It’s time! We at the moment are accepting purposes for our thirteenth class of Hubbard Fellows. Please ahead this to anybody you recognize who may be . I supervise our fellows every year, and may’t wait to fulfill the following two.
The Hubbard Fellowship was constructed to assist folks bridge the hole between what you study in school and the talents and proficiency wanted to begin a profession. After commencement, many (most?) aspiring conservationists spend a number of years in seasonal positions, making an attempt to achieve sufficient expertise to qualify for profession positions. As a result of these seasonal jobs are typically pretty slender in scope and brief in period, it will possibly take some time to construct a various resume.
Hubbard Fellows are concerned in practically every part The Nature Conservancy does in Nebraska over the course of their 12-month fellowship. They spend lots of time doing land stewardship – getting the coaching they want alongside the best way – but in addition attend board conferences, have interaction in strategic discussions, and assist with fundraising and advertising and marketing work. Fellows get to fulfill and work with researchers, lead teams of volunteers, and discuss conservation to the general public.
As well as, every Fellow can design their very own impartial venture, which permits them to dive extra deeply into a subject of their curiosity. So long as it offers some type of tangible profit to The Nature Conservancy, tasks can seem like absolutely anything. Fellows have carried out discipline analysis, created artwork, developed suggestions for conservation methods, designed outreach applications and supplies, and way more.
By the top of their 12 months with The Nature Conservancy, fellows are likely to have a stronger sense of what they need to goal for of their profession. Typically, that leads them into graduate college, able to concentrate on their chosen matter, and with an eye fixed towards what they need after they full their subsequent diploma. Different occasions, it units them up for a profitable job software in land stewardship, environmental training, conservation fundraising, or different fields.
If all of this feels like one thing that applies to you, please apply! We get candidates with each undergraduate and graduate levels. The extent of your diploma doesn’t matter practically as a lot as your enthusiasm and potential. We need to assist construct the following technology of conservation leaders (together with all types of “management”) so inform us why this fellowship can be useful to you and why you’re excited concerning the alternative.
You’ll be able to learn way more concerning the Hubbard Fellowship right here and in this brochure. Purposes are due September 28, 2025 and our two new fellows will begin on February 2, 2026.
