2024 Uganda Fellowship Guidelines

Global human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) are increasing as people and wildlife compete for resources in coupled human and natural systems globally. These conflicts can be costly to human wellbeing and detrimental to the survival of wildlife. Strengthening scientific understanding of HWC through interdisciplinarity and collaboration is fundamental in collectively developing solutions to sustainably manage and reduce conflicts while promoting coexistence.

Now in its 29th year, WWF’s Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program (EFN) has endured its long-time legacy to provide financial support to local leaders and institutions to enhance their education, scientific research, and conservation actions to steward their own natural resources.

With support from Gerald A. & Karen A. Kolschowsky Foundation, this master's fellowship aims to deliver on WWF’s long-standing commitment in supporting conservation leaders and scientists to enhance capacity in-country. Applications are invited from individuals aiming to pursue graduate-level studies (master's degree) with a research focus on developing solutions for human-elephant conflict around the northern border of Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda. The individual selected for this master's fellowship will join a research team led by Dr. Robert Montgomery (Associate Professor of Biodiversity and Sustainability at the University of Oxford, UK) and Dr. Tutilo Mudumba (Founder and Director, Snares to Wares Initiative).