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Sustainable Systems

SustainUS Lead Now Fellowship; application deadline 11/30/12

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11/05/2012
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

SustainUS is offering emerging young leaders an opportunity to develop their leadership skills and get their ideas off the ground to enable a more economically, environmentally, and socially just future. The Lead Now Fellowship is a new youth-led fellowship program to support people age 13-26. Fellows will be awarded $1,000 and provided with trainings, mentorship, and opportunities to help them make their project ideas take off. Projects might range from innovative community initiatives to statewide campaigns to projects with an international reach.
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Erb Institute and World Environment Center Partner to ӬCreate Student Opportunities in Sustainable Development

Today's students need to understand how companies evaluate and apply sustainability data to make decisions that affect the planet. ӬӬWith that in mind, the University of Michigan's Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, together with the World Environment Center, announces a partnership for graduate MBA/MS students to get involved in planning and implementing sustainable development initiatives along with leading global companies. Ӭ

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Lake Superior. Image credit: Michigan Sea Grant

U-M launches $9 million effort to strengthen Great Lakes restoration while advancing research and education

A new $9 million University of Michigan Great Lakes research and education center will guide efforts to protect and restore the world’s largest group of freshwater lakes by reducing toxic contamination, combating invasive species, protecting wildlife habitat and promoting coastal health. With a $4.5 million, three-year grant from the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation, the new University of Michigan Water Center will provide a solid scientific framework for more efficient and effective Great Lakes restoration.

FY14 King/Chavez/Parks Initiative, Future Faculty Fellowship Program; app deadline ongoing

Posted: 
08/20/2013
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

The King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program is funded by the State of Michigan and is intended to increase the pool of traditionally underrepresented candidates pursuing faculty teaching careers in postsecondary education. Preference may not be given to applicants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin.

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2014 NSF-GRFP; app deadline 11/4/13

Posted: 
08/22/2013
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

Application deadlines vary by program: November 4-8, 2013.

Additional information: https://www.nsfgrfp.org/

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study. NSF Fellows are expected to become knowledge experts who can contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovations in science and engineering.
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2013 ERM Foundation Sustainability Fellowship; app deadline 11/30/2012

Posted: 
10/25/2012
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

Applications are now being accepted for the 2013 Environmental Resources Management (ERM) Foundation Sustainability Fellowship.

This Sustainability Fellowship annually supports graduate students interested in designing and implementing their vision for a more sustainable world. The recipient of the fellowship receives a monetary stipend of up to $15,000 to complete this independent study. The other finalists are also offered the opportunity to interview for internships within our organization. Applications for the fellowship are being accepted through 11/30/2012.

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Truman D Picard Scholarship (Native American/Alaskan); app deadline 1/18/13

Posted: 
10/25/2012
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

PURPOSE: The Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program is dedicated to the support of Native American students pursuing a higher education in Natural Resources.

DEADLINE: 18 January 2013, 5:00 PM EST

AWARD: $2,000 (number of awards varies each year)

The application consists of: Letter of application (2 pages maximum), resume, three reference letters, evidence of validated enrollment in a federally recognized tribe or Alaska Native Corporation, transcripts.

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What is an ecovillage: Speaker talks about an experiment in sustainable living

Sustainability is not just a future goal. Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is doing it, now. One of the world's foremost experiments in real-world ecological living, it’s 70-plus residents have reduced their ecological impact on key metrics by over 90 percent in areas such as transportation, energy and water use. Creative, cooperative economic models and an entrepreneurial base support the economic sustainability of the village. Education and research are integral to Dancing Rabbit’s goals. It actively shares its ideas and discoveries through visitor programs, publications and other media.

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