WWF Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program

Deadline: 15 August 2016

The World Wildlife Fund’s Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program (EFN) is currently inviting applications for its Valuing Nature in Mozambique Fellowship to enable the future conservation leaders to pursue graduate-level study (master’s) at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane with the goal of advancing conservation in their home country.

Funding Information: Applicants may apply for up to two years of funding and request up to $10,000 per year.

Focus Areas

Marine and fisheries management (including MPA planning and management, terrestrial to marine connectivity, rights-based fishery management)
Freshwater conservation (including identification of fish species and freshwater ecology, integrated watershed management, hydrology, or freshwater management, environmental flows to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems)
Species conservation (including marine turtles, elephants, rhinos)
Rapid ecological assessments of marine and terrestrial topics
Social science as related to sustainable economic development
Community-based natural resource management of forests, reefs, estuaries, and other coastal or freshwater areas
Climate change adaptation, particularly for marine and coastal habitats and communities
Policy, law and/or economics
Physical oceanography and hydrological modeling

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

be a citizen and legal permanent resident of Mozambique.
have at least one year of conservation-related work or research experience.
have a demonstrated commitment to working in conservation in Mozambique.
research or academic program must address one of the focus areas listed.
be enrolled in, admitted to, or have applied to a master’s
at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane.
plan to begin your studies no later than January 2017.
commit to working for at least two years in your home country after the completion of your degree.
not have received a Train Fellowship or Scholarship in the past.
contact EFN if you are a WWF employee, consultant, or previous EFN grant recipient.
submit all required documents by the application deadline