Wild Animal Initiative Challenge Grants

About this program

The Wild Animal Initiative offers Challenge Grants to support research in wild animal welfare, focusing on specific themes. These grants aim to fund experienced principal investigators, with additional financial support for students and early-career collaborators, to explore critical questions and drive impact in this field.

Eligible applicants include experienced researchers, students, and early-career collaborators, with a requirement for the principal investigator to be affiliated with a university or research institution. Collaborators must be residents of the countries where the research will be conducted, and NGO projects must be registered in the country of fieldwork.