The Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University’s Center for International Development offers doctoral, post-doctoral, and mid-career fellowships in Sustainability Science.

The fellowships are tenable at the Center for International Development during Harvard’s academic year beginning in September .

Fellowships are available for 10 months (September-May ), 12 months (September -August ), the full semester (September-December ), the spring semester (February-May ), or for two academic years (post-doctoral fellows only) (September -August of the second year).

The Sustainability Science Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development seeks to facilitate the design, implementation, and evaluation of effective interventions that promote sustainable development.

Host Institution(s):

Center for International Development at Harvard University, USA

Fields of study:

Natural and social sciences as well as relevant professions.

Number of Awards:

Each year, the Sustainability Science Program recruits approximately 15-20 fellows to work with one another and with Harvard faculty.

Target group:

Doctoral and post-doctoral students and mid-career professionals engaged in research or practice that advances the goals of the Sustainable Science Program.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

The Sustainability Science Fellowship is based on a 12-month stipend of $48,000 for post-doctoral fellows, $25,000 for doctoral fellows, and a negotiated amount for mid-career fellows depending on their citizenship, current salary, current employment location, seniority, and other sources of support.

Fellows may also obtain funding from their own academic institutions, outside foundations, and personal resources.

Special funding for the Giorgio Ruffolo Fellowships in Sustainability Science is available to support citizens of Italy or developing countries who are therefore especially encouraged to apply.

Eligibility:

• The Sustainability Science Fellowships are open to advanced doctoral and post-doctoral students, and to mid-career professionals engaged in research or practice that advances the goals of the program (see above).
• Prospective fellows should have a focused personal research or writing objective that is consistent with those goals.
• applicants should be interested in spending some of their time as fellows in collaborations with other fellows and faculty in the program in ways that will advance the interdisciplinary, problem-driven agenda of sustainability science more broadly.
• Applications for the mid-career fellowships are invited from individuals in governmental, non-governmental, private organizations, or academia with at least five years of professional experience doing work involved in linking science and practice for sustainable development.
• Applications for the post-doctoral fellowships are welcome from recent recipients of the Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
• Applicants for a doctoral fellowship must currently be enrolled in a doctoral program and have passed their qualifying exams (completed coursework and passed oral and/or written exams) by May.
• Applicants whose doctoral programs do not require qualifying exams must have completed all the required coursework for the Ph.D., since fellows will not be doing course work while at Harvard.
• Applications are solicited from individuals working in the natural and social sciences as well as relevant professions.

Decisions will be announced by February of each year.

For More Information and Application, Please Visit; Harvard Fellowships in Sustainability Science Website

Apply for Harvard Fellowships in Sustainability Science

The Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University’s Center for International Development offers doctoral, post-doctoral, and mid-career fellowships in Sustainability Science.

The fellowships are tenable at the Center for International Development during Harvard’s academic year beginning in September .

Fellowships are available for 10 months (September-May ), 12 months (September -August ), the full semester (September-December ), the spring semester (February-May ), or for two academic years (post-doctoral fellows only) (September -August of the second year).

The Sustainability Science Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development seeks to facilitate the design, implementation, and evaluation of effective interventions that promote sustainable development.

Host Institution(s):

Center for International Development at Harvard University, USA

Fields of study:

Natural and social sciences as well as relevant professions.

Number of Awards:

Each year, the Sustainability Science Program recruits approximately 15-20 fellows to work with one another and with Harvard faculty.

Target group:

Doctoral and post-doctoral students and mid-career professionals engaged in research or practice that advances the goals of the Sustainable Science Program.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

The Sustainability Science Fellowship is based on a 12-month stipend of $48,000 for post-doctoral fellows, $25,000 for doctoral fellows, and a negotiated amount for mid-career fellows depending on their citizenship, current salary, current employment location, seniority, and other sources of support.

Fellows may also obtain funding from their own academic institutions, outside foundations, and personal resources.

Special funding for the Giorgio Ruffolo Fellowships in Sustainability Science is available to support citizens of Italy or developing countries who are therefore especially encouraged to apply.

Eligibility:

• The Sustainability Science Fellowships are open to advanced doctoral and post-doctoral students, and to mid-career professionals engaged in research or practice that advances the goals of the program (see above).
• Prospective fellows should have a focused personal research or writing objective that is consistent with those goals.
• applicants should be interested in spending some of their time as fellows in collaborations with other fellows and faculty in the program in ways that will advance the interdisciplinary, problem-driven agenda of sustainability science more broadly.
• Applications for the mid-career fellowships are invited from individuals in governmental, non-governmental, private organizations, or academia with at least five years of professional experience doing work involved in linking science and practice for sustainable development.
• Applications for the post-doctoral fellowships are welcome from recent recipients of the Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
• Applicants for a doctoral fellowship must currently be enrolled in a doctoral program and have passed their qualifying exams (completed coursework and passed oral and/or written exams) by May.
• Applicants whose doctoral programs do not require qualifying exams must have completed all the required coursework for the Ph.D., since fellows will not be doing course work while at Harvard.
• Applications are solicited from individuals working in the natural and social sciences as well as relevant professions.

