# Karl Schopfer-Fonds grants for nature and heritage protection

From Karl Schopfer-Fonds. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Windows each year: Deadlines on 30 April and 31 October each year.. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Usually CHF 5,000 to CHF 25,000 CHF
- Who can apply: Not found on the pages we read
- Where: Switzerland, mainly the north-west: Switzerland
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/karl-schopfer-fonds/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.karlschopferfonds.org/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Swiss foundation that gives project grants on request to nature and heritage protection work, mainly in north-west Switzerland. Applications are in German by email, with two deadlines a year.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Karl Schopfer-Fonds grants for nature and heritage protection, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Gesuche können per E-Mail eingereicht werden.”

Source: https://www.karlschopferfonds.org/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/karl-schopfer-fonds/#access

**Karl Schopfer-Fonds grants for nature and heritage protection, amount:** Usually CHF 5,000 to CHF 25,000 CHF

> “An einzelne Projekte werden in der Regel Beiträge zwischen CHF 5'000.- und maximal CHF 25'000.- ausgerichtet.”

Source: https://www.karlschopferfonds.org/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/karl-schopfer-fonds/#amount

**Karl Schopfer-Fonds grants for nature and heritage protection, where:** Switzerland, mainly the north-west: Switzerland

> “Derzeit werden keine Beiträge ausserhalb der Schweiz vergeben. Innerhalb der Schweiz liegt der Schwerpunkt auf Vergabungen an Projekte und Organisationen in der Region Nordwestschweiz.”

Source: https://www.karlschopferfonds.org/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/karl-schopfer-fonds/#geography

**Karl Schopfer-Fonds grants for nature and heritage protection, who can apply:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/karl-schopfer-fonds/#applicant_types

**Karl Schopfer-Fonds grants for nature and heritage protection, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Bitte beachten Sie die Eingabefristen vom 30. April und 31. Oktober und unsere Vergaberichtlinien.”

Source: https://www.karlschopferfonds.org/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/karl-schopfer-fonds/#window

**Karl Schopfer-Fonds grants for nature and heritage protection, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/karl-schopfer-fonds/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Twice-yearly deadlines

Call page: https://www.karlschopferfonds.org/

**Karl Schopfer-Fonds grants for nature and heritage protection, Twice-yearly deadlines, status:** Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

> “Bitte beachten Sie die Eingabefristen vom 30. April und 31. Oktober und unsere Vergaberichtlinien.”

Source: https://www.karlschopferfonds.org/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/karl-schopfer-fonds/#call-annual-deadlines-status

**Karl Schopfer-Fonds grants for nature and heritage protection, Twice-yearly deadlines, dates each year:** Deadlines on 30 April and 31 October each year.

> “Bitte beachten Sie die Eingabefristen vom 30. April und 31. Oktober und unsere Vergaberichtlinien.”

Source: https://www.karlschopferfonds.org/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/karl-schopfer-fonds/#call-annual-deadlines-recurring

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Karl Schopfer-Fonds grants for nature and heritage protection, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/karl-schopfer-fonds/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Karl Schopfer-Fonds grants for nature and heritage protection”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/karl-schopfer-fonds/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

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Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Karl+Schopfer-Fonds+grants+for+nature+and+heritage+protection&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fkarl-schopfer-fonds%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction