Summer Sustainability Fellowships for Students

In case your students have not picked up on this opportunity through other channels, please let them know that we’re now accepting applications for our 2020 summer Sustainability Fellowships!

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UNH Sustainability Fellowships pair exceptional students from colleges and universities across the U.S. with host organizations in New England to work on transformative sustainability initiatives.  Sustainability Fellows, mentored by the UNH team and dedicated individuals from our partner organizations, undertake challenging site-specific summer projects,  achieve high-impact results, and receive a competitive stipend for their contributions.

Interested?

  • Check out the 2020 Sustainability Fellowship projects.
  • Sign up to attend a webinar on January 31 @ 12PM.
  • Review program expectations and eligibility.
  • Apply by February 10.

Questions?

2020 Fellowship Projects:

  • Burlington Electric Department:  Energy Efficiency and New American Communities
  • Town of Concord MA:  Sustainability Guidelines for Historic Homes
  • City of Concord NH:  Municipal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
  • Converge Strategies:  Understanding Existing Solar Projects’ Resilience Potential
  • Town of Durham NH:  Municipal Carbon and Nitrogen Footprint Analyses
  • Town of Exeter NH:  Municipal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
  • Town of Groton CT:  Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Benchmarking
  • City of Keene NH:  Keene Sustainable Energy Plan: Outreach and Education
  • Town of Kennebunk ME:  Municipal Climate Action Plan
  • Town of Kittery ME:  Building Coastal Flood Resilience in a Small Municipality
  • NH Food Alliance:  Centering Climate Change Resilience in the NH Food System
  • Oyster River Cooperative Schools:  Enhancing Sustainability in NH Public Schools
  • Resilient Buildings Group:  Energy Efficiency for Rural Small Businesses
  • ReVision Energy:  Mission, Vision, Values Impact Report & Strategy
  • Root Capital:  Climate and Impact Risk Analysis for Agricultural Businesses
  • SolaVida:  The Cost of Climate Change Adaptation in Vermont
  • UNH UCIRC:  Flood-induced Roadway Damage Risk Analysis
  • UNH SIMAP:  Evaluating Upstream and Downstream Carbon Emissions
  • Unitil:  Utility Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

Please spread the word!

Many Thanks,

University of New Hampshire, Sustainability Institute

Megan Carney
Sustainability Fellows Program Coordinator

University of New Hampshire
The Sustainability Institute

107 Nesmith Hall, 131 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824-3547
megan.carney@unh.edu

 

Graphics and photos courtesy of 2019 Sustainability Fellows Katy Winkler, Cassidy Yates, Veronique Ok, Jesse Gubert, & Rachel Usher, as well as John Merrill from the City of Lebanon.