Dear Colleagues,
Wilburforce Foundation, in partnership with COMPASS
<http://compassonline.org/>, is now accepting applications for the 2017
Wilburforce Fellowship in Conservation Science
<http://www.wilburforce.org/fellowship>. The Fellowship is a year-long
program providing leadership and science communication training, along
with coaching and support, to conservation scientists from a wide range
of affiliations, career stages, and disciplines.
The fellowship is open to 20 scientists from universities, NGOs,
agencies, and other institutions, who work in a relevant field of
conservation biology, ecology, economics, other social sciences, or
traditional ecological knowledge in Wilburforce's Priority Regions
<http://www.wilburforce.org/funding-areas/priority-regions>. The aim is
to bring together a diverse network of researchers - young to senior
scientists, from a range of backgrounds - to form a continuing community
of mutual support and inspiration.
Fellows will attend a six-day intensive training led by COMPASS from
April 23-28 in Tuscon, AZ, and a shorter follow-up training focused on a
topic of the Fellows' choice (date TBD). The training will provide
fellows with a foundation of skills, as well as enabling and encouraging
individual and collective leadership. At the training, each participant
will be expected to set a goal for individual or collective engagement
on a specific conservation issue, and begin to define an action plan to
achieve it. Throughout the following year, fellows will receive coaching
and support from trainers and peers to achieve their goals, as well as
help connecting with target individuals and audiences.
We know the future of conserving nature relies upon a collaborative
community of individuals, organizations, agencies, and allied partners
who together seek to sustain wildlife and wildlands. The Wilburforce
Fellowship builds a community of practice where scientists are advancing
decision-relevant research, effectively communicating scientific
findings, and contributing to conservation solutions by engaging with
local communities, policymakers, land managers and advocates.
Please share widely with your networks!
To download an application and find out more, please visit
http://www.wilburforce.org/fellowship.
Applications are due September 16, 2016 and decisions will be finalized
by January 16, 2017.
*_Questions may be directed to COMPASS at
_**[email protected]*
<mailto:[email protected]>*_.
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*Karen McLeod, PhD*
Managing Director *| *COMPASS
Oregon State University
*Office:***541.737.9822
*Cell:***541.231.9505
*Skype:*ko.mcleod
*Twitter:* @komcleod
*Connect with COMPASS**: www.COMPASSonline.org
<http://www.compassonline.org/>*
