The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, in collaboration with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, The British Council, and in association with the University of Cambridge in its partnership with the Cambridge Conservation initiative, is very pleased to offer four UNEP-WCMC Chevening MPhil Scholarships in Conservation Leadership beginning in October.
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to spend a year at the Cambridge-based Centre, whilst undertaking the MPhil, and where they will work alongside our experts to build their knowledge base on biodiversity and provide information products and services to decision makers ranging from UNEP, to the international environmental agreements, and the private sector.
Candidates are expected to be of a high academic calibre, with at least . Applicants for this prestigious award will be expected to prove their commitment to a future working in national and regional policy development and resolving biodiversity-related challenges.
Eligibility
Applications will be considered from candidates from any country other than those in the European Union (except for the 2004 Accession States), North America and Canada. Priority will be given to candidates from developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
Successful candidates will be:
- Graduates fulfilling the academic requirements for entry to the University of Cambridge MPhil in Conservation Leadership
- Committed to return to their country and contribute to its development through leadership skills and knowledge acquired in the UK
- Clear about how their scholarship will benefit their country on their return
- Able to demonstrate the personal qualities needed to benefit from having a year’s experience of international conservation leadership in Cambridge
- Able to demonstrate good English language skills (with an IELTS of 7 where applicable).
Read the application guidelines and download an application form.
Contact detail:
UNEP-WCMC
219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, United Kingdom
DD: +44 (0) 1223 814611, Tel: +44 (0) 1223 277314, Fax: + 44 (0) 1223 277136
Email: chevadmin@unep-wcmc.org
219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, United Kingdom
DD: +44 (0) 1223 814611, Tel: +44 (0) 1223 277314, Fax: + 44 (0) 1223 277136
Email: chevadmin@unep-wcmc.org
Moreinfo: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/latenews/jobs/chevening/chevening_scholars.htm
