The National Park Service and the UW College of the Environment are pleased to announce the 2013 George Melendez Wright Climate Change Youth Initiative.
This program provides opportunities for young people to work on diverse issues related to climate change and its effects in national parks. The opportunities take two forms – competitive fellowships awarded to advanced graduate students (Masters and Doctorate levels) to support their independent research, and paid internships in which undergraduate or beginning graduate students work for approximately 12 weeks on projects in research, interpretation, park operations, policy development, or other fields. Attached, please find the fellowship announcement.
Additional information, along with application instructions, can be found on the Initiative website at:  CCYI.org

[fellowship] – Foriegn Language & Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS)

Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) available to undergraduate, graduate and professional students

The FLAS Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.  FLAS Fellowships support study of the following languages and their world regions: 


-Arabic -Bangla -Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian -Bulgarian -Burmese -Canadian First Nations -Chinese -Czech -Danish -Estonian -Filipino/Tagalog -Finnish -French -German -Hebrew -Hindi -Indonesian/Malay -Italian -Japanese -Kazakh -Khmer -Korean -Latvian -Lithuanian -Norwegian -Persian -Polish -Portuguese -Russian -Slovenian -Spanish -Swahili -Swedish -Tajik -Thai -Turkish -Uighur -Urdu -Uzbek -Vietnamese


Receive tuition and a living stipend:

 

 Academic Year Graduate:                  

 $18,000 tuition, $15,000 living stipend

Academic Year Undergraduate:

$10,000 tuition, $5,000 living stipend

Summer Graduate/Undergraduate:

$5,000 tuition, $2500 living stipend


FLAS Information Sessions, covering FLAS benefits and requirements, the application process, and the use of FLAS awards abroad, will be held at the following dates and times:

  • Wednesday, November 2, 3:30-4:40, Thomson Hall 317
  • Tuesday, November 8, 3:30-4:30, Denny 217
  • Wednesday November 9, 2:30-3:30, Thomson Hall 317
  • Tuesday, November 15, 12:30-1:30, Mary Gates Hall 171 (oriented towards undergraduates)
  • Thursday, November 17, 3:30-4:30 Thomson Hall 317
  • Tuesday, December 6, 3:30-4:30, Denny 217


Application is due January 17, 2012.  
 For more information and to apply, visit http://www.jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas/


Questions?  Email  flas@uw.edu


[scholarships] – Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards Workshops & Info Sessions

Check out the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards Website at: https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/.  We encourage all environmental studies students to look into these.  Remember, people can’t even consider giving you a scholarship if you don’t even apply!

Their office also has some workshops and information sessions coming up in the month of May.  Check them out:

Workshops:

Personal Statement Writing Workshop
    May 2, 2011, 3:30-5:00pm, MGH 120

CV Writing Workshop
    May 9, 2011, 2:30-4:00pm, MGH 120


Scholarship Information Sessions:

Public Policy Scholarships:
    May 2, 2011, 12:30-1:20pm, MGH 120
    May 11, 2011, 3:00-4:00pm, MGH 120
Sessions will provide students with information on various intensive summer programs that focus on preparing students for graduate programs in public and international affairs and careers as policy professionals, public administrators and other leadership roles in public service.

Fulbright U.S. Student Program: (all sessions are open to undergraduate and graduate students, and recent alums)
    May 11, 2011, 3:30-5:00pm, Miller 301
    June 24, 2011, 12:00-1:30pm, Paccar 291
Sessions will provide information about the program and application process for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which is  designed to give students, artists, and other professionals opportunities to pursue graduate study, research, or to teach English in over 155 nations. Additional information is available at http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/fulbright.

Merage Fellows Program:
    May 4, 2011, 2:30-3:30pm
    May 11, 2011, 12:30-1:20pm
Sessions will provide application information for this scholarship opportunity for students who are immigrants to the U.S. (naturalized citizens or green card holders). Additional information is available at http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/merage.

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program:
    May 9, 2011, 12:30-1:20pm, MGH 120
Session will provide application information for this scholarship opportunity for students planning to seek a graduate degree in a field of Arts, Humanities or Social Science. Additional information is available at http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/javits.

Carnegie Endowment Jr. Fellows Program:
    May 18, 2011, 3:30-4:20pm, Thomson 317
    May 26, 2011, 4:30-5:20pm, MGH 258
Sessions will provide program and application information for this opportunity for students to work as paid research assistants at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Additional information is available at http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/carnegie.

Luce Scholars Program: (open to both undergraduate and graduate students, and recent alums)
    May 23, 2011, 2:30-4:20pm, Sieg 224
    (an additional session will be scheduled during summer quarter)
Session will provide program and application information for this opportunity to spend 12 months in Asia in an individualized professional placement. Additional information is available at https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/luce.