top of page

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

DID YOU KNOW?

ZCOG has awarded over 150 training scholarships to individuals
representing over 50 zoological institutions

in 17 different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean Basin!

To decide which scholarship you should apply for, download our helpful 'Which Conservation Training Scholarship is Right for Me?' document and  review the scholarship table at the bottom of the page.  You can also review information about each ZCOG scholarship by selecting specific page links from the list below.

 

DOWNLOAD our Scholarship Program Guide

to decide which scholarship is right for you!

DEADLINE

Contact scholarships@zcog.org if you have any questions about this year's scholarship offerings or the application process.  Good luck!

Testimonials

 

Left to right: ZCOG Scholarship recipients Andrea Echeverry and Henrique Guimarães of the Barranquilla Zoo in Barranquilla, Colombia.

  • Scholarships are awarded annually on a competitive basis. 

  • Applicants must be employees or associates of a Latin American or Caribbean zoological institution or related facility, and be a legal resident of a Latin American or Caribbean country.

  • Applicants must possess a functional proficiency in English, the language in which the professional training courses are held.

  • Applicants must possess or secure a valid visa for travel to the United States.

 

 

Expenses covered 

  • Course registration (full); 

  • Round-trip airfare from the award recipient’s point of origin to the destination city hosting the workshop (full); 

  • Round-trip airport shuttle ground transportation within the continental United States (full); 

  • Hotel/lodging throughout the duration of the course (based on double occupancy rate);

  • Meals (full at AZA courses held at Oglebay Resorts in Wheeling, WV.

 

 

Logistics

  • Course registration: ZCOG will arrange payment of the award recipient’s course registration.

  • Airfare: The award recipient shall forward a preferred travel itinerary, including departure and return dates, to ZCOG. ZCOG will arrange the award recipient’s airfare. The group will not reimburse award recipients for airfares purchased without first consulting ZCOG. Travel will be limited to dates surrounding the course.

  • Ground Transport: ZCOG will arrange payment of the award recipient’s ground transportation.

  • Hotel/Lodging: ZCOG will cover hotel/lodging expenses for the award recipient via direct payment to the hotel. Lodging arrangements will be made by the AZA Professional Development Department.

  • Meals: Breakfast and lunch are provided as part of the accommodations or courses. Dinners are mostly on your own.

  • Travel VISA: If necessary, ZCOG will draft a letter of support that the award recipient can use for their US Travel VISA interview.

 

 

Eligibility

 

Andrea Caozzi, General Curator at the Zoológico Nacional de Santiago, Chile and recipient of ZCOG's Conservation Leadership Scholarship.

YOU CAN HELP!

 

HOW TO DONATE

Use the Capital One donate widget or our PayPal donate button and help ZCOG promote capacity building and professional development in zoological institutions throughout the Americas!  

Your donation is 100% tax-deductible and will help support our conservation training scholarship program.

 

Additional Resources

 

For additional information:  scholarships@zcog.org

 

bottom of page