The WCN Scholarship Program was founded ten years ago to mitigate the growing threats against our most imperiled species worldwide. We believe one of the most effective solutions to protecting endangered animals is finding and nurturing the next generation of conservation leaders in countries where these threat levels are high.
With this vision in mind, our Scholarship Program focuses on giving bright emerging conservationists with a collaborative and solutions-oriented mindset the opportunity to hone their knowledge, learn new skills, and build life-long connections with their peers. To date, our Scholarship Program has awarded 80 scholarships for graduate level education to brilliant men and women from 28 countries. The recipients of these awards have demonstrated exceptional skill, courage, and commitment to wildlife conservation.
If you would like to learn more about these future conservationists visit wildnet.org/scholarships.
2016 Scholarship Recipients
Ana Francis Aurich
Country: Peru
Species: Spectacled bear
M.Sc. in Forestry at the University of British Columbia
Sidney Byers Scholarship
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Justin Chambulila:
Country: Tanzania
Species: Large carnivores
M.Sc. in Wildlife Management at Sokoine University of Agriculture
Sidney Byers Scholarship
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Rafael Morais Chiaravalloti
Country: Brazil
Species: Jaguar
Ph.D. in Anthropology at University College London
Handsel Scholarship
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Pooja Choksi
Country: India
Species: Bengal tiger
M.Sc. in Environmental Management at Yale School of Forestry
Sidney Byers Scholarship
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Sonam Tashi Lama
Country: Nepal
Species: Red panda
M.Sc. in International Nature Conservation at Lincoln University and University of Gottingen
Handsel Scholarship
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Sabita Malla
Country: Nepal
Species: Greater one-horned rhino, Asian elephant
Ph.D. in Conservation and Ecology at the University of Kent
Sidney Byers Scholarship
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Nadia Mijiddorj:
Country: Mongolia
Species: Snow leopard
Ph.D. in Ecology at the National University of Mongolia
Sidney Byers Scholarship
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Tutilo Mudumba
Country: Uganda
Species: Lion
Ph.D. in Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University
Pat J. Miller Scholarship
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