Funder: World Wildlife Fund
Due Dates: December 15, 2026, at 11:59 PM U.S. Eastern Time (Application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $15,000 per year for up to two years
Summary: Supports master’s study and research developing solutions to elephant crop raiding around the northern border of Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda.
Key Information: Open to Ugandan nationals pursuing a master’s degree at an accredited institution in Uganda.
Description
World Wildlife Fund’s Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program (EFN) offers this competitive fellowship to strengthen conservation science capacity and leadership in Uganda. It supports conservation scientists, leaders, and practitioners undertaking master’s study, academic training, and field-based research on human-wildlife conflict and coexistence.
The research focus is developing solutions to human-elephant conflict caused by elephants raiding agricultural lands around the northern border of Murchison Falls National Park. As settlements and agricultural land expand, the fellowship emphasizes interdisciplinary, practical, and socio-culturally relevant approaches to long-term conflict resolution. With support from the Gerald A. & Karen A. Kolschowsky Foundation, it aims to build in-country expertise among natural and social scientists and conservation practitioners.
