We are pleased to announce that the application for the 2024 Environmental Fellows Program is now open! The Environmental Fellows Program at the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) is a nationally competitive summer fellowship program for masters and doctoral students that seeks to place students traditionally underrepresented in the environmental field and those committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in summer fellowships with environmental foundations and their grantees.
Deadline to apply is January 15, 2024.
The Environmental Fellows
Program involves:
· A
12-week fellowship at an environmental grantmaking foundation, research
institution, nonprofit organization, or grassroots organization. Past
placement sites include: Race Forward, Clean Water Action, Environmental
Defense Fund, the Northlight Foundation, the Cary Institute, and many
more!
· A
base stipend of $11,000 plus a travel allowance for participating
fellows.
· Work
on a variety of environmental issues including but not limited to:
environmental health, energy justice, marine conservation, transit solutions,
food justice, and more!
· Professional
development training in diversity, equity, and inclusion; GIS; processing
climate grief; and financial management.
· Access
to a growing alumni network of 206 environmental professionals
Please also share this
opportunity (and the attached flyer) with any graduate students who have an
interest in exploring the world of environmental grantmaking/philanthropy
and/or are passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the
environmental field.
We will host
informational webinars on Tuesday, November 14 from 12-1pm ET and Thursday,
December 6 from 6-7pm ET if you would like to learn more. Please
RSVP here. Details and links
will be sent to those able to join as the date gets closer.
You can also visit https://environmentalfellows.yale.edu/ to learn more/apply, or feel free to contact EFP Program
Managers Molly Blondell and Ivy Ortiz at efp@yale.edu.
Thank you for your interest. We look forward to
hearing from you!
