Assessment criteria

The Van Tienhoven Foundation uses assessment criteria to appraise applications. Below, we disclose what we prioritize in applications. We strongly encourage grantseekers to take note of these priorities, and study the content and funded projects for species protection, ecosystem protection, and community managed nature protection. In addition, when projects request funds for equipment, we strongly recommend to keep the costs limited and provide clear argumentation that ties the need for this equipment clearly to the action for change.

What do we prioritize?

Once the eligibility criteria are met, the Van Tienhoven Foundation uses the following assessment criteria and prioritizes projects that:

• Focus on threatened species and ecosystems and/or key biodiversity areas.
• Aim to counter the human-induced causes for these threats, in order to have maximum conservation impact.
• Are practical, hands-on and directly applicable in order to generate change.
• Are initiated, owned or widely supported by local stakeholders, in order to ensure sustainability.
• Are exemplary for a wider problem, serve as a catalyst for raising awareness and engaging other stakeholders.
• Create leverage and can demonstrate that small grants and individual efforts can make a difference.

We prioritise actions that lead to direct change in policy and practice.