Frequently Asked Questions
A: The CFS fellowship is only open to citizens and residents of Latin American countries. However, you can still participate as a foreign collaborator.
A: To provide the best available support to fellows, both the fellows and mentors should, to the best extent possible, be based in the same country and institution as the fellow. However, we understand that in some Latin American regions it is hard to find a suitable mentor or fellow at your home institution, or that suitable candidates might not be based at an institution. Therefore, it is important that you and the fellow properly justify why is it crucial that you become his or her mentor.
A: Preferably yes, but we understand that there are information gaps and that some sites may be important even if they are not yet formally recognized. You may use data from recent surveys or population estimates from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Status & Trends models to justify the importance of the site. However, it is very important that the site meets the criteria of supporting at least 20,000 shorebirds or 1% of a species’ biogeographic population.
A: You can write the pre-proposal in either English or Spanish. Our team is bilingual.
The Coastal Solutions Fellows Program builds and supports an international community to design and implement solutions that address coastal challenges across Latin America. Our main goal is to conserve coastal habitats and shorebird populations by building the knowledge, resources, and skills of Latin American professionals, and by fostering collaborations among multiple disciplines and sectors.