The Protected Areas Learning and Research Collaboration (PALRC) is a tertiary and vocational education and research initiative dedicated to natural and cultural heritage protection, stewardship and conservation management and capacity development for the Asia Pacific and Oceania regions.The Collaboration will benefit professionals and community-based conservation practitioners working on protected areas and other area-based conservation activities.
PALRC is pleased to announce its first scholarship round and thanks donors and supporters for enabling this to occur. PALRC is also supported through partnership funding from the Australian Government’s Director of National Parks.
PALRC will receive applications in this Round 1 for students commencing courses in mid-2017. Courses are offered at four participating Australian universities along with two short courses concerning adaptive management of protected areas using the Open Standards for Conservation, being offered at the Blue Mountains and Wet Tropics world heritage areas.
The purposes of PALRC scholarships are to:
- Provide financial support to enable successful applicants to gain advanced professional training and/or qualifications in protected areas management from a leading Australian University or other approved PALRC course provider in the Asia, Pacific or Oceania Regions.
- Support professional development, exchange of knowledge and experience, peer networking and collaboration to further the scholarship recipient’s career path in protected areas management.
Please find the Application form and details on applications at http://www.palrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Scholarship-Application-Form-April-2017.doc
The courses for which the scholarships can be applied can be found at http://www.palrc.com/our-courses-2/current-courses/
Applications must be submitted by Friday 28 April 2017.
