Overview
| Donor: | World Wildflife Fund (WWF) |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | United States |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Individual |
| Deadline: | 15.04.2026 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 15.000$ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Education
- Environment & Natural Resources
Project Locations
Africa
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of the Congo, Uganda
America
Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname
Asia
Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam
Description
1) Objective
Through WWF’s Russell E. Train Education for Nature (EFN) Program, the Cassagnol Fellowship will offer seed funding for EFN alumni to lead innovative programs that promote long-term outreach and capacity building in their areas of research, education, and training.
The Cassagnol Fellowship aims to build on the 30 years of WWF’s long-term capacity development success by supporting promising conservation leaders who enhance co-development of initiatives that amplify local ownership, ensure sustainability of solutions, and foster robust capacities to better address conservation and development challenges.
2) Eligibility
The Cassagnol Fellowship is established for EFN alumni who intend to continue/return to work in higher education/
academia, conservation research and outreach. Fellows will be selected based on academic and conservation research,
outreach track record in their fields, and commitment to further the professional development of emerging conservation
leaders.
3) Location
Actions must take place in Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Dem. Republic of Congo, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Congo, Suriname, Tanzania, Uganda, and Vietnam.
4) Budget
The fellowship covers a duration of 12 months, and applicants may request up to $15,000.
5) Application
The deadline to submit an application is April 15, 2026 by 11:59 PM US Eastern Time.

