World Scholars Program

With support from our paying participants and donors, CWS has a global impact on education.

We provide scholarships for students and professionals in underdeveloped countries with plans to support underserved populations in North America.

Center for Wildlife Studies is currently providing full scholarships to participants in need who are citizens and currently reside in countries designated as “lower income” and “lower middle income” by the World Bank.

Scholarship Recipients from Around the World

To date, we’ve provided full scholarships to nearly 100 students and professionals from around the world.

Read what other past scholarship recipients have to say:

A. Kelum Senaka

Sri Lanka
Freelancer in Data Driven Modeling
Course: Introduction to Ecological Modeling in R
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“Currently I am working as a freelancer in the Data Driven Modeling field. The course content is highly recommended and suitable for R beginners. It has added valuable technical knowledge for my freelancing career path. Thank you very much to the CWS team for giving me this valuable opportunity.”
Raj Prasai

Nepal
Instructor, Southeast Missouri State Universtiy
Course: Data Science in R
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“This course challenged me in a way that made me more comfortable while working with R. The structure of the course was easy to follow and Dr. Hopkins was prompt with responses. I am thankful to CWS for providing me with this opportunity. This skill will definitely be applied towards my career goals.”
Rupesh Dhyani

India
Senior Project Associate, Center for Environmental Assessment & Climate Change
Course: Climate Time Series Analysis
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“The course is beneficial for gaining a foundational and advanced understanding of climate time series analysis. Dr. Mudelse is an excellent trainer; his lessons were simple to comprehend and he responded to our questions in a straightforward manner. Each individual was also given an equal opportunity to ask time series-related questions that pertain to their work, which helped me a lot. Thank you so much CWS for this fantastic opportunity.”
Olubunmi Duduyemi

Nigeria
Research Officer, Obafemi Awolowo University
Course: Data Science in R
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“The online course has provided me with the knowledge of R I needed to increase my research output. I appreciate my instructor for providing a great interactive and value-adding experience to my research career. A big THANKS to CWS for the opportunity to deep-dive into Data Science.”
Abdulrahaman Adam

Nigeria
Wildlife Veterinarian, Bauchi State Ministry of Agriculture
Course: Wildlife Capture & Chemical Imm. (Online)
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The course was very easy to follow, and most importantly, the zoom interactive sessions at the end of each module were superb. The instructor was an internationally recognized expert in the field and he used lots of illustrations and videos to demonstrate certain procedures. This course has helped me pursue my career in wildlife medicine/conservation.
Raju Meganathan

India
Environmental Engineer, Anna University
Course: Microplastic Pollution & Ecotoxicology
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“This course has helped me identify many complex problems related to microplastic pollution. The lectures were very interactive, and gave us the opportunity to exchange our views with each other. The instructor was very informative by relaying real-world plastic pollution problems through the course material and videos. I would highly recommend this course. Thanks to CWS for giving me this opportunity.”
Arul Jose

India
Postdoc, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Course: Data Science in R
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“This course mended my foundation of knowledge in R and paved the way towards my proficiency in data science. The lectures were enjoyable and interesting. I would like to thank CWS for their great generosity.”
Dineesha Premathilake

Sri Lanka
University of Central Oklahoma
Course: Data Science in R
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“This course helped me to refresh my knowledge on R programming before I start my PhD research this fall, and allowed me to earn credits towards my wildlife biologist certification through The Wildlife Society. The organization and presentation of the materials in this course was phenomenal. Dr. Hopkins was very flexible and answered questions I had along the way in a timely manner.”
Shahid Hameed

India
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Kashmir
Course: Introduction to QGIS
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“I was longing for a training opportunity like this and feel honored that I received this scholarship from Center for Wildlife Studies. It gave me an opportunity to learn and grow, paving the way for advanced learning and excellence. Attending this course was an exceptional learning experience and will have a positive impact in my professional life, thank you!”
Archita Sharma

India
Graduate student, Indian Institute of Science and Research, Tirupati
Course: Ecological Modeling in R
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“CWS offers a range of courses for gaining practical conservation research and management skills. After completing the Ecological Modeling in R course, I used the concepts learned in the R Bootcamp lecture to construct and present an academic poster at NSAB 2021. I also received valuable and helpful suggestions for my research project via one-on-one instructor support.”
Kaushal Yadav

Nepal
Co-Founder/VP, Nature Conservation & Study Centre
Course: Geospatial Modeling with QGIS & R
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“I am very much thankful to CWS that I received a scholarship for attending the Geospatial Modeling with QGIS and R course. I hope to pursue my career in wildlife biology and this opportunity was incredibly beneficial to develop quantitative skills in reaching my career aspirations.”
Tilak Chaudhary

Nepal
Graduate Student, Texas A&M University Kingsville
Course: Ecological Mideling in R
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“I am a forest ecologist working with large data and need to communicate it in a meaningful way. This course provided me basic knowledge of ecological modeling in R, which is relevant to my current graduate research and future professional career. As the course progressed, I was able to learn at my own pace, which allowed flexibility to schedule my time without compromising daily school and research time. Both CWS and the course provided an excellent environment to learn, and the instructors responded to queries during the course in a timely fashion.”
Lawrence Luhanga

Malawi
University of South Africa, Millennium University,
Courses: Introduction to Spatial Analysis in QGIS & Geospatial Modeling with QGIS and R
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“I am helping a local conservation group to map a national park, and this is a voluntary activity. I completed a GIS course years ago, and I needed a refresher that uses an Open Source tool. These courses were very handy and met my needs. I am grateful to Center for Wildlife Studies for the scholarships.”
Amanor Kisseih

Ghana
Ecologist, ESL Consulting
Course: Multivariate Ecological Community Analysis I
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"As a community ecologist, multivariate analysis is indispensable for my work, yet the variety of tools and their many options posed a challenge to their full and effective use. Dr. Peck, in MECA I, demystifies ordination techniques and provides in-depth instruction on selected guided ordination techniques. I am grateful to her for sharing her expertise and to the CWS for the funding to partake in the course."