Author: Alfonso Martin M. Syquia (Page 6 of 12)

The Post-Landfill Action Network will be running our third class of the Zero Waste Atlas Fellowship this spring semester, and we encourage all campuses who are interested or currently involved in zero waste strategic planning to apply! With many of the usual opportunities for on-campus engagement limited by the pandemic, the Fellowship is a fantastic opportunity to engage students in long-term sustainability planning despite everything that’s on pause, and it’s completely virtual.

ICCR (Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility) is looking for
college/university undergraduate and graduate students with a passion for climate solutions. Student Fellows will research companies to help environmentally responsible shareholders in their crucial efforts to push companies to align corporate lobbying with the net-zero emission goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. In order to get the climate solutions we need, companies have to move forward quickly in their climate commitments and actions, and shareholders are key to making this happen.

Students would provide research for a new institutional investor campaign on corporate climate lobbying for ICCR, a global investor organization based in the U.S. founded to shape the corporate social responsibility movement. Company-level research is needed for shareholder conversations with companies and shareholder resolutions. Students will learn the importance of shareholder activism and documenting company progress. Students will be given the opportunity to work directly with ICCR program staff, to gain a better understanding of the issues and the field of
corporate social responsibility.

Student applicants are welcome from a wide range of academic programs and geographies. We want applicants to have strong time management skills and be proficient in Microsoft Word and have decent writing skills. (Proficiency in Excel is a bonus.) Applicants should be able to commit to 3-4 hours per week on average, with flexibility. Students need to commit for at least 1 month. Student Fellow positions are volunteer and unpaid.

Interested students should send the following to Rhonda Brauer at
rbrauer@iccr.org:

• resume,
• cover letter identifying your interest and strengths,
• hours per week and number of weeks of availability

We are pleased to announce that the application for the 2021 EnvironmentalFellows Program is now open! The Environmental Fellows Program is a nationally competitive summer fellowship program for masters and doctoral students that seeks to place students traditionally underrepresented in the environmental field and those committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in summer fellowships with environmental foundations and their grantees. Apply by January 15th, 2021.

Switzer Fellowships are given to top graduate students in New England and California who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential, and who are committed to a career in environmental improvement.

The Switzer Fellowship includes:

• A one-year $15,000 unrestricted cash award;
• Two multi-day leadership training and cohort-building retreats;
• Access to other Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation grant programs and career support; and
• Engagement with the Switzer Network, an active community of nearly 700 environmental leaders in the U.S. and around the world.