Conservation fieldwork grants available for Sparsholt College students – apply with GVI

Job Description

 

Location: Global (Join conservation programs in South Africa, Costa Rica, Madagascar, Thailand, Seychelles, Mexico and more!)
Eligibility: Sparsholt College students with a keen interest in conservation.
Start date: Flexible program durations of between 2-24 weeks, with weekly start dates throughout the year.
Funding available: Up to £10,000 with a GVI Grant.
Grant code: GVI-SPCUC

Overview:
GVI, an organisation that offers marine and wildlife conservation programs in some of the world’s most biodiverse habitats, is exclusively inviting all students to apply for a conservation grant.

You could qualify for a GVI Grant of up to £10,000 toward a GVI marine or wildlife conservation program of your choice. This would cover up to 80% of your program fees.


More about GVI:
GVI offers marine and wildlife conservation internships, research fellowships and professional apprenticeships in locations like South Africa, Fiji, Costa Rica, Madagascar, Greece, Mexico, Thailand, Seychelles and beyond.

These programs focus on a host of critical conservation initiatives, from restoring seagrass meadows in Mexico, to working with big cats in South Africa, or vulnerable loggerhead turtles in Greece and much more.

How this could help your conservation career:

GVI programs give students the chance to:
*Contribute to vital research aimed at conserving vulnerable habitats and species.
*Enjoy exclusive access to remote research stations and rare species.
*Develop practical field skills like data collection and analysis, telemetry, camera trapping, capture-mark-recapture, snorkel and diving surveys, and species ID to prepare you for jobs in the sector.
*Network and meet like-minded students from all over the world.
*Access datasets for a personal research project or contribute to GVI’s flagship research work (research fellowship programs).
*Get PADI-certified (select programs).

How to Apply

 

How to apply:
1. Choose the GVI conservation program you’d like to join. You can browse available programs here: https://go.gviworld.com/find-a-program/?utm_source=University&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=University+Activations&utm_id=University&utm_term=Career+Portal&utm_content=Sparsholt+College+and+University+Centre

2. Apply for the program.

3. Enter your grant code GVI-SPCUC into the relevant field on the application form.