The Whitley Awards 2024 for Mid-career Conservationists in the Global South
The Whitley Awards 2024 funds grassroots conservation leaders in the Global South and placed an international spotlight on winners’ work. The Whitley Awards are the world’s leading wildlife conservation prizes, acknowledging the achievements of individuals from the Global South who operate to protect nature and promote the quality of life of those who rely upon it. The prizes are granted annually to mid–career conservationists for outstanding achievements in helping to protect and conserve the world‘s wildlife.
The Whitley Awards Programme is deeply committed to conservation action in the Global South and supports projects from a wide variety of species and habitats.
ALSO TRENDING: The WSA Youth Ambassadors Network
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS FOR THE WHITLEY AWARDS 2024
- 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 aiming to scale up proven work, that is embedded in the local community and would benefit from further funding, a profile boost, and international support.
- To be eligible, projects must involve communities at the grassroots level and deliver practical action that is founded on science.
MERITS
- Whitley Awards are worth £40,000 GBP in project funding over one year.
SCHEDULE
- Applications for the 2024 Whitley Awards are now open and close at midnight GMT on 31 October 2023.
Application Deadline: 31 October 2023.
The Whitley Awards 2024 for Mid-career Conservationists in the Global South
