Grants

The WDA currently offers three Small Grants that are defined awards ≤ $5,000. For more information click on each grant title.

Read the WDA's Indirect Costs Policy HERE

WDA Small Grants

Purpose
Grants are awarded for a non-research based project that has defined and measurable goals that support the WDA mission; “to promote healthy wildlife and ecosystems, biodiversity conservation, and environmentally sustainable solutions to One Health challenges.”

Please note: We are currently reviewing this program and so are not offering any small grant opportunities at this time.

We will update this page with any further information.

To see Small Grant reports, please click HERE. 

Wildlife Veterinary Section Grant

Purpose
The purpose of this grant is to support activities that promote the health and welfare of free-ranging wildlife through research, application and dissemination of knowledge, or capacity building. Proposals for WDA WVS funding may include research, citizen science, or specific activities that benefit education about wildlife diseases. 

Applications for the 2025 grant of up to $10,000 are ARE NOW CLOSED. 

Please check back for details on the next grant round in 2026.

Purpose
Since 2018, the WDA has partnered annually with the science crowdfunding site Experiment to run a Wildlife Health and Disease Challenge grant. 

Marine Mammal Science Funding Opportunities 
 
The Society of Marine Mammology has compiled an extensive list of potential funding opportunities through a diverse range of organisations around the globe. View the list HERE.