[ECOLOG-L] Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program

[David Inouye]

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 
) 
*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 
 or 
email the Program Director, Dr. Justin Cummings, jacum...@ucsc.edu 
.


Kind regards,

--
Justin A. Cummings, PhD

Program Director
UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
University of California Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, Ca  95064

[ECOLOG-L] Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program

[Williams, Jennifer]

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program


Each March, 20 early undergraduate Scholars from around the country are
selected to participate in a  2-year conservation mentorship program
centered on the summers between academic years. The goal is to serve
students from groups traditionally underrepresented in conservation who can
contribute to diversifying, redefining, and strengthening efforts to
protect land, wildlife and water. Efforts are focused on serving college
freshmen, sophomores, and juniors with two years of college left at a stage
when their undergraduate careers can be supported, as well as their choices
as they graduate.


For more information, visit conservationscholars.ucsc.edu or email the
Program Director, Dr. Justin Cummings, at jacum...@ucsc.edu.


Applications for the 2019 Class of Scholars are available on the webiste
and are due ***FEBRUARY 8, 2019***.



PARC has an Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity Task Team (
http://parcplace.org/about/inclusion-equity-diversity/) and works to
promote efforts like the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program. Please
share far and wide!


Jen Williams, Ph.D.

Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation

National Federal Coordinator

970-267-2159 (O), 352-568-5903 (C)

[ECOLOG-L] Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program

[David Inouye]

I am writing to announce that applications for the **Doris Duke 
Conservation Scholars Program* (conservationscholars.ucsc.edu 
) 
*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 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.


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.


For more information, visit conservationscholars.ucsc.edu 
 or 
email the Program Director, Dr. Justin Cummings, jacum...@ucsc.edu 
.


Kind regards,

--
Justin A. Cummings, PhD

Program Director
UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
University of California Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, Ca  95064

[ECOLOG-L] Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program

[David Inouye]

I am writing to announce that applications for the *Doris Duke 
Conservation Scholars Program (conservationscholars.ucsc.edu 
) 
*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 
 or 
email the Program Director, Dr. Justin Cummings, jacum...@ucsc.edu 
.


Kind regards,

--
Justin A. Cummings, PhD

Program Director
UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
University of California Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, Ca  95064

[ECOLOG-L] Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Seeks Applicants

[David Inouye]

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Seeks Applicants
By Erika Zavaleta and Justin Cummings

A huge opportunity for conservation is to better harness the passion, 
creativity and values of an increasingly diverse society. To address 
the challenge of the diversity gap in conservation and to serve 
up-and-coming leaders in the field, 2001 Smith Fellow Erika Zavaleta 
and Dr. Justin Cummings have initiated the Doris Duke Conservation 
Scholars Program at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC). 
The Program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, will 
provide two paid summers of training and internship to early-career 
undergraduates with potential to diversify the field, from any U.S. 
four-year institution. Current freshmen and sophomores can apply to 
the program until February 15, 2016 at 
http://conservationscholars.ucsc.edu/, 
and faculty and staff can nominate students directly. 
More 
about the program.