Course Fee

The couse fee covers the following:

  • Housing at Stanford University (13 nights lodging in residential housing on the Stanford University campus)

  • Meals (3 meals/day and coffee breaks during the course)

  • Instruction for the entire course (Aug 18 - 29) by economic experts and CSF course facilitators

  • All course materials and supplies

  • 6 months of Access to CSF’s Numbers for Nature Training Institute platform, with course lectures, exercises, case studies and readings

  • Membership in CSF’s global Alumni Network

Not Included

In addition to the course fee, participants should also budget for the following expenses:

  • Travel costs, including flights and health insurance

  • Local transportation, including to and from the airport (San Francisco or San Jose International Airport)

  • U.S. B-1/B-2 visa and/or passport fees

  • Extra meals or lodging outside of the course days

  • Other incidentals

Payment Policies

Please review these policies carefully before making your payment. Thank you!

Payments: Your initial deposit is due within 60 days of acceptance. The total amount is due no later than August 4, 2025. 

Refund Policy: If you cannot attend a program, you must notify CSF by email at [email protected] by July 11, 2025. You then have the following options:

1. Send a substitute participant at no extra cost. Please provide a written request to [email protected] indicating the name of the original registrant and the name/contact information for the substitute attendee.

2. Receive credit for any other training program of equal or lesser value. Program credit must be used within two years of the date issued.

3. Receive a refund (minus a $250 USD administrative fee)

NOTE: If you must withdraw from the course after July 11, 2025, your meals and accommodations have already been paid for. Therefore, we can only offer a maximum 50% refund of your total course fee after this date.

No Show Policy: Registrants who do not show up for the training without prior notification will forfeit the full course fee.

Cancellation Policy: Conservation Strategy Fund reserves the right to cancel any training program. If a program is cancelled, we will notify each registrant as soon as possible. Registrants may choose a refund (minus a $250 USD administrative fee) or a credit towards another CSF program of equal or lesser value.