EVST News September 23, 2024
Seniors
Please send us your Concentration Courses using this quick form. Also, review your Degree Audit to make sure it is accurate and complete. If you have prerequisites or core courses that have not been applied to your Environmental Studies degree, please let Linda Evenson know.
Academic Strategies Senior Thesis Power Hours | Deigned to help you stay motivated and accountable while working on your senior theses. Sessions are facilitated by a Graduate Writing Partner and two Academic Strategies Peer Mentors. Meetings begin Monday, September 23, 7pm-9pm, at The Writing Center, room M121. Snacks will be provided. Sign up here to keep informed about the meeting times.
See Post Grad Opportunities at the end of this newsletter.
Upcoming Events
Yale @ Climate Week NYC | From September 24 to 27th, thought leaders, activists, scholars, students, and innovators will gather to drive new pathways toward impact. Hosted by Yale Planetary Solutions at The Yale Club of New York City in the heart of midtown Manhattan, events will be held in conjunction with Climate Week NYC. The four-day program will spotlight and drive forward scalable and transformative climate solutions. Schedule of events.
"Green Infrastructure Planning, Social Ecological Research and Black Feminist Ecologies" | BIOMES: Dr. Fushcia Hoover, Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning, UNC Charlotte| Sep 25th 12 PM – 1 PM in Burke Auditorium (Kroon). Details and registration here.
How Corporate Political Influence Fuels the Climate Crisis | October 1st 11:45 AM - 12:45pm in Evans Hall - Classroom 2200, Yale SOM. Join a discussion with the Alliance for Responsible Capitalism, a non-profit dedicated to aligning corporate political influence with sound climate policy | Register here.
Opportunities
Applications for the 2025 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship are open. The scholarship includes a two-year academic award of $9,500 per year and a 10-week, full-time, paid summer internship opportunity at any NOAA facility nationwide, and funding to present their NOAA research projects at two national scientific conferences.
Climate Innovation Grants | CBEY will award up to five seed grants from $500-3,000 to student teams bringing forward innovative ideas to mitigate, reverse, or adapt to climate change. Early-stage ideas/ventures and nonprofits are encouraged to apply. At least one current Yale student (undergraduate, graduate, professional or doctoral) must be involved in the team. Applications close September 25th. See the CBEY website for FAQs, detailed application instructions, and list of past seed stage grant winners and contact josie.jayworth@yale.edu.
Applications for Yale Credit for Spring 2025 Abroad | Credit for Spring Term Abroad applications and Petitions for Spring Programs not on Yale's Designated List are due October 1st. Questions about Study Abroad? Contact Emma Barrett EVST '25, Study Abroad Student Outreach Coordinator, and EVST Study Abroad Liaison. Emma studied abroad at the SIT IHP Food Systems program in Fall 2023, traveling to Ecuador, Malawi, and Spain.
Fall Job Openings
Student Communications Assistant | The Carbon Containment Lab (CC Lab) is hiring a paid Student Assistant for fall 2024, to help us communicate the Lab’s mission of developing innovative approaches to carbon removal and emissions abatement. Interested candidates should submit a Resume and Cover Letter to info@cclab.org. Please include "Application for CC Lab Communications Assistant" in the subject line, and in your cover letter please include how you heard about the position. Apply by October 1st.
Ucross High Plains Stewardship Initiative is seeking to hire two students (with at least two years remaining at Yale) to join their team in planning and implementing events for the Western Connections and Community series. This series hosts about 1-2 events per month during September-May. The job posting is available on the Yale Student Employment database job listing 34141, here.
Post-Grad Opportunities
BA-BS/MPH 5-year Program | Yale College students may apply to YSPH for the joint program in the fall term of their junior year. Candidates for admission must present evidence of a commitment to public health, as well as quantitative skills. For more information on the admissions process, please contact ysph.admissions@yale.
YSE Five-Year Program Applications now Open | Provides well-prepared Yale College students with accelerated graduate training in environmental science, management, and policy. Recommended undergraduate course work can be found here. Students apply at the end of the fall semester of their senior year, or in the two years immediately following graduation. The application deadline is December 6th.
The 2025 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is open! | The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support inclusive of an annual stipend of $37,000. Reference Letters are due before the application deadline. They must be submitted by October 11th at 5:00 pm.
Fall 2025 application for SEAS master’s and doctoral programs is open | There is no application fee for domestic students and no GRE scores. Two webinar series beginning in October. Key dates and deadlines:
- December 2, 2024: PhD application deadline
- December 16, 2024: Early master’s degree application deadline
- January 15, 2025: Funding consideration deadline
Michel David-Weil Scholarship at Sciences Po Paris Institute of Political Studies | This scholarship provides an American student seeking to pursue a two-year master's degree at Sciences Po with a stipend of approximately $80,000 to cover the cost of attendance (tuition and living expenses) over the course of two years. Candidates wishing to pursue a Master's degree related to Economics are especially encouraged to apply. Details here. Apply for Yale nomination
Capital Fellows Programs applications and instructions and Capital Fellows Programs. Applications for the 2025 cohort of the California Senate Fellows Program, Assembly Fellowship Program, Judicial Fellowship Program, and Executive Fellowship Program are open! Details here.
The Dovciak Lab in Plant Ecology at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York, is seeking a MSc student to join the lab in January 2025. Tuition Waived/Stipend Provided. The research will contribute to understanding how environmental factors facilitate climate induced tree species migrations to cooler upslope refugia on mountains in four states of the northeastern United States (NY, VT, NH, ME). Applicants with a strong interest in plant and forest ecology, an ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and comfort working outdoors in variable weather and terrain are strongly encouraged to apply. Details here.
YSE Master’s Research Assistantships, MFS or MESc. Includes a graduate stipend ($~2500/month and full tuition assistance). Start Date: May 2025. Applications accepted on a rolling basis until October 11th. Details here and here.
Request to join EVST on LinkedIn for more 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 here.
- Quinn Raymond, a post-grad associate, will be working with Ucross High Plains Stewardship Initiative to offer support for student projects studying the U.S. West. To get in touch with him, fill out the form linked to the QR code on the flyer below.
