Australian Wildlife Society Grant Application Form

We welcome you to apply for one of our Conservation Group Grants by filling out the application form below.

The Board carefully considers all requests for grants from Australian wildlife conservation groups specialising in wildlife conservation and preserving wildlife habitats.

We will be in touch should the opportunity for funding become available.

Grants typically vary between one to three $1,000 - $5,000 grants per year, depending on funding availability.

Funds will not be used to support staff wages.  Projects that have been supported in the past can be accessed HERE>

Grant Application Form

In the meantime, we encourage you to consider applying for one of our annual awards - Serventy Conservation Award, Wildlife Rehabilitation Award, Community Conservation Award, and Youth Conservation Awards. 

Notice of Conditions of a Successful Grant

If successful in obtaining a grant, the grant recipient will be required to:

  • Become a 3-year Associate Member of the Society ($230 for three years).  If the recipient is already a member of the Society, they will be required to upgrade their membership.  Membership of the Society can be included in the request for a grant if needed,
  • Include the Society’s logo on the grant recipients website where possible,
  • Share video footage and/or wildlife tracking data associated with the sponsored project upon request, if applicable,
  • Publicly acknowledge the grant provided by the Australian Wildlife Society, including in all leading publications and media associated with the sponsored activity,
  • Use the funds for the nominated purposes only, and 
  • Provide a written article, including photographs, of the sponsored activity to manager@aws.org.au 

The Society will:

  • Provide an agreed sum of money to the grant recipient for the approved activity,
  • Arrange to publicise the grant recipient’s wildlife conservation efforts in the Society’s magazine, Australian Wildlife,  
  • Publish the approved activity, including a description and a link to the grant recipient’s webpage and a link to the written article on the Conservation Group Grant page of our website, and
  • The approved activity will also be published and promoted via our e-newsletter, social media platforms, and Annual Report.