Grants & Fellowships

The Small Grants Fund and Tech Fellowship support civil society organizations and individuals around the world to use Global Forest Watch in their advocacy, research, and field work.

The specific focus of the Calls for Applications varies from year to year, though successful applicants must clearly articulate how GFW will support and enhance their ongoing work related to:

- Advocacy
- Community engagement
- Forest monitoring and enforcement
- Journalism
- Education

For details on how to apply to each, please see below:

Small Grants Fund

The scope of this year’s Small Grants Fund is on using near real-time data to combat deforestation. Winning proposals will clearly demonstrate how they intend to use GLAD deforestation and/or VIIRs fire alerts, made available through GFW tools, to curb deforestation through enforcement or advocacy. Please note that this year’s call also has geographic restrictions. Applicants should carefully read through the Guidelines for Applicants and Frequently Asked Questions for more details.

- Read the 2020 Guidelines for Applicants
- Review the Small Grants Fund Frequently Asked Questions
- Listen to the 2020 Small Grants Fund Webinar

The 2020 Small Grants Fund application window is now closed.

Tech Fellowship

- Review the Tech Fellowship Frequently Asked Questions.
- Read the 2019 Guidelines for Applicants

The 2019 Tech Fellowship application window is now closed.

For questions about the Small Grants Fund or Tech Fellowship program, or to be notifed when the next call opens, please write to us at gfwfund@wri.org.