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Summary
- Application DeadlineJanuary 13, 2025
- Value$8,000
- Study LevelPostdoctoral Fellowships
- SponsorKINSHIP CONSERVATION FELLOWSHIP
- Eligible CountryAll Countries
Table of Content
Programme Overview
The Kinship Conservation Fellowship supports global conservation practitioners by providing a month-long, in-residence program focused on market-based solutions in conservation. Fellows enhance their leadership skills, gain new insights, and learn analytical tools to advance their projects. The fellowship fosters peer learning through interactive discussions and systems-thinking exercises, equipping participants with innovative solutions to tackle complex challenges in their conservation work.
Benefits
The benefits include:
- Fellows receive a stipend of US$8,000, net of customary U.S. tax withholding.
- Fellows are responsible for paying applicable local, state, and federal taxes on the stipend.
- Non-U.S. citizens will have payments subject to a 30% U.S. tax withholding, resulting in a net payment of approximately $5,600 (subject to change based on U.S. tax laws).
Requirements
The eligibility criteria include:
- Must have at least five years of on-the-ground experience in conservation.
- Involved in implementing market-based approaches to address environmental problems.
- Ready to engage with a global community of conservation leaders.
- Required to submit a project proposal outlining an environmental issue related to their work and their plans to develop a market-based solution.
- Must be familiar with business and economic principles and work in a setting where these can be integrated with conservation efforts.
- Applicants should possess a minimum of a four-year U.S. college degree (or its equivalent).
- Must have a minimum of five years of relevant work experience after completing their degree.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English is required.
- Must be a conservation practitioner, not an academic or researcher.
- Each year, 18 applicants are selected for the fellowship program.
Interview Dates and Process
Applicants who meet the above requirements will be evaluated in the following areas:
- Proposed project viability and appropriateness
- Leadership potential
- Potential contribution to the Fellowship program and ongoing membership in the Fellows Community
Application Deadline
January 13, 2025How To Apply
For more details, visit Kinship fellowship webpage