Please check your eligibility and application guidelines before applying fro Waterloo Foundation’s Tropical Rain forest program.
Eligibility for Tropical Rainforest Local Projects
- Funding is available to UK-based charities/international organisations, many of whom work in close partnership with smaller local NGOs based in the countries in which they operate.
- If you are an organisation based outside of the UK you must send contact details for a named person who is willing to provide a reference for your work. This must be someone who:
- Works for an international NGO with offices in the UK
- Works for an organisation that the Foundation has previously given a grant to
- Works for an organisation with offices in the UK, which has been a current or former donor to your organisation
- Works for an academic institution, think tank or as an independent consultant who is based in the UK, and which has evaluated your organisation.
- From organizations outside UK, only applications with references will be considered.
- Applicants must be able to provide evidence that their previous projects have led to successful outcomes and sustained impact.
- Applicants should be able to evidence previous successful tropical rainforest projects, with outcomes including
- Demonstrable protection of an area of tropical rainforest specified by hectare and cost.
- Implementation of a management plan.
- Improved livelihoods and income levels of forest-dependent communities.
- The area of tropical forest the project will protect in hectares.
- The foundation does not offer funding for:
- Tree planting projects
- Projects focused solely on the use of fuel-efficient stoves – we have selected one partner to undertake forest-related efficient stove interventions
- Projects with animal conservation as the sole focus
- Projects focusing on environmental education
- REDD projects
- Proposals from US-based organizations are considered under exceptional circumstances, due to the higher availability of environmental funding in the US compared to the UK.
How to Apply
- All applications must be submitted via email.
- Applicants must make a proposal up to 2-3 sides of A4 and can send this as an attachment via email.
- Applicants have to mention the theme they are applying for.
- All the applications received will be processes within 6 months of the deadline date.
- If your initial proposal to the Tropical Rainforests programme is deemed eligible, you will be expected to provide the following information.
- If your organization is outside UK, please state the name, contact details and your relationship to the referee (i.e. past funder) at the beginning of your application.
For more information, please visit Application Guidelines.
