Emerging African Scientists

Since its founding in 1961, the African Wildlife Foundation has believed that Africans are the ideal stewards of Africa’s natural resources. This core belief led AWF to assist in establishing the first school to train African wildlife managers in Tanzania in 1961. To date, the school has trained over 3000 wildlife managers.

Today, lack of capacity to implement conservation programs continues to be one of the major threats facing wildlife conservation. AWF continues to invest in training and scholarship opportunities every year with the goal of enhancing the effectiveness and impact of African nationals in the fields relevant to conservation and sustainable development through the increased knowledge, skills, and credentials obtained through an advanced degree.

Under the Charlotte Conservation Fellowship Program, AWF offers scholarships for full MSc or partial Ph.D. programs with field research components that produce knowledge or insight into specific conservation challenges in the African Heartlands or Conservation in general.

Each year, AWF supports as many as five Charlotte Fellows. While expenses and materials vary according to recipient, scholarships are awarded for amounts up to $25,000. Since its inception, the program has helped 41 students from East, West, central, and southern Africa pursue graduate degrees in fields ranging from biology and conservation economics to enterprise development and community conservation.

The applications period for the 2008-2009 Charlotte Conservation Fellowships is CLOSED. We are not accepting applications at this time.

> Visit the official Charlotte Fellows landing page.