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Core Funding for Environmental Organisations

From Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Core (unrestricted) funding for Portugal-registered environmental organisations and nature-conservation groups, to strengthen their capacity to conserve, manage and restore ecosystems. Second edition after a first in 2025.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

Closed

No call open right now

The last call we saw closed on 7 September 2026.

Read the funder’s pageChecked 2 Nov 2026

The facts, in the funder’s words

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

Only applications submitted online will be accepted 

Amount

Up to €50,000 EUR

The amount of each grant will be determined during the final selection process and will not exceed €50,000. 

Where

Portugal

More grants in Europe.

Financial support will only be awarded to legally established entities registered in Portugal 

Who can apply

NGOs

Applications are open to organisations officially recognised as environmental organisations under the National Register, or equivalent organisations, as well as organisations working in the field of nature conservation 

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

Start date23 Jul 2026 / 08:00 

Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Restoration approach

Species conservation and Protected areas

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

More grants for wildlife.

The call

Closed

Second edition, 2026

Closed 7 September 2026
Call page
Status

Closed

End date07 Sep 2026 / 17:00 Lisbon time 

Opens

23 July 2026

Start date23 Jul 2026 / 08:00 

Deadline

7 September 2026, 17:00 Western European Summer Time

End date07 Sep 2026 / 17:00 Lisbon time 

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Not found on the pages we read

Something wrong?

Every fact above links to the page we read it from. If a deadline, amount or rule has changed, tell us and we will check it against the funder’s page.

Both open an email to contact@naturefunding.org with this listing filled in. Listings can’t be bought.