As our application deadline of February 8th rapidly approaches, we are
reaching out to you in a final effort to encourage students to apply to
the *Doris Duke Conservation Scholars
Program (conservationscholars.ucsc.edu
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*at the University of California Santa Cruz. Each March we select 20
early-undergraduate Scholars from around the country to participate in a
two-year conservation mentorship program centered on the summers between
academic years. Our goal is to *serve students from groups
traditionally underrepresented in conservation, across disciplines, who
can contribute to diversifying, redefining, and strengthening efforts to
protect land, wildlife and water*. We focus our efforts on serving
college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors with two years of college left
at a stage when we can support their undergraduate careers and their
choices as they graduate. Students who attend or are transferring to
any four-year institution in the US, its territories and Native nations
are eligible. Although we do support DACA students, international
students are not eligible.
During the first year Scholars participate in an eight-week, intensive
summer course integrating conservation design, leadership and research
experiences while traveling with a close group of peers and mentors.
During the second summer, Scholars pursue eight-week research and
practice internships with nationally recognized conservation
organizations and agencies. A professional development retreat after
the second summer brings together the Scholar cohort and prepares them
to apply for jobs and graduate school. Throughout the two years and
beyond, we work with home mentors at each Scholar’s campus to provide
ongoing support. Our Scholars receive a $4,000 stipend each summer and
become part of the national Doris Duke Conservation Scholars network for
life.
I hope you will share our program information with faculty, eligible
students, and others in your professional and community networks.
Applications for the 2019 class of Scholars are available on the website
and due February 8, 2019.
Please incorporate the flyer above into talks and presentations, or
print and distribute it. For more information, visit
conservationscholars.ucsc.edu
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email the Program Director, Dr. Justin Cummings, jacum...@ucsc.edu
<mailto:jacum...@ucsc.edu>.
Kind regards,
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Justin A. Cummings, PhD
Program Director
UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
University of California Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, Ca 95064