I am writing to announce that applications for the *Doris Duke
Conservation Scholars Program (conservationscholars.ucsc.edu
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*at the University of California Santa Cruz are now available, and to
ask for your help reaching prospective Scholars. 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 have chosen to 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.
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 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, freshmen,
sophomores, eligible juniors, and others in your professional and
community networks. Applications for the 2018 class of Scholars are
available on the website and due February 9, 2018.
Please incorporate the attached flyer 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, [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>.
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
