Deadline: August 25, 2025
Are you a young (between 18 to 35 years old) and dedicated nature conservationist committed to protecting wild species? Do you combine passion with action to create concrete results in nature conservation? Are you the future of nature? Apply now for the Future for Nature Award 2026!
Future For Nature supports young, talented and ambitious conservationists committed to protecting species of wild animals and plants. The commitment of these individuals is what will make the difference for our planet’s biodiversity and the future of nature. Through their leadership they inspire and mobilize communities, organizations, governments, investors and the public at large.
Benefits
- Each year, FFN awards three young, talented, and ambitious nature conservationists with the FFN Awards. This award provides the winners with international recognition, €50,000 for their nature conservation work, and a warm welcome to the growing FFN Family!
- Winners will present their work at the Future for Nature Awards event at Royal Burgers’ Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands. The event will take place in May 2026. Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the Future for Nature Foundation.
Eligibility
- The Candidate:
- Must be an individual, not an organisation, programme, or group of individuals.
- Must be born on or after May 31, 1991 (Maximum age of 35 years old at the 2026 FFN Awards event) and before August 31, 2007 (minimum age of 18 years old at the time of submitting your application).
- Has achieved substantial and long-term benefits to the conservation status of one or more wild species.
- Has demonstrated commitment, determination, and passion for conservation work.
- Has demonstrated leadership, entrepreneurship, and a clear view of conservation work.
- Has been creative and innovative in their work.
- Has demonstrated to be honourable in the conservation work performed.
- Must be determined to continue their conservation work, as the Award aims to stimulate the winner’s future work. It is not an “end of career” prize.
- Is able to explain their conservation work in proficient English (written and spoken).
- The Application:
- Must be based on the ongoing conservation work of the candidate and not a project proposal. Future For Nature is a foundation that presents Awards to individual nature conservationists and is not a project funding organisation. Therefore, they do not evaluate project proposals.
- Must be written by the applicant and reflect the work and conservation vision of the applicant in their own words. The use of AI tools is permitted for guidance only; when direct copying or pasting of AI-generated content is suspected, the application can be excluded from the selection process.
- The Award:
- Should be used for a conservation initiative of the winner’s own choice and implemented by them.
- Should be used for the conservation of wild species. The conservation initiative can involve a component of (fundamental) research, but this should not be the main focus. The relevance of the proposed activities to wild species conservation and the practical impact should be made clear.
Application
The deadline for your application is on the 25th of August 2025, at 23:59 (CEST).
For more information, visit Future for Nature Awards.
