[Scholarship_alert] Switzer Foundation - Environmental Fellowships in California

[Engineering Scholarships Alert]

Title:            Fellowship Program--California                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Sponsor:          Switzer (Robert and Patricia) Foundation

SYNOPSIS:  The sponsor awards ten $15,000 Environmental
Fellowships in California each year.

Deadline(s):      01/15/2011
Established Date: 02/21/2003
Follow-Up Date:   10/01/2011
Review Date:      09/03/2010

Contact:          Erin Lloyd, Program Coordinator                                                                     

Address:          Switzer Fellowship Selection Committee
                 P.O. Box 293
                 Belfast, ME 04915-0293
                 U.S.A.                                 
E-mail:           erin at switzernetwork.org
Web Site: http://www.switzernetwork.org/fellowship-overview.html
Program URL: http://www.switzernetwork.org/fellowship-guidelines.html
Tel:              207-338-5654                  
Fax:                                  
Deadline Ind:     Receipt                                                
Deadline Open:    No
                   


Award Type(s):    Fellowship


Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
                 U.S.A. Citizenship (including U.S. Territories)

Locations Tenable:    U.S.A. Institution (including U.S. Territories)


Appl Type(s):     Graduate Student


Target Group(s):  NONE
Funding Limit:    $15,000   
Duration:         1 YEAR(s)
Indirect Costs:   Unspecified
Cost Sharing:     No
Sponsor Type:     Foundations


Geo. Restricted:  CALIFORNIA                                               

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OBJECTIVES:  Fellowship candidates must demonstrate the
following: commitment to aggressively pursue and implement effective
solutions to improve the quality of our environment; maximum potential
for producing an early impact on environmental quality; strong
leadership, communication and critical thinking skills; relevant work
or volunteer experience in an environmental field; breadth of skill,
creativity and flexibility to effectively bridge the public, private
and academic arenas; and scientific, technical and/or policy
background as applied to the fields of environmental policy,
economics, land and water conservation, public health, journalism,
architecture, environmental justice, business and law as well as the
more traditional sciences of biology, chemistry and engineering.

ELIGIBILITY
A candidate must: be a US citizen; be enrolled in an accredited
institution in California; have strong academic qualifications;
Master's degree candidates must have completed at least one semester
of course work to apply and be seeking the Master's as a terminal
degree. Master's degree students planning to pursue a PhD are advised
to wait until they are in their PhD program to apply.  Individuals
enrolled in one-year Master's degree programs may be nominated prior
to enrollment, but must be accepted into their program to be eligible
for an interview.  Applicants at the PhD level must have completed at
least three years of Doctoral work or passed their qualifying exams by
the time of their fellowship interview. Please note that PhD
candidates with a clear research and career focus are more competitive
than individuals who are still undecided or early in their academic
program.  Mid-Career students are eligible to apply, and must
demonstrate how their academic program will enhance their
effectiveness as an environmental professional.

FUNDING
The Fellowship provides a one-year $15,000 cash award for graduate
study as well as networking and leadership support to awardees.
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KEYWORDS:         Land Management
                 Architecture
                 Journalism
                 Economics
                 Environmental Planning/Policy
                 Land Use Planning/Policy
                 ENGINEERING
                 Water Resources, Management/Planning
                 Public Health
                 LAW
                 Business
                 Biological Sciences
                 Chemical Sciences
                 Environmental Studies
                 Environmental Conservation
                 Water Resources, Environmental Impacts


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