New Environmental Awards and Opportunities

Release date: April 20, 2009 |

Check out these new environmental awards and opportunities on Goucher's Environmental Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships page.

 Name: 2009 Student Sustainability Leadership Award
Details: The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is now accepting applications for the 2009 Student Sustainability Leadership Award, to be presented at the Greening of the Campus VIII Conference (September 20-23 in Indianapolis, IN). The Student Sustainability Leadership Award honors an undergraduate student from an AASHE member institution who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting campus sustainability.
Awards: The Student Sustainability Leadership Award includes a $750 prize. In addition, the winner will be featured in Sustainability: The Journal of Record.
Deadline: Applications are due July 1, 2008.
Contact: http://www.aashe.org/programs/student_awards.php

Name: Opportunity to Attend UN Climate Negotiations
Details: Agents of Change is now accepting applications to join the SustainUS youth delegation to the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention and fifth meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP15 and COP/MOP5), which will be in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7-18, 2009. Applicants should be between the ages of 18 and 26 as of December 2009 and either be a US citizen or study or work in the US for more than six months by December 2009.
Deadline: Applications are due June 1, 2009.
Contact: Download the application and send your responses in the form of a single Word or PDF document to agents@sustainus.org. Applications must be received by 5:00 pm EDT on Monday, June 1, 2009. Incomplete applications, or those not compiled into a single document, will not be considered. Applicants will be notified of their selection by the middle of July and will be required to confirm their involvement shortly after notification. Please make sure you include all sections of the application.  You may be asked to interview in the course of this selection process. If you have any questions, contact AoC Coordinators Lauren Nutter and Jennie Hatch at agents@sustainus.org.

Name: Mario Savio Young Activist Award
Details: The Mario Savio Memorial Lecture Fund invites nominations for its Young Activist Award. The award is presented each year to a person under the age of 26 with a deep commitment to human rights and social justice and a proven ability to transform this commitment into effective action. The recipients should have demonstrated leadership ability, creativity, and integrity.
Awards: The $6,000 cash award is divided equally between the individual recipient and an organization of his/her choosing.
Deadline: Nominations are due June 30, 2009.
Contact: http://www.savio.org/young_activist_award.html