TogetherGreen Fellowship Program Spurs Innovation Through Conservation

By On November 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Environmental Health, Environmental Science, Fellowships, Public Service, United States

Created through a partnership between the National Audubon Society and Toyota, the TogetherGreen Fellowship program, most commonly referred to as the TogetherGreen Conservation Leadership Program, is an 18 month program that provides driven environmental professionals the opportunity to create postitive change in their communities and organizations and to become leaders in environmental conservation.

TogetherGreen Fellows develop and conduct their own Conservation Action Project (CAP), which must focus on one or more of TogetherGreen’s conservation goals, complement National and State Audubon goals, and/or address specific environmental behaviors.  All CAP projects are conducted in the U.S.

To be eligible for the TogetherGreen Conservation Leadership program you must be either a budding volunteer or a professional with six or more years experience in conservation, environmental education, policy, or environmental issues, and a resident of the U.S.

TogetherGreen Fellows receive a $10,000 USD grant to help support their CAP, as well as a myriad of professional development, promotion and networking opportunities.  Click here to see the full list of benefits.

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International Climate Protection Fellowships in Germany

By On September 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Fellowships, Germany, International Affairs, Natural Sciences, Public Policy, Water & Soil Conservation

Environmental conservation leaders from developing countries could spend a year in Germany on an International Climate Protection Fellowship. The fellowship program’s goal is to promote exchange of ideas among the recipients. To do that, Fellows travel around Germany and get to know organisations engaged in the field of climate protection. The fellowship helps them build a network of contacts that they can then draw upon later when they are working around the world as experts in a range of fields.

‘The International Climate Protection Fellowships are primarily intended for people who are already engaged in climate protection,” says Francois Buscot, a member of the selection committee. Read more. 

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation gave away 14 fellowships this year to leaders from Bolivia, Ecuador, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Nigeria, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Uzbekistan and China. Their research covers topics such as the transition from fossil fuels to solar energy in Uzbekistan, the effects of climate and socio-economic factors on dengue fever epidemics in Sri Lanka, or urban planning that reconciles the needs of humans and nature.

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