Recanati-Kaplan Foundation Scholarships postgraduate diploma in Wildlife

The Postgraduate Diploma in Wildlife Conservation is an eight-month, full-time, residential course in Oxford. WildCRU delivers it with Oxford Lifelong Learning, and the course is supported by the Recanati–Kaplan Foundation through Panthera.

The scholarships linked to this course are available to some applicants on the diploma. The page says they are particularly aimed at conservationists working in economically less-developed parts of the world, and that early-career field conservationists working with government agencies or NGOs are suitable candidates. Applicants from biodiversity-rich developing nations are particularly welcome.

Selection for the course involves the University of Oxford Graduate Admissions process. The page says interviews are normally held as part of admissions within six weeks of the application deadline. For many scholarships, applicants must apply by the January deadline, and some scholarships require additional materials and may have different deadlines.

• Applicants should be early-career wildlife researchers and conservation practitioners.
• Applicants are particularly welcomed from conservationists working in economically less-developed parts of the world.
• Applicants should be early-career field conservationists working with government agencies or NGOs.
• Applicants should be able to implement and disseminate their skills to their home countries.
• Conservationists working in biodiversity-rich developing nations are particularly welcome.
• Applicants must currently be working in an ecology or conservation research role.
• Applicants should hold, or be predicted to achieve, a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in a biology or natural resources-related field, or an equivalent qualification.
• In exceptional cases, demonstrably equivalent professional experience in wildlife conservation may be considered.
• Applicants with a bachelor’s degree from the USA normally need a minimum overall GPA of 3.6 out of 4.0.
• Applicants must meet the University of Oxford’s higher-level English language requirement if English is not their first language.

• Course fees.
• International travel to and from the UK.
• Accommodation.
• Living expenses for the duration of the course.

1. Apply for the course through the University of Oxford Graduate Admissions website.
2. Send your CV to the Course Co-ordinator at [email protected] before starting the application.
3. Use the Graduate Admissions application process and submit the required application materials.
4. If applying for scholarships, meet the January application deadline and check whether any scholarship needs extra materials or a different deadline.
5. Arrange references in time for submission.
6. Attend an interview if invited as part of admissions.

• CV
• Application form submitted through University of Oxford Graduate Admissions
• References
• Any additional application materials required for a scholarship
• Evidence of English language proficiency, if required