L.P. Jenkins Memorial Fellowship Program Grant

The L.P. Jenkins Memorial Fellowship Program supports graduate and undergraduate students conducting vital field research on orangutans and rainforest conservation in Indonesia. Established in memory of Mrs. Lorraine Phyllis Jenkins, a passionate advocate for orangutan research, the fellowship prioritizes proposals focusing on previously unstudied orangutan populations. Eligible applicants must provide evidence of a valid research permit to access funds for their studies, ensuring a commitment to responsible and impactful research.

Mrs. Lorraine Phyllis Jenkins of Sacramento, California was an elementary school teacher and a long-time supporter of orangutan research.  She encouraged her son Dr. Gary Shapiro, President of the Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF) and Chairman of the Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative, to enter the field to conduct orangutan research as a graduate student.
Mrs. Jenkins died on November 21, 1997, following a losing battle with cancer. In her memory, the LP Jenkins Memorial Fellowship for Orangutan and Rainforest Research (LP Jenkins Fellowship) was created and administered through the Orangutan Foundation International until November 2004, when the OFI Board transferred the LP Jenkins Fellowship to the Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative at the request of Dr. Shapiro.

Eligibility

The LPJenkins Fellowship is a competitive award open to all graduate and undergraduate students planning to conduct field research on orangutans or related rainforest or conservation education in Indonesia.Applicants must be students that can show evidence of a valid research permit (if needed) to conduct their proposed study.Applicants should realize that funds will not be disbursed to the Fellowship recipient until he or she show evidence of a valid research permit (if needed) to conduct their proposed study.