Opportunity for Native American Graduate Students in the fields of Environmental Science, Forestry, Biology & Engineering
This opportunity provides:
1. Tribally focused research project to 2. 9 month student commitment - to complete tribal project (beginning in the fall of 2012) 3. Students will engage and participate in an inter-disciplinary team of scientists 4. Students eligible to participate at 1 of 7 research institutions involved in this alliance: - University of Washington - Washington State University - University of Idaho - University of Oregon - University of Montana - Montana State University - Penn State
Please contact me at
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with any questions. Additional information can be found at http://nararenewables.org/ and in these flyers (PDF): NARA NARA Education
Most schools have grad application deadlines during the winter months for fall admission so, your immediate attention to this matter is appreciated. Thank you,
Laurel James, Program Manager, NARA Tribal Projects Team
Student Career Experience Program (SCEPT) paid internships available!
There are a limited number of competitive, paid internship opportunities available with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP). If you are, or know of a student who is interested in a summer internship with the FWS, please contact/ encourage them to contact their regional FWS office (www.fws.gov/where) and apply directly to respective regions for open positions. As I receive more information about this and other opportunities I will pass it along to you all. In the mean time, please spread the word to any promising student who is focusing on a natural resources-related degree.
More information is available on this SCEP brochure (PDF).
The deadline to apply for these positions is short because of the holidays coming up, but all materials must be in byDecember 23rd.
- Courtney Stackhouse, Partners Program Coordinator for The Wildlife Society
DIVERSITY AWARD WINNER FOR 2011: The Native American Professional Development Program of the Native People's Wildlife Management Working Group
The Native American Professional Development Program of the Native People’s Wildlife Management Working Group is relatively new, having been initiated with a small grant in 2006; however, its impacts on young professionals have been significant. This program has brought 31 tribal–indigenous students, each majoring in wildlife and/or natural resources management, to the Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society. Selected students participate in professional development programs, meetings with TWS officers, paper sessions, and more. Additionally, each student is given a 1-year membership to TWS and the Native People’s Wildlife Management WG, benefiting from their publications and interactions with professionals in various disciplines. Many of the program’s participating students have become very involved with TWS, including giving one of the plenary presentations at the 2010 Conference in Utah (Ms. Seafha Blount). The Diversity Award Committee sees this program as an exceptional example of innovative initiatives that enhance the human diversity of the wildlife profession through recruitment and retention.
