Recognising the difficulties that young people often experience in being able to pursue a career in conservation biology, People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) offers annual, wildlife conservation internship awards. PTES seeks to support those future scientists and conservationists by providing grants to enable them to work on research, conservation projects. These projects are based in the UK and focus on species from any taxa or small groups of species, such as solitary bees and wasps.
Interns work in partnership with leading university research departments or specialist experts in conservation NGOs. Working within a team, they learn new skills in a working environment whilst carrying out critical conservation work on endangered species. The funds awarded, of up to £5000 per project, are offered flexibly and can be used for any combination of research and living costs required to deliver the desired result.
In 2001 PTES launched this unique internship programme to support the next generation of British-based conservation researchers and ecologists working on and championing species here in the UK. Since then, PTES has supported over 100 young graduates working on cutting edge and practical projects, helping invertebrates, sea kelp, hedgehogs, water voles, adders, bottlenose dolphins, bats and numerous other species. Many have now established important careers in the sector, in turn supporting the next generation of scientists, whilst carrying out critical conservation work and championing the natural world here in the UK.
Current internship projects funded by Elgol Fund for Nature include:
With support from the Elgol Fund for Nature, PTES has been able to expand its reach, providing wildlife conservation internships for significantly more graduates. So far, Elgol has supported nine PTES internships.
Find out more at https://ptes.org/grants/apply-grant/internship-grant-criteria/
