Advance Wild Animal Welfare Scholarship
Scholarship opportunity from Wild Animal Initiative for international students who are dedicated to advancing wild animal welfare.
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About Wild Animal Initiative
The Wild Animal Initiative is a non-profit organisation committed to improving the lives of wild animals through research, education, and advocacy. Wild Animal Initiative focuses on understanding wild animal welfare and developing evidence-based strategies to enhance their well-being. By supporting these scholarships, Wild Animal Initiative aims to cultivate a new generation of experts dedicated to making a tangible difference for wild animal populations.
This scholarship will cover full university fees to complete the MSc International Animal Welfare programme.
Note: You may also be eligible for funding of individual modules delivered as CPD courses.
About the MSc International Animal Welfare
The MSc in International Animal Welfare is built on our 35+ years experience of running the MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare and International Animal Welfare Ethics and Law in partnership with the Royal Dick Vet School - University of Edinburgh. We identified a genuine industry need to provide a novel, customisable educational experience and designed our programme to offer a comprehensive online curriculum designed to equip students with a global perspective on animal welfare issues. Our programmes have allowed professionals all around the world to further their professional progression or switch to an animal welfare related career, while being able to study part-time and remotely (online).
Today, our team and their evidence-based teaching methods have a very strong international reputation with a strong network of collaborators and alumni contributing to animal welfare organisations, higher education institutions, private sector and government, both in the UK and around the world.
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Who Should Apply?
We encourage applications from individuals based outside the UK with a strong interest and demonstrable experience in ecology, wild animal welfare or humane management strategies for wild animal populations. Ideally, applicants will hold an undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in ecology or a related discipline. However, backgrounds in veterinary/animal welfare science or other relevant disciplines will also be considered if the applicant demonstrates a strong interest or experience in wild animal welfare.
How to Apply
Interested candidates must first complete a full application to the MSc International Animal Welfare programme.
IAW application site
Once you receive an email confirming your application to the relevant programme has been received, you will also have to complete the application to the scholarship, describing what makes you an ideal candidate for the scholarship and aspirations in improving welfare for wild animals.
You can apply to the Advance Wild Animal Welfare Scholarship by completing this form: Advance Wild Animal Welfare Scholarship
Deadline
31 July 2026
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