Funding opportunityUnited States

Causal Hypotheses on the Oral-Systemic Health Impacts of Human Behaviors among People with Chronic Conditions (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications for innovative research on the factors that cause human behaviors and the oral-systemic health impacts of those behaviors to enhance health,...

GrantResearch fundingHealthUnited States
Funder
National Institutes of Health / Department of Health and Human Services
Deadline
Closes 2029-07-05: Jul 5, 2029
Award
up to USD 500,000; floor none
Applicant
Organizations and Institutions
Funding opportunitySlovenia

Quick-Response Small Projects/Actions

Rapid-response grants for small environmental projects/actions.

GrantEnvironmentCivil SocietySlovenia
Funder
Slovenia / environment small grants programme
Deadline
31 Dec 2026: Dec 31, 2026
Award
See official call page
Applicant
NGOs and civil society organisations
Funding opportunityEurope / Global

RIFS Fellow Programme 2027

The RIFS Fellow Programme brings researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders to Potsdam to work on sustainability transformations and related policy, society, and governance questions.

FellowshipSustainabilityPolicyEurope
Funder
Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS Potsdam)
Deadline
See official fellow-programme page
Award
Fellowship support at RIFS; see official programme terms
Applicant
Researchers and practitioners