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How to apply - International volunteers

Please address your application to the Volunteer and Scholarship Program at the CDF and make it as complete as possible, include the following information:

  • The application form: (English version) (Spanish version)
  • A cover letter stating your precise interest and skills
  • A Curriculum Vitae, including an e-mail address if possible
  • Volunteer Application (MS Word format)
  • Passport size photograph, or a scan of the same (the original should be sent with the hard copy of your application)
  • Your academic record and a copy of your university degree
  • Medical certificate stating that the volunteer is in a good state of health
  • A statement of your understanding of the conditions and cost
  • Three letters of recommendation with email contact addresses
  • Additional material you think may be useful in identifying a suitable opportunity for you at the CDRS
  • If you are selected, a copy of your life and health insurance policies

Visa requirements

International Volunteers need to obtain a Diplomatic Visa (12III) before arriving in Ecuador. The procedure usually takes 3-4 weeks and is as follows:

  1. The volunteer contacts the Ecuadorian Embassy in their own country to request the fax number, e-mail address (if available), and the name of the person in chaexrge of visa procedures.
  2. The volunteer forwards this information to CDF (see address below).
  3. The CDF staff in charge of the Volunteer Program send an official letter to both the volunteer and the Ecuadorian Embassy or Consulate in the volunteer’s country, requesting the visa.
  4. The volunteer takes or sends their passport and CDF official letter to the nearest Ecuadorian Embassy or Consulate, which stamps the passport with the visa

The CDF will determine the appropriate Visa and the exact procedures for each case.

The best way to communicate with the International Volunteer Program is by e-mail. Contact vol@fcdarwin.org.ec

Postal address

Volunteer and Scholarship Program
Charles Darwin Research Station
Casilla postal 17-01-3891
Quito — Ecuador
South America

Telephone

(593) 5526-146/147 or (593) 527-013/014 ext. 119

Ecuadorian volunteers
Ecuadorian scholarship students