This might be interesting for anyone involved heavily with environmental reform on a local level. Zach ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 10:50 AM Subject: Fellowship Announcement - Environmental Leadership Program - due Oct. 2 > FYI > ----- Forwarded by Nancy Sockabasin/R9/USEPA/US on 08/20/2001 08:50 AM > ----- > > Lily Lee > To: Willard Chin/R9/USEPA/US@EPA, > 08/19/2001 [log in to unmask], > 06:46 PM [log in to unmask]@in, [log in to unmask]@in, > [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask]@in, > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask]@in, > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]@in, > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]@in, > [log in to unmask]@in, > [log in to unmask]@in, > [log in to unmask]@in, [log in to unmask]@in, > [log in to unmask]@in, > [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask]@in, > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask]@in, [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask]@in, [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]@in, > Nancy Sockabasin/R9/USEPA/US@EPA, Chen > Wen/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Cynthia > Yu/R3/USEPA/US@EPA, [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]@in > cc: > Subject: Fellowship Announcement - > Environmental Leadership Program - due Oct. > 2 > > > > > I have recently joined the Board of ELP and, after attending 2 retreats, > highly recommend this experience. Please forward this to anyone whom you > think would benefit from this opportunity for professional and personal > development. I would be happy to talk to anyone interested in applying to > give them more infromation about the program. Thanks! > > -- Lily > > > The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) invites applications for the ELP > Fellowship Class of 2002-2004. > > Application deadline: October 2, 2001 > > Application and information available at: www.elpnet.org > > ELP is a non-profit organization that seeks to transform public > understanding of environmental issues by training and supporting visionary, > action-oriented emerging leaders. Through its fellowship program, ELP > provides training and project support to 25 talented individuals each year > from nonprofits, business, government, and higher education. ELP is > committed to fostering a reflective, diverse environmental movement capable > of responding to our complex social and environmental challenges. > > FELLOWSHIP DETAILS > > The ELP Fellowship is an innovative national program designed to build the > leadership capacity of the environmental field's most promising emerging > professionals. We define emerging professionals as practitioners who are > relatively new to the environmental field with approximately three to ten > years of experience. Each year, a new class of fellows is chosen to join a > select group of environmental professionals from diverse backgrounds, > sectors, and areas of expertise. The three-year fellowship offers unique > networking opportunities, intensive leadership and skills training, project > seed money, technical assistance, and mentoring. Fellows receive a $2,000 > participation stipend; travel and accommodations for four training > retreats; access to funding for capacity building leadership activities; > and national recognition through the program. The ELP Fellowship provides > an opportunity for talented individuals to have a unique and substantial > impact on the environmental movement through collaboration with other > emerging leaders. > > *Required Commitments > > Applicants for the ELP Fellowship must commit to participating in four > retreats over three years-two retreats in the first year and one retreat in > the summer of each subsequent year. In 2002, retreats will be held April > 3-7, 2002 at the Trinity Conference Center in West Cornwall, CT, and August > 14-18, 2002 at Sleeping Lady Retreat Center in Leavenworth, WA. > Participation in all ELP retreats-in their entirety-is a mandatory > component of the fellowship. ELP pays all retreat travel and > accommodation costs. In addition, each fellow conducts a leadership > building project with support from the ELP Activity Fund. While fellows > must participate in fellowship activities throughout the year and complete > periodic assignments, they are expected to continue their full-time jobs or > studies. > > BECOMING A FELLOW > > *Who Should Apply? > > The ELP Fellowship targets newly established environmental practitioners > eager to connect their specialized work to larger environmental and social > concerns. While applicants need not be young in age, they should be > relatively new to the environmental field with approximately three to ten > years of professional or post-undergraduate experience. ELP promotes > diversity of race and ethnicity, gender, sector, professional background, > and issue expertise in the environmental field. In choosing each class of > fellows, ELP seeks individuals from across these broad spectrums. > > Demonstrated talent as a practitioner or scholar is a prerequisite. > Participants will be evaluated on the basis of their past accomplishments, > promise for future leadership, and potential as interdisciplinary thinkers > and effective communicators. Successful applicants will be able to > articulate a clear understanding of how their specialized work fits into > complex social, economic, and environmental issues. > > *How will applicants be evaluated? > > Applicants are evaluated on the basis of the accomplishments, background, > and professional progress as shown in their resume or c.v.; the > recommendations of colleagues who have worked closely with the applicant; > and the clarity, breadth, and thoughtfulness of responses to the narrative > questions in the fellowship application. > > ELP also evaluates applicants' leadership potential; originality of ideas; > ability to convey a persuasive, coherent vision for environmental progress; > and ability to reach key constituencies and work across disciplines and > issues. Successful applicants will also clearly articulate the utility of > the fellowship to their personal and professional development. > > SELECTION PROCESS > > Applications must be mailed to the ELP Fellowship Office, and postmarked by > Monday, October 1, 2001. Each application will be reviewed by the ELP > Fellowship Selection Committee that is composed of professionals from > diverse disciplines, backgrounds, and institutions. Final decisions will > be made and all applicants will be notified by December 21, 2001. > > Applications and further details are available at www.elpnet.org. > > * * * > > ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM > P.O. Box 446 > Haydenville, MA 01039 > 413.268.0035, Fax: 413.268.0036 > [log in to unmask] > www.elpnet.org > > (See attached file: Application Packet 20014.doc) > >