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The Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation sponsors fellowships for environmental graduate students in New England and California. Each fellowship award is $15,000 for graduate study and represents an extraordinary opportunity for a few select students.

The Switzer Environmental Fellowship awards are competitive. Twenty fellowships are awarded each year to students who are enrolled in graduate programs at accredited institutions in the six New England states and California. There are typically over 100 applications for the 10 fellowships available in each region.

Candidates for the fellowship should demonstrate leadership potential, be able to clearly communicate their objectives for applying their technical or professional expertise to environmental issues after graduation, and convey a sense of purpose about their work. Candidates for the Switzer Fellowship are chosen not only for their excellence in academic and scientific work, but also on their true dedication to aggressively pursuing practical solutions to environmental problems.

The Foundation broadly defines its interest in the environment and the means by which positive results can be achieved. Awards have been made to students pursuing environmental policy, economics, conservation, public health, journalism, architecture, environmental justice, business and law as well as the more traditional sciences of biology, chemistry and engineering. The Foundation is interested in both terminal Master's degree students and doctoral students.

More detailed information about the Switzer Foundation and the Environmental Fellowship Program can be found at the Switzer website at www.switzernetwork.org.