Applications are currently being accepted for the Smith Fellows David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship Program seeks to develop future world leaders and entrepreneurs who are successful at linking conservation science and application. Smith Fellowships provide two years of postdoctoral support to outstanding early-career conservation scientists. This Fellowship is designed to enable early-career scientists to improve and expand their research skills, to direct their research efforts toward problems of pressing conservation concern, and to avail themselves of unique research opportunities by working closely with conservation practitioners.
Two year annual salary of $72,100 (2026) and $74,263 (2027), and research and travel funds totaling $40,000.
Participation in 7 professional development retreats with targeted workshops and training opportunities.
Lifetime membership in the Society for Conservation Biology including subscriptions to Conservation Biology and Conservation Letters.
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