ES Newsletter: Week of February 3, 2021

Fellowships, internships, jobs, & events

Environmental Studies Summer Fellowship Program: Learn more & Apply Now!

See this video that describes the fellowships, the fellowship application process, and the experience of three of our summer fellows from last year.

You can find information on the fellowship program and the video at the fellowship website: Fellowships and Opportunities | Bowdoin College

Winter break is a great time to start to apply for summer fellowships. All applications are online and we have included a PDF of the fellowship application on our website to help you start to prepare your application. You can apply at any time up until the deadline (see each fellowship’s deadline below). 
The following fellowships fund students to work for an organization of their choice anywhere in the world:

Maine Based Fellowships (8) – funds students to work for a Maine based organization or community.
Deadline: Wednesday, Feb 24th at noon

Summer 2021 placement descriptions are now online. This summer we have placements with the following organizations. Please note that our organizations have developed remote options for the summer if in person fellowships are not a possibility due the pandemic or if on-campus housing is not an option this summer:

• Bicycle Coalition of Maine (Portland)
• Brunswick Planning and Development (Brunswick)
• Brunswick Topsham Land Trust (Brunswick)
• Cathance River Education Alliance (Topsham)
• Coastal Enterprises Inc (Brunswick)
• Growing to Give (Brunswick)
• Maine Conservation Voters (Augusta)
• The Nature Conservancy (Brunswick)

Environmental Studies Fellowships (Sustainability and Environmental Justice) (2-3)– funds students to work for an organization of their choosing. You can work in Maine, in your community, or anywhere in the world. We have listed organizations interested in hosting a fellow this summer if you are looking for ideas for organizations.
Deadline: Wednesday, February 24th at noon **Winter break is a good time to identify and contact organizations for this fellowship**

New listings of organizations interested in hosting a fellow have been added!!

Cooke Environmental Research Fellowship (1-2) – Funds students to conduct community based research under the guidance of a faculty mentor and in partnership with a community organization of the student’s choosing **Winter break is a good time to identify contact faculty sponsors and host organizations for this fellowship**
Deadline: March 10th at noon

Feel free to email me if you have any questions at all. Cheers, Eileen (ejohnson@bowdoin.edu)

External Fellowships, Scholarships, Jobs & other Opportunities: Deadlines Approaching.

Click the title (links) below for more information.

• Maine Natural Areas Program Field Ecology Intern. Applications being accepted. (Info sheet attached)
• RAY Diversity Fellowships. Accepting Applications Now!
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Student Summer Fellowships. Deadline to apply: February 5, 2021
• Audubon Seabird Restoration Program Summer Internship.  See description and apply through CXD Handshake. 
• Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) is currently hiring to fill EIGHT paid seasonal River summer positions in Connecticut & Massachusetts
• James W. Dow Summer Internship, Blue Hill Heritage Land Trust (Maine). Deadline to apply: February 12, 2021
• Woods Hole Partnership in Education Program (PEP). Deadline to apply: February 13, 2021
• Wild Gardens of Acadia Intern. Deadline to apply: February 15, 2021
• Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS). Deadline to apply: February 15, 2021
• Observing the Ocean NSF REU. Deadline to apply: February 15, 2021
• Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Summer Research Experience. Deadline to apply: February 15, 2021
• Research Experience, Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Deadline to apply: February 15, 2021
• Harvard Forest Summer Research in Ecology. Deadline to apply: February 18, 2021
• Maryland Sea Grant Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). Deadline to apply: February 20, 2021
• C-StREAM Chesapeake Student Recruitment, early Advisement & Mentoring. Deadline to apply: February 20, 2021
• Summer Student Internship Program (SSI). Deadline to apply: February 26
• Maine Government Summer Internship Program. Deadline to apply: February 28, 2021
• Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Internship. Deadline to apply: February 28, 2021
• ACORE American Council on Renewable Energy (summer/ fall/spring fellowships). Deadline to apply for summer 2021: March 5, 2021
• Land Stewardship & Geographic Systems (GIS) Intern, Woodie Wheaton Land Trust (Maine) Deadline to apply: March 19, 2021
• Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) National Fellowship (full or part-time positions, 4-6 month commitment)
• 2021 Kennebec Land Trust Summer Internship. Applications being accepted
• Rachel Carson Council Fellowship Program (academic year, Sustainability/Env Justice focused project on campus or in the community). Deadline to apply: April 30, 2021