Grants awarded
You can search below for information about all grants we awarded. Our grants data is also available in csv format here.
We are committed to transparency, and believe that with better information, grant-makers can be more effective decision makers. In 2017 we started to work with 360Giving to publish information about Arcadia grants (last updated February 2026). Arcadia has waived all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to Arcadia’s grant data, to the extent possible under law, by dedicating it to the public domain with the Creative Commons CC0 waiver. This means the data is freely accessible to anyone to use and share.
Miriam Rothschild Travel Bursary Programme
To enable students from biodiversity-rich, cash-poor countries to participate in the Cambridge Student Conference on Conservation Science.
$549,400
2016
6 years
Miriam Rothschild Travel Bursary Programme and Scholarships Programme
To enable students from biodiversity-rich, cash-poor countries to participate in the University’s Student Conference on Conservation Science, and to provide scholarships to PhD students in the Department of Zoology.
$1,039,640
2006
5 years
Conservation of East Asian-Australasian Flyway
Wetlands International
https://wetlands.org/news/arcadia-fund-helps-us-support-restoration-management-critical-habitats
To conserve and restore degraded habitats in the Yellow Sea region in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.
$1,740,000
2018
5 years
Whitley Awards
To provide core support to the Whitley Fund for Nature.
$935,550
2006
1 year
Whitley Awards
To support the careers of Whitley Award winners.
$150,000
2011
1 year
Nature's Strongholds programme
To support long-term conservation by establishing or expanding protected areas and strengthening conservation of the most important existing wilderness areas.
$20,000,000
2019
4 years
Saving Nature's Strongholds
To support long-term conservation by establishing or expanding protected areas and strengthening conservation of the most important existing wilderness areas.
$8,000,000
2023
2 years
WCS - Legacy Landscapes Fund
To provide match funding for a long-term endowment from the Legacy Landscape Fund for the conservation of the Leuser Ecosystem in Sumatra, Indonesia.
$5,000,000
2022
5 years
WCS Local Conservation Partners Fund
To help local conservation organizations adopt new operational and business models to adapt to a post-COVID-19 future.
$2,000,000
2021
3 years
Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI)
To provide training for people working in conservation in Asia and Central and South America.
$3,000,000
2022
5 years
Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI)
To provide training for conservation practitioners in Asia and Central America.
$5,500,000
2011
7 years
Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI)
To provide training for conservation practitioners in Asia and Central America.
$4,978,000
2016
6 years
Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI)
To provide training for conservation practitioners in Asia and Central America.
$4,832,527
2006
6 years