[Ocees] Fwd: [Fellows] 2017 Doris Duke Scholars Program

[Popescu, Viorel]

Dear OCEES faculty,

Here is an amazing opportunity for an overachieving freshman or sophomore interested in conservation and making a difference in the world.
Please advertise this in your upcoming courses. If you identified suitable candidates, please forward this email. Apps are due early next year

Cheers
Viorel



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From: Erika Zavaleta <zavaleta at ucsc.edu<mailto:zavaleta at ucsc.edu>>
Date: Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 6:21 AM
Subject: [Fellows] 2017 Doris Duke Scholars Program
To: Smith Fellows list <fellows at smithfellows.org<mailto:fellows at smithfellows.org>>


Dear Smithies,

I am writing to announce that

applications for the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (conservationscholars.ucsc.edu<http://conservationscholars.ucsc.edu>) at the

University of California Santa Cruz are open, and to ask for your help

reaching prospective Scholars.  Each winter 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 all

backgrounds, including groups traditionally underrepresented in conservation, who can contribute to diversifying, redefining,

and strengthening efforts to protect land, wildlife and water.  We

admit college freshmen and sophomores, at a stage when we can support their

undergraduate careers and their choices as they graduate.

 During the first year, Scholars

participate on 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 conservation practice internships

with nationally recognized conservation organizations and agencies.  Students are matched with mentors at home

institutions and interact with the Program staff during the school year, through

ongoing communications and a winter professional development retreat.  Scholars' expenses are covered during their

participation in the program, and they receive a $4000 stipend each summer.  Scholars also become part of a national, lifelong network of Doris Duke Conservation Scholars.

Please share the

program information with faculty, freshmen and sophomores, and others in your

professional and community networks. Applications for the 2017

class of Scholars are available on our website and due February 12, 2017.  For

more information, questions, and application visit our website at (http://conservationscholars.ucsc.edu/) or email me or our program director, Dr. Justin Cummings, atjacummin at ucsc.edu<mailto:jacummin at ucsc.edu>.

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Erika Zavaleta

Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of California
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
zavaleta at ucsc.edu<mailto:zavaleta at ucsc.edu>
people.ucsc.edu/~zavaleta<http://people.ucsc.edu/~zavaleta>
conservationscholars.ucsc.edu<http://conservationscholars.ucsc.edu>

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