Rainforest Alliance is currently accepting applications for its Kleinhans Fellowship for Community Forestry Research 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Rainforest Alliance - Kleinhans Fellowship for Community Forestry Research
The fellowship provides funds for research that is oriented toward solving real-world problems as defined by CFEs. Moreover, the planning, implementation and dissemination of research results will be carried out in participatory manner to ensure that it has practical value for communities and helps to inform their action plans.
Benefits of Rainforest Alliance - Kleinhans Fellowship for Community Forestry Research
- The fellowship provides a grant of $20,000 (US) per year for two years. Please note that the fellowship will not subsidize academic tuition or fees, nor will it cover the cost of purchasing transport vehicles or equipment that is unnecessary or unreasonable.
Rainforest Alliance - Kleinhans Fellowship for Community Forestry Research Requirements
- Applicants must be working toward a graduate degree in forestry, ecology, botany, environmental science or an appropriate related field. Doctoral candidates or post-doctoral researchers are preferred, although applicants may substitute relevant experience for higher-level degrees.
Application Date and Process
Applications will be accepted starting six months before the deadline, on February 28, 2027:
- A proposal that does not exceed seven typed pages in length. The proposal should include an abstract, a review of the relevant literature, detailed methodology and a discussion of the project’s practical applications
- A budget
- A copy of the candidate’s curriculum vitae or resume
- Two letters of recommendation
- A list of past, current and potential funding sources for both the applicant and the project
- Applications can be submitted in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
Applicants are required to submit their completed application by email to Elena Degli Innocenti at [email protected] or by regular mail to:
Rainforest Alliance
Kleinhans Fellowship
298 Fifth Avenue
7th Floor
New York, NY 10001
United States
Application Deadline
28 February, 2027
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