2020 Scholarship Program

SCGIS 2020 Int'l Scholars Application Guidelines

(PLEASE NOTE: THIS DOC is part of a variety of resources on the OFFICIAL 2020 SCHOLARSHIP PAGE!)

NEW: APPLICANT DEADLINE IS FRIDAY DEC 27^th, 2019

DEADLINE FOR REVIEWERS TO COMPLETE & SUBMIT is TUESDAY JAN 14^th, 2020

APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED to download and begin work on the 2020 Scgis application as soon as possible. DON"T WORRY if you don't have a chapter or mentor, we will always be able to find one for you. Keep checking back with the list below for updates and who to contact for sending in your application.

SCGIS 2020 : International Scholarship Program Application Form ver2020

SCHOLARS LIVING IN WWF-PDG countries (Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Dem. Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Congo, Solomon Islands, Suriname) Please also begin your WWF-PDG Funding Application as soon as you can, by early January. WWF is an important funding partner and unlike the limited SCGIS funding, WWF-PDG is able to cover 100% of your travel costs if you are accepted into the SCGIS training program. This is an online-only process that requires additional documentation so to help you get organized, here is a screen capture of their online form that you can use to help get your additional materials ready. The WWF-PDG online application deadline for the SCGIS summer scholarship program is .

Program Dates Tenative: Please see below for a detailed day-by-day calendar of the Scholar Program and activities. The application ver2020 includes these date changes.

The 2020 program is LIVE! Our 2020 program will have many changes and new options so look for upcoming announcements from your local SCGIS Chapter or Mentor. This page will also provide supplementary material and additional resources as needed

How to find out more about prior SCGIS Scholars: The Conservation GIS "Community" section includes detailed profiles, film, photographs and information about prior years scholars and their scholar training experiences and work.

How to find your local SCGIS Chapter: SCGIS.ORG Official Chapter List

As with most of SCGIS, chapters are an all-volunteer effort, by activists and ecologists who may be on travel or out in the field. The following list includes additional former scholars, trainers and contacts from different countries who have permitted their email to be shared to help prospective scholars who don't have or are unable to connect with a local chapter:

SCGIS 2020 Application Submission, Additional Contacts and emails:

The following are new contacts & programs not yet added to the Scgis.org list. If you dont see your program, country or region in the lists below, email Mervyn Lotter or Diyan with any questions

Cameroon: Gideon Nebashu

Indonesia: Solichin manuri:

Tribal & First Nations Scholarships: Janice Thomson, Sandra Coveny, Aaria Dobson-Waitere

TRAIN-THE-TRAINER GLOBAL NETWORK

The Following TTT trainers are also available to answer questions for applicants from their respective countries & regions.

You can read more about this program on the TTT Program Web Page

Doost Ali Nawaz Pakistan

Aaria Dobson-Waitere New Zealand

Alejandro Rubén Vila Argentina / Chile

Andina Anastasia Krey Indonesia

Angela Tarimy Madagascar

Anna Komarova Russia