Professional Development Grants (PDGs)

Professional Development Grants (PDGs) is sponsored by World Wildlife Fund. These grants provide support for mid-career conservationists to pursue short-term, non-degree training to upgrade their knowledge and skills. These trainings can include short courses, certificate trainings, or conferences among other training opportunities.

Russell E. Train Grants | WWF Conservation Workshop Grants Conservation Workshop Grants fund organizations to train communities, stakeholders, park guards, and others on local and regional conservation issues. These grants support training workshops with a strong hands-on learning component that will build capacity for people living in WWF priority regions in select countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Organizations may request up to $7,500 for the proposed training. Local organizations working in the following countries are eligible to apply. Please note that within eligible countries preference is given to applicants working in WWF priority regions.

Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility criteria to be considered for a grant. Your organization must be registered and have an established presence in an eligible country for at least 3 years (certificate of registration must show organization has been registered for 3 or more years). Your organization must have a bank account.

Your organization must not have received a grant from EFN in the past 3 years. The proposed training must include an active learning, practical skills, or field activity component. The proposed training must take place within one year of submission of the application.

The proposed training must take place at least 90 days after the application deadline. Administrative costs (including staff expenses) for the proposed training cannot exceed 15 percent of the total budget. Your organization must submit all required documents by the application deadline.

All applicants must complete an application by one of the deadlines noted below. The workshop must take place at least 90 days after the application deadline to allow EFN time for review, selection, and processing of the grant. Organizations may submit an online application at any time.

Completed applications will be reviewed on the dates noted above, and applicants will be notified of the results within one month of the application deadline.

The online application requires the following information for the proposed workshop: main workshop objectives and goals description of how the workshop will address climate change course agenda and methodology - this must include an active learning or training component workshop timeline - this should include workshop preparation, workshop activities, and follow-up activities participant selection process - explain why the target group was chosen and what criteria was used to select participants list of participants (if available at the time of submission) short-term expected outcomes (6 months to 1 year) long-term expected outcomes (1+ years) method of evaluation - describe how you will measure the expected outcomes (i.e. surveys, monitoring, % of reduction in destructive practices) CV or resume for the main trainer and a brief biography for all other trainers detailed project budget (not exceeding USD$7,500) Professional Development Grants Professional Development Grants (PDGs) provide support for mid-career conservationists to pursue short-term, non-degree training to upgrade their knowledge and skills.

These trainings can include short courses, certi cate trainings, or conferences among other training opportunities. PDGs provide the tools necessary for professionals to advance in their careers and improve local capacity in their home countries.