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GVI offers award-winning conservation programs at research stations abroad, enabling students to gain hands-on experience in the conservation and sustainability sector.

We deliver our own programs and partner with a wide network of local and international NGOs, government agencies, and academic institutions. Our collaborators have included respected organisations such as, WWF, PADI, Project AWARE, and the national park authorities of South Africa, Costa Rica, Seychelles, Mexico, and Thailand.

With programs on five continents, students can contribute to a range of local conservation projects, varying from 1 to 24 weeks.

Our programs include in-person and virtual internships, research fellowships and apprenticeships, focused on getting students into conservation careers.

With over 25 years of experience and 35,000 participants – GVI is the leader in impact-driven programs.

Conservation fieldwork grants available for TU Dresden students

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Apply With GVI

Tasks:

Location: Global (Join conservation programs in South Africa, Costa Rica, Madagascar, Thailand, Seychelles, Mexico and more!)
Eligibility: TU Dresden students with a keen interest in conservation.
Start date: Flexible program durations of between 2-24 weeks, with weekly start dates throughout the year.
Funding available: Up to €12,000 with a GVI Grant.
Grant code: POR-GVI-TUDRE

Overview:
GVI, an organisation that offers marine and wildlife conservation programs in some of the world’s most biodiverse habitats, is exclusively inviting TU Dresden students to apply for a conservation grant.

You could qualify for a GVI Grant of up to €12,000 toward a GVI marine or wildlife conservation program of your choice. This would cover up to 80% of your program fees, which include your accommodation, food, training and activities on programs from 2 -24 weeks.

More about GVI:
GVI offers marine and wildlife conservation internships, research fellowships and professional apprenticeships in locations like South Africa, Fiji, Costa Rica, Madagascar, Greece, Mexico, Thailand, Seychelles and beyond.

These programs focus on a host of critical conservation initiatives, from restoring seagrass meadows in Mexico, to working with big cats in South Africa, or vulnerable loggerhead turtles in Greece and much more.

How this could help your conservation career
GVI programs give students the chance to:

  • Contribute to vital research aimed at conserving vulnerable habitats and species.
  • Enjoy exclusive access to remote research stations and rare species.
  • Develop practical field skills like data collection and analysis, telemetry, camera trapping, capture-mark-recapture, snorkel and diving surveys, and species ID to prepare you for jobs in the sector.
  • Network and meet like-minded students from all over the world.
  • Access datasets for a personal research project or contribute to GVI’s flagship research work (research fellowship programs).
  • Get PADI-certified (select programs).

Requirements:

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How to apply:

  1. Choose the GVI conservation program you’d like to join. You can browse available programs here: https://go.gviworld.com/find-a-program/?utm_source=University&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=University+Activations&utm_id=University+Activations&utm_term=Career+Portal&utm_content=TU+Dresden.
  2. Apply for the program or enquire for more information.
  3. Enter your grant code POR-GVI-TUDRE into the relevant field on the application or enquiry form.