EVST NEWS

Applications are now open for Summer 2025, Fall 2025, and Academic Year 2025-2026 Study Abroad! Visit the study abroad website for more details or to see the list of designated programs. Contact Emma.Barrett@yale.edu EVST ’25 Student Coordinator and Study Abroad Liaison with questions about combining EVST with a study abroad experience! Emma studied abroad on the SIT IHP Food Systems program, traveling to Ecuador, Malawi, and Spain. The semester abroad gave her an expanded understanding of what sustainable food systems look like in different contexts, and she conducted her EVST senior thesis research this past summer with folks she met on the program!

Events

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Spring Opportunities

CBEY’s Planetary Solutions Prize Applications open Today! | Awards $50,000 to promising student business ventures that advance environmental sustainability and offers finalists a chance to pitch at Startup Yale, the university’s flagship entrepreneurship event. Visit the CBEY website and browse the Startup Yale Calendar. The 2025 Planetary Solutions Prize is part of Startup Yale, a collaboration between the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, InnovateHealth Yale, Dwight Hall, and the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale. On April 3rd - 4th, 2025, this event will virtually bring together Yale’s entrepreneurs in two days packed with pitches, prizes, and world-changing ideas. Over $150k of prizes will be awarded to the finalists.

2025 LEAP Student Grant Program Call for Applications | The Law, Environment & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School invites applications for its student grant program. Applicants may work individually or in teams. The grant program supports student-led research and creative projects that advance understanding of, draw attention to, and/or develop strategies to address the urgent threats facing non-human animals. All current Yale students can submit proposals for term time and summer projects. For details on how to apply, see the LEAP website. Funding awards can range from $250 to $2,000. The deadline for submitting a proposal is Friday, March 28, 2025 at 12 pm ET. Decisions will be made by mid-April 2025. Projects should be completed by December 1, 2025, though this deadline is flexible for longer-term projects. More information can be found on LEAP’s website. Contact LEAP Postgraduate Fellow Laurie Sellars (laurie.sellars@yale.edu) with questions.

Public Humanities Grant Program | Offers small grants of $250–3,000 for public humanities projects broadly related to the environment. Read news items about some past grant projects here. Apply via the application webform by Friday, February 7th @ 1:00pm. Decisions will be announced by the end of February. Visit their website for more details.

Summer Opportunities

Check out the Summer 2025 tab on the EVST website for Yale Summer Internships and Fellowships, listed below:

2025 YPCCC/Pulitzer Center Fellowship for Climate Reporting | Apply by February 2nd
*NEW* Yale Center on Climate Change and Health (YCCCH) Summer Internships | Apply by February 7
Yale Sustainable Food Program's Lazarus Summer Internship | Apply by February 14th
*NEW* Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy | Apply by February 20th
*NEW* Yale-Myers Forest Summer Camp Cook | Apply be February 24th
*NEW* Student/Recent Grad Summer Field Position at YSE | Available in Colorado Studying Stand Dynamics and Carbon Storage in Aspen Exclosures | Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Yale Sustainable Food Program's Global Food Fellowship | Apply by March 5th
Tropical Resources Institute (TRI) Fellowship | Apply by March 14th
EVST Summer Environmental Fellowships | Apply by March 14th
Western Resources Fellowship at Ucross High Plains Stewardship Initiative | Apply by March 17th
Ongoing Compilation of Summer Opportunities for BS Program Students

Do you want to fund your own research or work with a non-profit? Explore Yale funding opportunities by clicking the button below:

Yale Funding for Environmental Summer Experiences

Other Internship & Fellowship Opportunities

The Sustainable CT Fellowship Program 2025 cohort | Places highly qualified fellows across the state’s Councils of Governments (COGs) to help cities and towns become registered, certified, or recertified with Sustainable CT during the summer. The COGs serve as Connecticut’s regional planning organizations. Apply by Monday February 10th at 5:00 pm EST. For details including how to apply, click here.

Aspen Institue 2025 Summer Internship Opportunities | The Aspen Ideas Festival is the nation’s premier gathering place for leaders from around the globe and across disciplines to engage in inquisitive discussion of the ideas that both shape our lives and challenge our times. Various programs and departments across The Aspen Institute have summer internship opportunities available. Information regarding each internship opportunity can be found here. Applications are due January 29th.

Opportunities in prior newsletters

2025 NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship | Apply by January 31st
Carbon Containment Lab Summer Internship | Apply by February 9th | Connect with Emma Polinsky '25, current intern at the CC Lab, if you have any general questions about the internships!
UNH Summer '25 Sustainability Fellowship | Apply here by February 9th
Alaska Conservation Foundation’s conservation internships | Apply by February 12th
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's (SERC) Internship Program | Apply by February 15th using the SOLAA web portal
Middlebury School of the Environment Summer Program | Apply by March 1st
Montana Conservation Corps | Apply here
Overland Summers | Apply here by March 31st
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) at BIOS: Collaborative Marine Research

Seniors

FoodCorps AmeriCorps | A national nonprofit empowering kids to thrive through nourishing food and food eduction. Members spend 11 months teaching kids about gardening and nutrition, supporting school cafeterias, and collaborating with educators to create environments where fresh, nourishing food is the norm. A $33,000 stipend for 11 months, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), and an AmeriCorps Segal Education Award upon completing service. Food Education Members focus on teaching kids about gardening, nutrition, and food systems. They maintain school gardens, lead classroom lessons, and inspire a love for fresh, nourishing food through hands-on activities. School Nutrition Members collaborate with school cafeteria teams to improve access to nourishing food. They lead taste tests, support cafeteria staff, and help create welcoming spaces for students to enjoy meals. Details here.

Aspen Institute Center for Rising Generations Associates Program |Gain experience in: Civic Engagement, Research & Analysis, Communications & Outreach, and Event Planning & Logistic. Apply here by Deadline: January 31st. Location: DC area (In-person work required 2 days/week).

Lazarus Fellow 2025-27 position | The Lazarus Fellowship is a two-year, full-time salaried staff position with benefits. Applications are due by March 2 at 5:00 PM EST. Visit their openings page to find out when the application goes live. Contact current Lazarus Fellow fafa.vanha@yale.edu for more information about the job.

Request to follow Yale College Environmental Studies on LinkedIn for additional internship and job opportunities!

Resources

Do you have questions about the EVST major? Meet with EVST's BA DUS or BS DUS, reach out to a Peer Mentor or Certificate or Graduate School Liaison, or join Yale Environmental Studies on GroupMe.

Weekly DUS office hours are posted on the EVST website.