Kleinhans Fellowship for Community Forestry Research 2025

The Kleinhans Fellowship provides funds for research addressing real-world problems identified by community forest enterprises, with a two-year stipend of US$20,000 per year. The fellowship supports research on topics related to markets for lesser-known species and non-timber forest products, biodiversity management practices, social organization and governance, and multi-community enterprises, with an emphasis on practical value for communities.

US$20,000 per year for two years; participation in a research program with practical applications for community forests.

Applicants must have a master’s degree in forestry, ecology, botany, environmental science or an appropriate related field; doctoral candidates or post-doctoral researchers are preferred, though relevant experience may substitute higher degrees.

Submit a proposal (up to seven typed pages) including abstract, literature review, methodology, and impact; budget; CV; two letters of recommendation; and a list of funding sources, by email or regular mail to the provided address.