[scholarship]: USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship

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USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship

The Payne Program is designed to attract outstanding young people to careers in international development as USAID Foreign Service Officers. The Payne Fellowship Program provides benefits valued at up to $90,000 over two years toward a two-year master’s degree, arranges internships in Washington D.C. and at USAID missions overseas, and provides professional development and support activities. Fellows who successfully complete the program become USAID Foreign Service Officers. Fellows may use the fellowship to attend a two-year master’s program in a U.S. institution to study an area of relevance to the USAID Foreign Service, including international development, international relations, public policy, business administration, foreign languages, economics, agriculture, environmental sciences, health, or urban planning at a graduate or professional school approved by the Payne Program.

At the end of the two-year fellowship, Fellows enter the USAID Foreign Service. Applicants must be college seniors or graduates looking to start graduate school in the fall of the year they apply, have GPAs of at least 3.2 and be U.S. citizens. The program welcomes applications from those with any undergraduate major and encourages applications from members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the USAID Foreign Service and those with financial need. Information and application materials for the program are available at www.paynefellows.org. The application deadline isJanuary 20, 2015. The Program is funded by USAID and managed by Howard University.

2015 Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship
Number of Fellowships Offered: 5
Eligibility Requirements: U.S. citizenship; GPA of 3.2/4.0; seeking to start two-year relevant grad program in fall 2015

Online Application Opens: October 14, 2014 www.paynefellows.org
Application Deadline: January 20, 2015 – Finalists selected by the end of February – Fellows selected by mid-March

Contact: paynefellows@howard.edu; 202-806-4367, (877) 633-0002; or Tessa Henry, Program Officer, (Tessa.henry@howard.edu) 202-806-5952.

Research and Funding Opportunities!

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For Undergraduates:

Paid Summer 2015 Undergraduate Research Placements:

Over 800 programs – REU, NASA and other paid summer research opportunities for undergrads

http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/undergrads.aspx

For Financial Support in Graduate School:

Fellowships and graduate programs in a wide variety of STEM disciplines:

http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/grad.aspx

   

For NASA-supported internships, fellowships and scholarships:  

http://intern.nasa.gov

For tips on applying and associated resources:

http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/toolbox.aspx

For opportunities specifically in the Ocean Sciences:

http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/oceanscience.aspx

For opportunities specifically in Engineering:

http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/engineering.aspx

UW Career Center Info Session, TOMORROW!

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Seattle Pacific University offers a game-changing, 11-month Master of Arts in Management (MAM) with an emphasis in Social and Sustainable Management to help you complete for the jobs you WANT.  If you are looking to increase your marketability and potential impact while learning to use business as a tool to serve others, this is the program for you!  With this degree you will learn core business fundamentals, as well as build your skills in areas such as leadership, ethics, responsible stewardship and sustainability.

SPU 11-Month Business Master of Arts in Social and Sustainable Management

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Bard College’s Graduate Programs in Sustainability will be hosting a series of online information sessions this fall. 

The sessions will be held on the second Thursday at 7pm and the second Saturday at 1pm, October through May. All attendees receive a $65 application fee waiver! 

Upcoming Information Sessions
Thurs. October 10th at 7pm
Sat. October 12th at 1pm  

Sat. November 9th at 1pm 
Thurs. November 14th at 7pm 

No pre-registration is required. Join as a “guest” five minutes before at https://bard.adobeconnect.com/gpswebinar. 

[graduate program]: Ph.D. programs in Envir Anthropology at the University of Maine

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Check out two great opportunities for funded Ph.D. programs in Environmental Anthropology at the University of Maine. -joe

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Maine is pleased to announce two funded PhD opportunities in environmental anthropology…  

Would you please help us to spread the word to qualified students?  

