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Range 30 days 3 months 6 months 12 months
Source EU Federal (DE) Schleswig-Holstein Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Lower Saxony Foundation Private US Foundation UK Nordic UN / Multilateral Corporate Impact Investor Philanthropic Network International
Relevance ≥70% ≥50% ≥30%
Topic Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Education Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Seaweed & Algae Waste Management
Mechanism Accelerator Blended Finance Grant Investment Loan / Concessional Finance Prize Technical Assistance
Region Africa Arctic Baltic Sea Global India Mediterranean Nordic / Denmark North Sea Southeast Asia
Audience For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers For Startups
Funder-type Corporate Family Office Foundation Government Impact Investor Multilateral Philanthropic Network Research Council
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3 fixed deadlines, 14 rolling/open

March 2026

28.03. 8d left
Internews Earth Journalism Network - Marine Conservation Media Grants · Internews / Earth Journalism Network (EJN) · Story grants plus reporting expenses; amounts vary by project
For NGOs Foundation Grant Africa India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Marine Conservation

April 2026

08.04. 19d left
Wellcome Climate Impacts Awards 2026 · Wellcome Trust · Up to £2.5 million per award
For NGOs Foundation Grant Global Capacity Building Climate Research

June 2026

01.06. 73d
Pure Earth Opportunity Fund · Pure Earth (formerly Blacksmith Institute) · USD 100,000 per grant
For NGOs Foundation Grant Africa India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Pollution Waste Management

Rolling / Open Deadlines

Rolling
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship · Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship · 2026 awards already announced; 2027 cycle TBD
For NGOs For Startups Foundation Prize Global Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Waste Management
periodic
TotalEnergies Foundation — Marine & Coastal Environment Programme · TotalEnergies Foundation · 2026 call open from 5 February 2026; check fondation.totalenergies.com for deadline
For NGOs Corporate Grant Blue Economy Capacity Building Marine Conservation
periodic
Allianz Foundation - Climate & Environment Grants · Allianz Foundation · Annual, typically February (2025 deadline was February 10, 2025)
For NGOs Foundation Grant Global Biodiversity Capacity Building Climate
Rolling
Shell Foundation · Shell Foundation · No open call — co-design partnership model
For NGOs Foundation Africa Southeast Asia Capacity Building Climate
periodic
Katholischer Fonds - Foerderrichtlinien · Katholischer Fonds · Periodic — monthly for small projects (up to EUR 1,500 / total costs up to EUR 8,000), three times per year for large projects
For NGOs Foundation Grant Capacity Building Climate Education
Rolling
DBU General Project Funding - Environmental Protection · Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) · Rolling
For NGOs For Researchers For Startups Foundation Grant Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Education Marine Conservation Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Waste Management
Rolling
Stiftung Mercator - Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Projects · Rolling basis
For NGOs For Researchers For Startups Foundation Grant Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate
Rolling
Laudes Foundation (formerly C&A Foundation) - Circular Fashion · Rolling basis
For NGOs Foundation Grant Technical Assistance Global Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
Danone — Ecosystem Fund & Circular Packaging Partnerships · Danone S.A. · Rolling partnership enquiries
Corporate India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Dow Inc. — Plastic Waste Initiatives (Stop the Waste / Pulling Our Weight) · Dow Inc. · Rolling partnership enquiries
Corporate India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
DBU Circular Economy Initiative (#DBUcirconomy) · Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) · Rolling submissions
For Researchers For Startups Foundation Grant Capacity Building Circular Economy Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Stiftung Mercator - Climate Protection Funding · Stiftung Mercator · Rolling submissions
For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Grant Capacity Building Climate
periodic
Second Muse - Social Innovation Accelerator · SecondMuse (with clients including USAID, World Bank, Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation) · periodic
For NGOs For Startups Corporate Foundation Accelerator Investment Technical Assistance Africa Global India Southeast Asia Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Global Fund for Community Foundations – Rolling Grants for Community Philanthropy · Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF) · rolling
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Foundation Grant Africa India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Waste Management