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- - We protect wildlife in Britain and around the world by bringing our most threatened species back from the brink of extinction. We do this through ground-breaking research, practical conservation and education, all with the help of our supporters.
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- Close
- - Some habitats contain such a richness of life that we need to protect them at all odds. We are working to preserve ancient woodlands, orchards and wood pastures and parklands, as well as the countless species they support.
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- - Everything we do is based on scientific evidence. We gather this through surveys, which you can take part in, and by awarding research grants to the most inspiring scientists worldwide. This evidence guides our conservation efforts and is shared through our events and publications.
Who we are
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- - People’s Trust for Endangered Species was set up in 1977 to save our wildlife. We are governed by a board of volunteer trustees and our team of staff are passionate about protecting endangered species and places.
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- - We strive to bring our most threatened species in the UK and around the world back from the brink of extinction. Our successes come from ground-breaking research, practical conservation and education, all with the help of our supporters.
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- - There are so many ways you can help save endangered species. Fancy taking part in a survey, joining us on a wildlife event or becoming a regular supporter?
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- - Support our work in our shop with a range of charity gifts, home-ware, cards and more. 100% of the profits go directly to help wildlife both in the UK an overseas.
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- - There is nothing natural about the alarming rate at which we are losing animals and their homes. It is absolutely avoidable. We can stop the loss of our wildlife – but we need your support. You can act now by choosing to give to our cause. Thank you.

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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

2025: We have introduced a two-stage application process for our Conservation Insight Grants in 2025, pre-applications must be submitted by 23.59 (UK time) on Thursday 29th May 2025. See below for more information about the new application process. Projects should start no earlier than January 2026.

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 aims to generate the scientific evidence that will facilitate the conservation of a species. The evidence may include testing a conservation intervention to address a particular threat, or answer a key conservation question, which will enable conservationists to undertake critical conservation action.

Recently funded projects include trialing livestock insurance schemes, learning more about dietary needs to inform habitat creation, testing wildlife bridge designs and testing conservation translocation methods.

High priority projects include:

Gathering evidence needed to undertake necessary mitigation work
Using scientific evidence to get changes made to local, national or international policy
Devising and testing a new methodology for monitoring a species or group of species

Priority is also given to applications for conservation and research work on species classified as endangered, critically endangered and extinct in the wild by the IUCN.

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 web page to check if your country applies. Priority is given to native project leaders working in their own country.

PTES Conservation Insight Grant Guidance for Applicants (March 2025)
Pre-application form (Word doc)
PTES Interim report
PTES Final report

Please note that we do not accept any grant applications – for either worldwide or UK work – on bird species. For organisations that support projects on birds please visit Terra Viva grants.

If you have any questions about your eligibility please feel free to email grants@ptes.org and we will be happy to discuss them with you.

Application process

From 2025 we have introduced a two-stage application process for our Conservation Insight Grants:

Stage 1 – Pre-application form. A short 3-page standardised form designed to reduce the workload for applicants. Forms from eligible organisations will be reviewed by PTES staff. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full project proposal. Up to 20 applications are expected to be invited to proceed to the Stage 2 project applications.

Stage 2 – Full project proposal. Applicants will need to complete the full online application form which requires more detailed information about the project. Before doing this, they will be invited to attend an online training session on Conservation Evidence and PTES will also provide guidance on project methodology and development. These proposals will be assessed by PTES trustees at a meeting in October and approx. 5-6 applications will be awarded funding.

How to apply

Completed pre- applications should be submitted by 23.59 (UK time) on Thursday 29^th May 2025.

1. You need to download and fill in the pre- application form Word document which can be downloaded here (or using the link above)

2. Fill in the online stage one application form below, attach your completed pre-application form and submit by 29^th May 2025

3. Your application will be assessed, and you will be notified in July whether your application has been progressed to the second round

We acknowledge all applications. If you do not receive an acknowledgement email from us we MAY NOT have received your application.

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Conservation Evidence

We are delighted to be an Evidence Champion of the Conservation Evidence Project, a University of Cambridge initiative. The Conservation Evidence Project (www.conservationevidence.com) summarises the scientific evidence on different conservation interventions that people have carried out, all around the world. Their work so far includes comprehensive information on the conservation of mammals, birds, bees, frogs and forests. There is also information on work relating to many other taxa and in the next few years detailed work on other taxa will be added. For some projects, there will not yet be relevant evidence on the Conservation Evidence website; we encourage you to consult other evidence if available, but this will not prejudice your application.

Crucially, this information is made freely available, so anyone can read it and see what has worked – and what hasn’t. However, some conservation groups are still not using the available science, meaning they may not be as effective as they could be in conserving nature. As an Evidence Champion, PTES is keen to fund experimental conservation work, which tests actions that are undertaken in order to prove what does and what doesn’t work.

We would like all our grantees to check the evidence for their proposed projects on the Conservation Evidence website. This will help us to fund the projects with the highest chance of success. We will also be encouraging the conservationists that we fund to test their work and publish it in Conservation Evidence’s journal, so we can be constantly improving conservation science. For examples of how to reference Conservation Evidence in your application please click here.

Applicants who are invited to proceed to Stage 2 will also be invited to attend an online training session on Conservation Evidence in July.

If you have any questions relating to whether your proposed work either has been trialed previously or whether it can be adapted to be more effective, please email grants@ptes.org.

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The information that you provide will be held by People’s Trust for Endangered Species. For information on how PTES processes personal data, please see our privacy policy. You can change how you hear from us via enquiries@ptes.org or by calling 020 7498 4533. The information collected through this grant application, is shared with a number of experts for assessment and to help guide conservation action. This data never includes your personal details.

Other source of funding

Terra Viva Grants Directory
Find out more about other grants for environmental projects in developing countries through this very informative website.

Save Our Species
A global coalition led by IUCN to conserve threatened species and their habitats.

The Darwin Initiative
A UK government grants scheme that helps to protect biodiversity and the natural environment in developing countries and UK Overseas Territories (OTs).