A. G. Leventis African Biodiversity Fellowship Programme 2027 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: March 31, 2026

Applications are open for the A. G. Leventis African Biodiversity Fellowship Programme 2027. The fellowship affords NGO, authorities and enterprise workers engaged on biodiversity conservation, in addition to researchers in tutorial establishments, the OPPORTUNITY to interact with researchers primarily based on the University of Oxford, and to learn from the coaching, assets and alternatives the University has to supply.

The scheme affords the prospect to spend as much as three months at Oxford, attending coaching programs, networking and creating collaborations, writing papers, and creating concepts. It additionally affords distant assist, coaching and networking alternatives earlier than and after the time spent in Oxford. Successful candidates can spend their Fellowship in any Department of the University so long as their challenge is inside the sphere of conservation.

The programme has three core goals:

• To assist conservation practitioners within the native and worldwide NGO sectors, authorities officers who’re designing and implementing conservation insurance policies, and companies creating and implementing company biodiversity methods to construct their abilities, capabilities and networks and thereby improve their capability to contribute to conservation of their home nation;
• To be certain that Oxford’s analysis is knowledgeable by, and significant for, actual-world conservation points, and is carried out in collaboration with in-nation finish-customers;
• To construct lengthy-time period relationships between Oxford researchers and conservation practitioners, strengthening Oxford’s capability to make an actual-world difference.

Funding

• The funding for the Leventis African Biodiversity Fellowship covers your visa, flights, lodging and a every day allowance to cowl meals and journey inside the U.Ok. You shall be given steering on learn how to declare for prices you incur (e.g. visa appointment) and on learn how to spend your allowance inside University guidelines.

Eligibility

• Open to African nationals solely.
• If you’re a senior member of workers, who would profit from the alternatives supplied by taking part within the programme and stepping away out of your NGO, authorities, or enterprise atmosphere and commitments for a brief time frame, to develop new strategic approaches, write up their concepts, or construct partnerships, then this scheme could also be best for you.
• Alternatively, in case you are at a comparatively early stage in your profession, and would profit from the educational potentialities supplied by the University of Oxford and the ICCS group you’re additionally significantly welcome to apply. Particularly if you happen to would profit from studying new abilities, analysing and writing up your datasets, and constructing a world community.

Application

To register your curiosity in changing into a Leventis African Biodiversity Fellow in 2027, fill within the quick type by March 31, 2026. The crew will overview all expressions of curiosity by the top of April 2026 and can invite profitable candidates to fill in additional application particulars in May 2026.

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For extra data, go to A. G. Leventis African Biodiversity Fellowship.