Spring 2008 Leadership Grants Selected
Eight fantastic new Leadership Grant projects were approved for funding at our annual board meeting in San Francisco on May 9th. The projects come from a wide variety of disciplines, including environmental education, conservation medicine and the wildlife trade, brownfields redevelopment and green jobs, renewable energy, climate change, sustainable agriculture, and tropical forest conservation. Please go to our Recent Awards section to read more about these exciting projects:
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Meet the 2008 Switzer Fellows!
The 2008 Switzer Fellows come from a diversity of backgrounds and fields of interest, from 16 different schools throughout New England and California. This year, we have fifteen Fellows in California, and ten in New England. We are inspired by their dedication to solving the complex environmental issues facing us today and in the future. Please read more about the new Fellows:
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Spring 2008 Newsletter available online
The Spring 2008 Switzer Network newsletter has been mailed, and is now available on our website as well. Follow the link below to view the newsletter online. Please note: some articles were edited because of space constraints. To view full length articles, please go to the Fellow News tab above, and see Feature Stories.
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Switzer Foundation partners with Annenberg Foundation for southern California Fellowships
With our increased focus this year on seeking more fellowship applicants from southern California, we are very pleased to announce that we will be partnering with The Annenberg Foundation to increase the number of Switzer Environmental Fellowships in California, dedicating at least five fellowships to southern California graduate students in recognition of the need for innovative environmental leaders to solve problems unique to that region. Please be sure to review our updated fellowship guidelines!
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Leadership Exchange postings
For Fellows interested in partnering with an organization on developing a Switzer Leadership Grant proposal, remember to periodically check the Leadership Exchange section of the website - new postings are coming in regularly.
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