When it comes to helping care for our planet, it’s all hands on deck.
Leaders from all disciplines are needed to tackle the immense challenge of protecting the Earth for current and future generations.
Our TESI Environmental Leaders Fellowship brings together students from diverse majors and backgrounds and provides them with the knowledge, skills, confidence, and network to advocate for the planet as they take on leadership roles in their respective careers. During their time with us, Fellows attend seminars featuring environmental experts, receive mentoring from professionals in environmental fields, network with peers, and take part in a multi-day field experience focused on environmental challenges across Florida.
Learn more about our pilot program, funded by the Henry David Thoreau Foundation, in the video below!
Learn more about our Fellows
Benefits of the Program
Fellows leave the program with the following:
- Spring break field experience
- Enhanced understanding of environmental issues
- A broad skill set in different approaches to tackling environmental issues
- Professional and leadership skills focused on research, education, and civic engagement.
- A network of colleagues they can connect to as they emerge as leaders in their respective fields
- $2,500 stipend
Fellowship Organizers
Rebecca Burton
Communications Manager, UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute
Email: rlburton@floridamuseum.ufl.edu
Sadie Mills
Program Coordinator and Educator, UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute
Email: smills@floridamuseum.ufl.edu
ELF Blog
TESI Environmental Leaders Reflect on Past Year, Look to Future
Twelve students gained the knowledge, skills, confidence, and network to advocate for the planet in their respective careers.
TESI Environmental Leaders Fellowship Featured on From Florida Podcast
In this episode, Coleen Sailsman and Sarisha Boodoo share what they learned about community engagement and environmental advocacy.
TESI Environmental Leaders Fellow Reflects on Florida Water Issues at UF Water Institute Symposium
For many of us, this was our first-ever in-person conference and a chance to be face-to-face with Florida's leading water experts.
Funding Sources |
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Smallwood Foundation |
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Interested in supporting this program?
This program has been made possible by the generous support of private foundations as well as campus and community partners. If you are interested in supporting the next cohort of our TESI Environmental Leaders Fellowship, please email Sadie Mills at smills@floridamuseum.ufl.edu.