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Current Opportunities
» 2026 Whitley Awards
Whitley Awards fund grassroots conservation leaders in the Global South and put an international spotlight on winners’ work. Applications for the 2026 Whitley Awards are currently open and close at midnight GMT on 31 October 2025.
Whitley Awards are for dynamic, mid-career conservationists who are leading wildlife conservation projects in the Global South. Winners are nationals of the country in which they are working who are seeking to scale up proven work, that is embedded in the local community and would benefit from further funding, a profile boost and international support. They are worth £50,000 GBP in project funding over one year.
» Vital Impacts Environmental PHOTOGRAPHY Grant 2025
Supporting long-term, locally based, environmental photography projects with communities working to protect the environment and wildlife.
VITAL IMPACTS
Vital Impacts is a women-led 501c3 non-profit organization that uses art and storytelling to amplify and support the work of communities who are protecting people, wildlife and habitats worldwide. The mission of our non-profit is to support both grassroots conservation organizations and the photographers and artists who work to tell critical environmental stories.
THE GRANTS
Our grants serve a dual purpose: to provide support and encouragement to visual storytellers embarking on long-term documentary photography projects, and to foster collaboration with local communities dedicated to environmental and wildlife conservation efforts.
Vital Impacts is proud to offer one $20,000 (US) grant to an established environmental photographer, along with six $5,000 (US) grants to emerging photographers from across the globe. These funds are specifically earmarked for the development of documentary projects focusing on environmental stories, with each grant supporting a separate photographer and project over the course of twelve months.
The aim of these grants is to spotlight solution-based environmental initiatives through visual storytelling. Recipients will have the opportunity to dedicate their time, guided by mentorship and intellectual freedom, towards producing a compelling body of work.
DEADLINE: 16 Sep 2025, 04:59 BST