Pacific Is Bird Conserv + Research Fund (PIBCRF)
The Council of Birds New Zealand may periodically award a grant from the Pacific Islands Bird Conservation and Research Fund (PIBCRF) to individuals for bird and habitat research on endangered bird species in the South Pacific region, or for training of indigenous persons from sovereign South Pacific countries.
The PIBCRF provides a sustainable basis for supporting conservation management, research and training of local personnel, on bird species classed as endangered by ‘BirdLife International’ and breeding on islands in the South Pacific, but excluding New Zealand.
A proposed project must be consistent with the major objectives of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand, namely the study of birds and the dissemination of information about them. The proposed project must be practical, achievable within the specified timeframe (preferably not more than one year) and is likely to contribute to new ornithological knowledge concerning endangered South Pacific bird species, or their habitats, or will achieve specified training objectives of local personnel.
Who can apply?
Grants may be made to support projects in sovereign states in the South Pacific, but excluding New Zealand (and its islands), and excluding South Pacific territories of France, United States of America, Australia, UK and Chile. Grants shall be applied to benefit Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati, also three semi-independent states that are constitutionally in free association with New Zealand, namely, Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau.
Applicants must be New Zealand citizens (or Permanent Residents), or citizens of any of the eligible South Pacific countries.
Preference will be given to applicants who have been members of Birds New Zealand for five or more years.
Full criteria and application form are available here
How and when to apply?
In order to rebuild the fund to a sustainable balance through reinvestment, grants will not be offered in 2025, nor in 2026. One grant of $3,000 will be offered from 2027.
Applications open 1 February 2027 and should be emailed not later than 30 March 2027 to the Executive Officer of Birds New Zealand, eo@birdsnz.org.nz. Applications must include a project title, project objective/s, a concisely written description of activities (max. 100 words), a project timeframe and a simple budget.
Previously funded projects
Details and articles are available via the link below.
