Financial Support for Master’s Theses on Convivial Conservation

The Convivial Conservation Centre aims to support two Msc/MA students in their thesis work on convivial conservation. Per student, funding of up to €1000 is available and can be used for travel or other research needs. Msc/MA students from all universities are eligible to apply.



Send your idea for your thesis and how it links to convivial conservation, the timeline for the research and thesis process and some basic information about yourself in a short document (max half a page to a page) to bram.buscher[at]wur.nl and indicate how you would use the funds.


Click here for the full call.

Application Deadline: 14 November 2026

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