Who can attend the SCCS?

The conference is designed for early career conservation researchers from biological, environmental and geography departments of universities, as well as conservation and resource management agencies. If you’re a graduate student or have worked in a conservation organisation at an equivalent level for three years or less since finishing your degree, we would encourage you to apply!

Are you eligible?

Researchers at an early stage in their conservation career are welcome to apply to attend the Student Conference on Conservation Science. Most delegates are Masters or PhD students, or are working at a similar level in a conservation organisation. Applications from undergraduate students are not accepted.

Please be aware that we cannot consider any applications from students who have already been awarded their PhD at the time of application.

The majority of delegates are biologists, but we also strongly encourage applications from social and environmental scientists. While we always have a strong core of UK delegates, the conference is truly international with over 60 countries represented each year.