# Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant

From Save the Kiwi Trust. 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: Upcoming (2027 round): expected to open April 2027.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: Community groups and Research institutions
- Where: Aotearoa New Zealand: New Zealand
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation, 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/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/
- Funder’s programme page: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-us/what-we-do/funding/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Grants to community kiwi conservation groups and research bodies in Aotearoa New Zealand for kiwi recovery work such as predator control, habitat and population work, and research that benefits kiwi.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Applications will only be accepted via our online portal at this link.”

Source: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-us/what-we-do/funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#access

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#amount

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, where:** Aotearoa New Zealand: New Zealand

> “We are proud to support kiwi conservation projects all over Aotearoa.”

Source: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-us/what-we-do/funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#geography

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, who can apply:** Community groups and Research institutions

> “All community-based kiwi conservation groups, universities, and recognised research facilities can apply for funding from Save the Kiwi, if they meet our terms and conditions.”

Source: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-us/what-we-do/funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#applicant_types

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Applications will open 1 April and close 9pm 30 April 2026.”

Source: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-us/what-we-do/funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#window

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#co_finance_required

## Calls (2)

### 2027 round

Call page: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-us/what-we-do/funding/

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, 2027 round, status:** Upcoming

> “Funding applications will open April 2027.”

Source: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-us/what-we-do/funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#call-2027-status

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, 2027 round, opens:** Expected April 2027

> “Funding applications will open April 2027.”

Source: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-us/what-we-do/funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#call-2027-opens

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, 2027 round, deadline:** Not found on the call page
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#call-2027-deadline

### 2026 round

Call page: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-us/what-we-do/funding/

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, 2026 round, status:** Closed

> “Applications will open 1 April and close 9pm 30 April 2026.”

Source: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-us/what-we-do/funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#call-2026-status

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, 2026 round, opens:** 1 April 2026

> “Applications will open 1 April and close 9pm 30 April 2026.”

Source: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-us/what-we-do/funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#call-2026-opens

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, 2026 round, deadline:** 30 April 2026, 21:00 (Pacific/Auckland) (the funder writes “9pm 30 April 2026”)

> “Applications will open 1 April and close 9pm 30 April 2026.”

Source: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-us/what-we-do/funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Save the Kiwi Annual Funding Grant”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/save-the-kiwi-funding-grant/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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