Green Corps
Early application deadline: September 30, 2012
Final application deadline: Early March, 2013
Eligibility:
- Most applicants are recent college graduates, because the program is for those who are ready to launch their environmental careers. However, there is no age limitation to the program.
- Applicants have a diversity of interests and experiences. We are looking for people who are serious about saving the planet, have experience with environmental or social change issues, and have demonstrated leadership experience.
- International applicants who have a VISA with work permit are invited to apply. Green Corps does not arrange for work permits or act as a sponsor through any governmental or private job or training program. As a nonprofit organization, Green Corps is unable to devote financial and staff resources in assisting applicants to obtain work authorization.
Award summary and conditions: Green Corps’ Field School for Environmental Organizing trains college graduates to run environmental campaigns, starting by building a core group of activists and finishing by convincing decision-makers to pass laws, change policies and create reforms to protect our environment. But Green Corps is more than a school – it’s a real-world endeavor. Trainees start working on campaigns from the start of their education. They make a difference, starting on Day 1. Green Corps' one-year, full-time, paid Field School for Environmental Organizing includes intensive classroom training, hands-on field experience running urgent environmental and public health campaigns, and career placement in positions with leading environmental groups.
Application process: Submit online application:http://www.greencorps.org/sites/default/files/anniv_page/index.html
Green Corps accepts application on a rolling basis so they encourage interested students to apply early. By the time of the final deadline in early March, there will only be one or two spots available.
For selected early deadline applicants, here is the interview schedule:
First Interview: Based on the application and essay, selected candidates will be invited to conduct a 1st round interview (either in-person or over the phone) with a Green Corps representative.
Second-round Interview Weekend: Based on the application and first interview, selected candidates will be invited to attend a second-round interview: Oct. 27, 2012 in Boston; Nov. 10, 2012 in Chicago; Nov. 11, 2012 in Washington, D.C.; and Nov. 17, 2012 in San Francisco.
Faculty representative: Keith Raether
345 Boyer Ave.