UNEP-WCMC CHEVENING

SCHOLARSHIPS IN
BIODIVERSITY

APPLICATION FORM (for scholarships starting October 2010)

Please complete all parts of this form using the text boxes provided. You can save a partially completed
form to your computer and continue at another time. Then send it together with the additional documents
requested by email to: chevadmin@unep-wcmc.org

To assist our administration, please send your application or any queries regarding
the scheme to the Chevening email address above

Full Name:

Postal Address:

Email address:

Telephone contact number:

I have applied for the Cambridge MPhil in Conservation Leadership (tick box)
(http://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/graduate/mphil/conservation)

PERSONAL DETAILS
Family Name (as it appears on your passport):

Other name(s):

Title: Sex: Date of Birth: Marital Status:

Country of Birth: Nationality:

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Will any member of your family accompany you to the UK?

If yes, please specify which ones and state how you

propose to meet their expenses. Under the British
Chevening Scholarships Programme, we cannot pay
married or child allowances; any stipend you receive
is intended to cover your expenses only.

Address for correspondence in home country:

Name, address of next of kin or person in your home

country who should be contacted in the event of an
emergency (please state relationship).

Telephone number:

Where are you currently

working or studying?

If you are working,

please provide details of
your post, grade and
main responsibilities:

If you are currently

studying, what
qualification(s) do you
expect to obtain, and
when do you expect to
obtain it/them?

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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Please list all academic qualifications gained since completing your secondary education, stating the institutions
attended, the main subjects of study, and when the main courses started and finished. Please indicate with an
asterisk (*) those courses which were entirely, or mostly, in English - i.e. where the language of instruction or
supervision was English. Please attach photocopies of all relevant academic certificates or transcripts, with
accompanying translations into English if they are in another language.

Qualifications From To
Institution Subject
(class or level)

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Please list all positions held since completing your secondary or tertiary education.

Position Organisation/Institution From To

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Have you ever studied in the UK?

If yes, were you in receipt of a British

Government funded award or scholarship?
Please give full details.

If you answered "yes" to the last question,

please give full details of the study
programme:

Have you ever visited the UK on holiday or for other purposes?

If yes, please indicate when and what the

purpose of your visit was.

Are you applying for any other scholarships or awards to study in the UK, to be funded either
by the British Council, or by other institutions or foundations?

If yes, please provide full details.

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 AREAS OF INTEREST IN APPLYING FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP
You should not use more than 250 words per question
(extra words will be ignored)

1. Why do you wish

to undertake your
scholarship at
UNEP-WCMC?

2. Why do you want

combine a year in the
UK with an MPhil in
Conservation Leadership?

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3. How do you think you
will benefit in terms of
career and personal
development from
obtaining this scholarship
once you have returned to
your home country?

4. Please also give full

details of the areas on
which you would like to
concentrate
whilst at UNEP-WCMC
in the UK as part of your
research.

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REFEREES
Please attach letters from two referees (both of whom should be professional or academic) in support of
your application for a UNEP-WCMC Chevening Scholarship.

FIRST REFEREE: Name:

Position in Organisation:

Address:

How long have you known this referee?

What is his/her professional

relationship to you?

SECOND REFEREE: Name:

Position in Organisation:

Address:

How long have you known this referee?

What is his/her professional

relationship to you?

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS Submit by email

All application forms must be accompanied by the following documents:

(Please click the "Submit by email" button and then attach the additional files to
the email before sending)

Current CV

Covering letter (one page only)

References from two referees

Copies of relevant professional qualifications

Copy of IELTS results (if applicable)

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