A key component of Panthera’s mission is fostering the next generation of wild cat conservationists. Panthera currently offers five grants and one fellowship program.
A key component of Panthera’s mission is fostering the next generation of wild cat conservationists. Panthera currently offers five grants and one fellowship program.
These scholarships support conservation research initiatives on both big cats and small cat species outside the focus of Panthera’s core programs. In awarding these grants and fellowships, Panthera prioritizes projects led by in-country nationals to help build the scientific base of the countries wild cats call home.
The Kaplan Graduate Awards Program (KAP) supports conservation efforts of outstanding, young biology graduate students working on all wild felids in situ, with a particular focus on threatened species.
From the beginning, we wanted the [Kaplan Graduate] Awards to take the most promising young cat scientists through three to four years of essential training to become experts in their field. And for the top tier, we work to place them in a job once they graduate. If we’re going to succeed, our model has to be cradle to grave.
How to Apply
All of Panthera’s grant programs are facilitated through an online grant management system, Foundant, through which all Letters of Interest (LOIs) and new and renewal grant applications must be submitted.
More at Kaplan Graduate Awards Program