# OSME Conservation Fund

From Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia. 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 November 3, 2026: Windows each year: Deadlines for submission: 31 January, 31 May and 30 September. 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 (No maximum limit, but most grants average this range)
- Who can apply: Not found on the pages we read
- Where: The Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia (Middle East and Asia)
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation and Research
- Last checked: November 3, 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/osme-conservation-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://osme.org/grants/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Small grants for bird conservation, survey and education projects in the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia, prioritising threatened species, Important Bird Areas and projects led by nationals of the region.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

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

> “All applications and supporting documentation must be submitted by email in English on the Grant Application Form.”

Source: https://osme.org/grants/how-to-apply/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/osme-conservation-fund/#access

**OSME Conservation Fund, amount:** Usually £1,000 to £2,000 GBP (No maximum limit, but most grants average this range). No maximum limit, but most grants average this range.

> “There is no maximum limit to the value of grant awarded but most average £1000 to £2,000.”

Source: https://osme.org/grants/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/osme-conservation-fund/#amount

**OSME Conservation Fund, where:** The Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia (Middle East and Asia)

> “provide a range of funding opportunities for conservation, research, education and awareness raising projects across the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia”

Source: https://osme.org/grants-programmes/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/osme-conservation-fund/#geography

**OSME Conservation Fund, who can apply:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/osme-conservation-fund/#applicant_types

**OSME Conservation Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Applications are considered three times a year according to the timetable below”

Source: https://osme.org/grants/how-to-apply/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/osme-conservation-fund/#window

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

## The call

### Three funding rounds a year

Call page: https://osme.org/grants/how-to-apply/

**OSME Conservation Fund, Three funding rounds a year, status:** Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

> “Applications are considered three times a year according to the timetable below”

Source: https://osme.org/grants/how-to-apply/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/osme-conservation-fund/#call-three-rounds-status

**OSME Conservation Fund, Three funding rounds a year, dates each year:** Deadlines for submission: 31 January, 31 May and 30 September

> “Deadline for Submission Notification of Decision 31 January 30 April 31 May 31 August 30 September 31 December”

Source: https://osme.org/grants/how-to-apply/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/osme-conservation-fund/#call-three-rounds-recurring

## What the funder asks grantees to report

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

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “OSME Conservation Fund”, checked November 3, 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/osme-conservation-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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