[Plsugs] Please help spread the word: Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program

[Tanya Quist]

The University of Arizona is looking for 5 students to begin the Doris Duke
Conservation Scholars Program at UA in June 2014. Freshmen and sophomores
with an interest in the environment and in promoting diversity are strongly
encouraged to apply!

 

Applications are available now and will be accepted through February 15,
2014. To be eligible for the program, students must be enrolled at UA or
planning to enroll at UA by Fall 2014. While preference will be given to
qualified sophomore applicants, freshmen will also be considered for the
program and are encouraged to apply. Non-traditional and transfer students
that do not meet the traditional designation of "sophomore" may also be
eligible and can contact the national program director at
<mailto:DDCSP at ufl.edu> DDCSP at ufl.edu to discuss their specific
circumstances.

 

If you are accepted into the program you will attend an expense-paid,
week-long conservation leadership program in coordination with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service's National Conservation Training Center in West
Virginia in June and will work full-time for 8 weeks on field research
projects with faculty and graduate student mentors at UA. During your second
summer, you will complete paid internships with local, state, federal, or
tribal agencies or NGOs. You will earn more than $5,000 each summer, receive
a $1,000 housing stipend, and gain the valuable skills and experience that
are necessary for a successful career in conservation.

 

During the academic year, you will connect with students from across the
Collaborative (which includes University of Florida, University of Idaho,
North Carolina State University, and Cornell University, in addition to UA)
using social networks and a 1-credit distance-based course focused on human
dimensions of conservation and achieving academic and professional success,
attend biweekly group meetings or socials, and interact regularly with
graduate student and faculty mentors at UA.

 

For more information, see the national program website: 

 <http://programs.ifas.ufl.edu> http://programs.ifas.ufl.edu or contact
<mailto:ddcsp at ifas.ufl.edu> ddcsp at ifas.ufl.edu

 

To apply now,
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17q5LiS4mk8wRN002BAs0K9b2-hE3Ub0ux45Guhroyu
M/viewform> click here.

 

 

Best,

Katie

 

Katie Hughes

Academic Advisor and Graduate Coordinator

Biosciences East, 325

School of Natural Resources and the Environment 

The University of Arizona 

 

Ph: 520-621-7260

 

 

Appointments are available between 10 and 2 most days.  When requesting an
appointment, please send me a few days and times that work for you and I
will confirm one.  Undergrads, be sure to bring your latest Academic
Advisement Report if we will be talking about your degree requirements.

 

 

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