Leaders Program by Kinship Conservation Fellowship 2025

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.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJanuary 13, 2025
• Value$8,000
• Study LevelPostdoctoral Fellowships
• SponsorKINSHIP CONSERVATION FELLOWSHIP
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

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.

Selection 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

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

For more details, visit Kinship fellowship webpage