Rainforest Alliance Kleinhans Fellowship for Community Forestry Research 2026 (With Up to $40,000 in Funding)

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About Rainforest Alliance Kleinhans Fellowship for Community Forestry Research

The Kleinhans Fellowship Program funds research designed to solve real-world problems identified by Community Forest Enterprises (CFEs).The programme emphasizes participatory research, meaning communities should be involved in research planning, implementation and dissemination. The objective is to ensure that research produces practical findings that communities can use in their own action plans and decision-making.

• Sponsor Organisation: Rainforest Alliance

Benefits of Rainforest Alliance Kleinhans Fellowship for Community Forestry Research

Successful fellows receive:

• US$20,000 per year.
• Two years of support.
• US$40,000 total potential fellowship support over two years.

The fellowship is intended to support research activities and does not subsidize academic tuition or university fees.

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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