 1.  Adaptation to Abrupt Climate Change: The University of Maine has launched a new, National Science Foundation sponsored Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) – the first of its kind to focus explicitly on Adaptation to Abrupt Climate Change (A2C2).  The A2C2 IGERT is a doctoral training program for students in earth sciences, ecology, anthropology, archaeology, international affairs, and economics. A2C2 is designed to train the next generation of natural and social scientists to meet the critical societal challenge of human adaptation to abrupt climate change. The program relies on close inter-disciplinary cooperation between natural and social scientists, and it is particularly interested in receiving applications from candidates with an undergraduate or Masters degree in anthropology.  Successful applicants will be admitted to the University of Maine’s Anthropology and Environmental Policy Ph.D. program and will receive an annual stipend of $30,000 in each of the first two years, plus tuition, fees, and health insurance coverage. They will work with an advisor to secure intra-mural or extra-mural support for subsequent years. Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents to receive IGERT support.

 For further information please visit: http://a2c2igert.umaine.edu/

 2. Anthropology and Environmental Policy: The Anthropology Department at the University of Maine has recently launched a new PhD program in Anthropology and Environmental Policy.  This multi-disciplinary program’s core is in anthropological and social theory but includes coursework in the natural sciences, public policy, resource economics and research methods.  Students engage with faculty in cutting-edge research on the way social relations, human organization, cultural perceptions, and ecological behavior affect the causes and consequences of local, national, and global environmental change as well as policy formation.  Areas of environmental policy and research include: Global Climate Change, Energy Resources, Marine Resources, Eco-tourism, Forestry Resources, Land-Use, Water Management & Pollution Control.  Successful candidates will receive a three year graduate teaching assistantship, living stipend, tuition, fees and partial health insurance.

For further information please visit: http://umaine.edu/anthropology/degree-programs/phd-in-anthropology-environmental-policy/

[info session] Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Graduate Info Session

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Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Graduate Info Session
Learn more about the Masters degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Forestry and/or Forest Science. 

Location: Davis Wright Tremain LLP (Room 22 East B)
1201 Third Ave
Seattle, WA

When: 10/22/2012 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Please visit the admission events website for more information about all of our upcoming events, and click here to RSVP for the Seattle Information Session.

Yale F&ES Blog

[information session] – Environmental Graduate Programs @ Yale

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Check out these upcoming information gathering opportunities with the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies:

  • Online Chat with Admissions Officers
    November 29, 2011, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
    Chat with Masters Admissions Officers about the questions you may have about Admissions, Financial Aid, and our curriculum and Programs. 
  • On Campus Open House
    December 2, 2011, 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM EST
    Visit campus for a full-day experience, where you will be able to meet with the Dean, faculty, staff and current students regarding our Programs, the Admission and Financial Aid process, and what it is like to be a student at Yale. The event will be followed by the F&ES Holiday Formal at 7:00 pm, and all attendees of the Open House are invited. Admission will be free for prospective students, and additional tickets are also available. If you are interested in attending, make sure to bring something fun and formal to wear to the event! 
  • Online Chat with Admissions Officers
    December 12, 2011, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST
    Chat with Masters Admissions Officers about the questions you may have about Admissions, Financial Aid, and our curriculum and Programs.
  • Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Admissions Blog

MORE INFORMATION about the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at: http://environment.yale.edu/

[information session] – Environmental Graduate Programs @ Duke

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Virtual Open House

Thursday, Dec 08, 2011
from 06:30 PM to 08:00 PM

Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment is excited to announce an online Virtual Information Session for prospective students interested in the Master of Environmental Management (MEM) or Master of Forestry (MF) degree program. This is your opportunity learn about graduate opportunities in the environmental field from one of the Nation’s top environmental school.

So, NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED, you canlearn more about how you can earn a prestigious Master of Environmental Management or Master of Forestry degree from Duke University all while in the comfort of your office or home.

Session will be held using tele- and web-conferencing technology. Details will be provided prior to the event

To register:

http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/news/online-virtual-session?utm_source=click&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=hpannoucement_box

MORE INFORMATION about Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/