Decisions will be announced by February of each year.

For More Information and Application, Please Visit; Harvard Fellowships in Sustainability Science Website

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IHS Journalism Internship: Sharpen your journalism skills during a paid internship in print, broadcast, or investigative journalism during the fall, spring or summer.

The Institute for Humane Studies Journalism Internship Program offers internships at newspapers, major media networks and state-based policy organizations.

Past interns have worked at 20/20, the Orange County Register, CNN, Fox News, and many other companies and organizations.

Institute for Humane Studies is looking for skilled writers passionate about liberty and who support individual rights and free markets. Previous experience is a plus but not required.

It encourages students from all disciplines, including political science and economics, to apply.

Undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates of all majors are eligible.

As part of the internship program, you’ll attend a weeklong, summer journalism workshop during the summer.

You’ll receive career advice from experienced journalists, learn economic tools for understanding political and economic issues, and explore the foundations of a free press.

Institute for Humane Studies provides travel assistance to the workshop.

During your internship, an IHS staff member, with years of journalism experience, will check in with you to provide tips on how to make the most of your internship.

A Comprehensive Program

• Eight-week internship with a $3,200 stipend and a travel allowance
• Participation in our weeklong, summer workshop, Journalism & the Free Society, including travel assistance
• Mentoring from IHS program staff.

Deadline: Internship applications accepted all year round

For more information, see: IHS Journalism Internship Website

Opportunity calls at IHS Journalism Internship

IHS Journalism Internship: Sharpen your journalism skills during a paid internship in print, broadcast, or investigative journalism during the fall, spring or summer.

The Institute for Humane Studies Journalism Internship Program offers internships at newspapers, major media networks and state-based policy organizations.

Past interns have worked at 20/20, the Orange County Register, CNN, Fox News, and many other companies and organizations.

Institute for Humane Studies is looking for skilled writers passionate about liberty and who support individual rights and free markets. Previous experience is a plus but not required.

It encourages students from all disciplines, including political science and economics, to apply.

Undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates of all majors are eligible.

As part of the internship program, you’ll attend a weeklong, summer journalism workshop during the summer.

You’ll receive career advice from experienced journalists, learn economic tools for understanding political and economic issues, and explore the foundations of a free press.

Institute for Humane Studies provides travel assistance to the workshop.

During your internship, an IHS staff member, with years of journalism experience, will check in with you to provide tips on how to make the most of your internship.

A Comprehensive Program

• Eight-week internship with a $3,200 stipend and a travel allowance
• Participation in our weeklong, summer workshop, Journalism & the Free Society, including travel assistance
• Mentoring from IHS program staff.

Deadline: Internship applications accepted all year round

For more information, see: IHS Journalism Internship Website

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MIT Fellowships: Each year, the Public Service Fellowship program provides MIT students with the opportunity to use their education, skills, and talents to address the needs of underserved communities around the world.

Each year, 50 MIT students receive funding for a Public Service Fellowship, over fall, IAP, spring, and summer.

Past Fellows have worked to build capacity for communities and organizations in 22 countries on four continents.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

• Potential for sustainable benefit to an underserved community (direct benefit or through a community organization or non-profit organization)
• Potential for the Fellow’s growth/educational value convincingly explained
• Evidence of strong motivation to carry out the project
• Potential for effective supervisor-student relationship
• Application materials explain how the project matches the community’s needs
• Project seems realistic and feasible: scope matches student qualifications, time frame, supervisor expertise and input, etc.

Fellowships may be undertaken in the Cambridge area, elsewhere in the US, or across the globe.

The Fellowships stipend is $10 an hour for Individual and Group Fellowships.

Team Fellowships cover agreed expenses such as airfare, necessary ground transportation, and on-site housing but do not pay a stipend.

Contact: Public Service Center, Room 4-104, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Tel: 617-253-0742. Fax: 617-258-9357.

More information; MIT Fellowships

Apply for MIT Fellowships

MIT Fellowships: Each year, the Public Service Fellowship program provides MIT students with the opportunity to use their education, skills, and talents to address the needs of underserved communities around the world.

Each year, 50 MIT students receive funding for a Public Service Fellowship, over fall, IAP, spring, and summer.

Past Fellows have worked to build capacity for communities and organizations in 22 countries on four continents.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

• Potential for sustainable benefit to an underserved community (direct benefit or through a community organization or non-profit organization)
• Potential for the Fellow’s growth/educational value convincingly explained
• Evidence of strong motivation to carry out the project
• Potential for effective supervisor-student relationship
• Application materials explain how the project matches the community’s needs
• Project seems realistic and feasible: scope matches student qualifications, time frame, supervisor expertise and input, etc.

Fellowships may be undertaken in the Cambridge area, elsewhere in the US, or across the globe.

The Fellowships stipend is $10 an hour for Individual and Group Fellowships.

Team Fellowships cover agreed expenses such as airfare, necessary ground transportation, and on-site housing but do not pay a stipend.

Contact: Public Service Center, Room 4-104, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Tel: 617-253-0742. Fax: 617-258-9357.

More information; MIT Fellowships

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