Launching the Nepal Conservation Research Fellowship

We are pleased to announce the first cohort of the Nepal Conservation Research Fellowship

Ms. Kanchan Kattel, Ms. Reshu Bahyal, Mr. Regan Sapkota, and Ms. Sabitri Rai were selected as an exceptional group of early-career, research-for-conservation leaders in Nepal.

Many early-career researchers in developing countries struggle to envision viable careers in the conservation, particularly because relevant in-country support and and limited opportunities for international travel and study. This Fellowship, collaborated by our lab and Greenhood Nepal, aims to support a new generation of Nepalese conservation leaders with the academic, professional and social assistance they need.

The Fellowship links emerging conservationists via a unique peer-to-peer network, and connects them with the domestic and international support to design robust research projects that help deliver conservation outcomes and further their professional goals. It also creates new opportunities for international researchers interested in long-term mentorship of aspiring conservationists-researchers in Nepal, facilitating collaborative, mutually-beneficial opportunities for research, joint proposals, international travel and policy engagement.

Read about the first cohort of Research Fellows here.