# OBC Conservation Fund small grants

From Oriental Bird Club. 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 1 March and 1 September each year. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Usually £1,000 to £2,000 GBP (In exceptional cases up to £3,000)
- Who can apply: NGOs and Individuals
- Where: Oriental region (Asia)
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation, Protected areas, Community conservation and Research
- 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/obc-conservation-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.orientalbirdclub.org/applications

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Small grants for bird conservation projects in the Oriental region, prioritising threatened species, important bird areas and on-the-ground action involving local communities. Priority goes to NGOs or individuals from the project country. New projects in China are not being funded for now.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**OBC Conservation Fund small grants, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “To apply for funding complete the grant application form and send it to conservation@orientalbirdclub.org”

Source: https://www.orientalbirdclub.org/applications, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/obc-conservation-fund/#access

**OBC Conservation Fund small grants, amount:** Usually £1,000 to £2,000 GBP (In exceptional cases up to £3,000). In exceptional cases up to £3,000.

> “OBC small grants are typically between £1,000 and £2,000. In exceptional cases, we will fund projects up to £3,000.”

Source: https://www.orientalbirdclub.org/applications, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/obc-conservation-fund/#amount

**OBC Conservation Fund small grants, where:** Oriental region (Asia)

> “The Oriental Bird Club supports conservation work in the Oriental region by funding projects which encourage an interest in wild birds and their conservation”

Source: https://www.orientalbirdclub.org/applications, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/obc-conservation-fund/#geography

**OBC Conservation Fund small grants, who can apply:** NGOs and Individuals

> “NGOs or individuals from the country where the project takes place.”

Source: https://www.orientalbirdclub.org/applications, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/obc-conservation-fund/#applicant_types

**OBC Conservation Fund small grants, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Small grants are offered twice a year with deadlines for applications being 1st March and 1st September.”

Source: https://www.orientalbirdclub.org/applications, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/obc-conservation-fund/#window

**OBC Conservation Fund small grants, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/obc-conservation-fund/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Small grants, 1 March and 1 September deadlines

Call page: https://www.orientalbirdclub.org/applications

**OBC Conservation Fund small grants, Small grants, 1 March and 1 September deadlines, status:** Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

> “Small grants are offered twice a year with deadlines for applications being 1st March and 1st September.”

Source: https://www.orientalbirdclub.org/applications, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/obc-conservation-fund/#call-small-grants-twice-yearly-status

**OBC Conservation Fund small grants, Small grants, 1 March and 1 September deadlines, dates each year:** Deadlines 1 March and 1 September each year

> “Small grants are offered twice a year with deadlines for applications being 1st March and 1st September.”

Source: https://www.orientalbirdclub.org/applications, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/obc-conservation-fund/#call-small-grants-twice-yearly-recurring

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**OBC Conservation Fund small grants, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/obc-conservation-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “OBC Conservation Fund small grants”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/obc-conservation-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

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