Deadline: 31-Jan-24

The Van Tienhoven Foundation for the International Protection of Nature has launched small donations for the protection and conservation of threatened species and ecosystems around the world.

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The Foundation's Mission and Vision

• They are concerned with life on Earth, with the well-being and maintenance of the variety of living organisms and their environment of life . Humans play a crucial role as actors and drivers of biodiversity. They see people as key to mitigating the pressures of global change on the living environment and biodiversity.
  • They provide small donations to fund direct actions on species, ecosystems and community-managed nature protection that lead to changes in policies and practices.
  • They promote knowledge of the causes of threats and pressures on nature in order to generate concrete actions that stop, neutralise or mitigate these causes;
  • They strive to influence and collaborate with governmental and non-governmental organisations, communities, individuals and other relevant stakeholders in favour of nature conservation.

Information on financing

• Projects requesting a maximum budget of 10,000 euros from the Van Tienhoven Foundation and a total project budget of no more than 50,000 euros. Applicants must indicate co-funding in the budget, if applicable. If projects are co-sponsored by the Van Tienhoven Foundation, a funding plan must be added that includes incontrovertible evidence of grants already applied for and awarded by other organisations.
• Projects that have not yet started at the time of submission and have a maximum duration of two years.

Election criteria

• They use the following eligibility criteria and only accept applications:
  • From non-profit organisations, registered as legal entities (NGOs and scientific institutions). They do not accept applications from government bodies, private companies or individuals.
  • Non-profit organisations must have a bank account in the name of their organisation and be able to receive international funds.
  • Only one application per organisation will be considered for each call for proposals. If an organisation has already received a subsidy beforehand, a final report must have been submitted for any project previously supported by the Van Tienhoven Foundation. An organisation can be supported a maximum of three times in eight years.
  • From organisations with a track record in species protection, ecosystem protection and/or community-managed nature protection, which can be demonstrated by background documentation (e.g. websites), networks annual and/or final project delivery reports).
  • Implemented in developing countries, predominantly following the most recent DAC list of ODA recipients.
  • With costs based on local rates. The costs of salaries and consultancy fees based on rates outside the countries of implementation are not covered. Travelling costs (from) outside the countries of implementation are not covered. The purchase of vehicles (e.g. cars, boats) is not supported. They do not support indirect costs.
  • Where the actions are not part of a study leading to any academic title and/or aimed at delivering a book.
  • That they are sent before the designated application deadline and that they contain a fully completed Van Tienhoven Foundation online application form.

For more information, visit Van Tienhoven Foundation .