The Fellows Program provides innovative postdoctoral scholars with the opportunity to build a foundation in one of the core disciplines represented within the Earth Institute (i.e., any of the social sciences, earth sciences, biological sciences, engineering sciences, and health sciences), and cross-disciplinary expertise related to sustainable development and reducing environmental degradation, poverty, hunger, and disease. Earth Institute fellowships will ordinarily be granted for a period of 24 months and include a $12,000 research allowance for the two-year appointment, and carries an annual salary of about $61,800.