In collaboration with the Saint Louis Zoo, the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis invites applications from suitably-qualified, highly-motivated graduates for a fully-funded master’s or Ph.D. fellowship in animal conservation. Deadlines are typically due in January or February prior to the Fall semester the fellowship will begin. Reachout to a Harris Center team member to check deadlines for the year.
The purpose of The Whitney R. Harris Fellowship in Animal Conservation is to educate zoologists who will become scientific leaders in the field of in situ and/or ex situ animal conservation. The two to four-year fellowship (depending on degree program) is designed to attract and support an individual who will make a significant difference in the development and application of animal conservation programs.
Applicants for the Harris Fellowship in Animal Conservation must have a bachelor's degree in biology, meet the entrance requirements for graduate study in the Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and be able to demonstrate potential for strong leadership and rigorous scientific research in animal conservation.
The fellowship will provide recruitment and repatriation airfares, stipend and tuition fee waiver for one semester of each academic year for the duration of the fellowship, and the opportunity to apply for competitive research funds. Harris Fellows in Animal Conservation will be enrolled in the Ph.D. or M.S. graduate degree programs and will be involved in special workshops or internships designed to increase the Fellow’s capacity to make an impact in conservation following graduation.
For further information, please contact the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at harriscenter@umsl.edu or contact co-directors Dr. Aimee Dunlap and Dr. Nathan Muchhala ataimee.dunlap@umsl.edu or muchhalan@umsl.edu, respectively.
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