Global Fellowships in Nature Research and Conservation 2023/24. Apply Now!

About Global Fellowships in Nature Research and Conservation

Next application period: September 1-30, 2023
Application portal available from September 1, 2023

Senckenberg offers fellowships to highly motivated and talented early career scientists (doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers) from the Global South (Ext. Link: List of countries belonging to the Global South).

The fellowships are awarded for a period of three to a maximum of six months each. Our goal is to support excellent research, to expand and strengthen the worldwide cooperation network and to contribute to the global exchange of knowledge.

We cordially invite you to apply for a Global Fellowships in Nature Research and Conservation 2023/24. Our fellows will have access to the 41 million objects in our Senckenberg collection, to our research laboratories and research infrastructures, to our libraries, and to the expertise of our scientific staff. At Senckenberg, you will find optimal working conditions and open-minded colleagues* with a broad range of scientific backgrounds in biodiversity, anthropology, geology, collection-based research, genomics, and conservation ecology.

We look forward to hearing from you if you have an idea for a high-quality research project that you would like to implement together with a scientific host at Senckenberg.

About the Global Fellowships in Nature Research and Conservation 2023/24

Prerequisites

Required application documents

1. Letter of motivation with information on your research interests and experience (max. 1 page, in the online form)
2. Description of your project idea (planned goals, implementation) for the research to be carried out within the framework of the fellowship, agreed upon with your host at Senckenberg (max. 1 page, in the online form)
3. Letter of support from your host(s) at Senckenberg, acknowledging you and your proposed work, adding to the expertise of the host group, and outlining how your stay will add value to Senckenberg as well (max. 1 page – upload)
4. Your current curriculum vitae, including a complete list of your publications (upload)
5. Certificates of your Master’s degree and, if applicable, of your PhD (upload)
6. Optional: further letters of recommendation (e.g. from mentors, supervisors; upload)

Please note that you can only apply online via our form. Please use our form/template for the texts under 1. and 2. and fill it out carefully and completely. Please make sure that the uploaded documents are complete. If any required documents are missing, we will unfortunately not be able to consider your application

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