Emerging Professional Scholarship

Emerging Professional Scholarship Program

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*This Emerging Professional Scholarship Application will remain open until Saturday August 15th, 2020 11:59 PM. If after Monday August 17th there are extra scholarship slots still available, the application will re-open.* 

 

In partnership with Hau‘oli Mau Loa Foundation’s Environmental Leadership Pathways Initiative, the Hawai’i Conservation Alliance and Foundation (the Alliance & Foundation) is proud to announce the 2020 Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference (HCC) Emerging Professionals Scholarship Program. This registration incentive aims to provide a one-of-a-kind career development opportunity for emerging professionals interested in pursuing a career in a conservation-related field. In the past this opportunity had been in conjunction with the HCC Student Scholarship Program, which has grown to include high school students, undergraduate students, graduate students, and emerging professionals across the Hawaiian Islands.

 

This year the Alliance & Foundation has reserved 150 scholarship slots for emerging professionals*. Emerging Professional Scholarship recipients will receive a three day registration to HCC which is inclusive of access to all virtual Conference sessions (during and after), the virtual exhibit hall, and Conference materials at a subsidized rate of $15 via a registration discount code. This Emerging Professional Scholarship Application will remain open until Friday August 15th, 2020 11:59 PM HST.

 

In addition, Emerging Professional Scholarship recipients are eligible to apply for the Pūlama Kuamoʻo Mentorship Program. The intention of this program is to provide an opportunity for emerging professionals from Hawai‘i to meet and network with Hawaiʻi’s established professionals in the conservation research and natural resource management community. For established professionals, it is an opportunity to mentor the next generation of conservationists, managers and educators, along with sharing their journey in this field. Emerging professionals will benefit from one-on-one interaction with respected professionals in their areas of interest. If you are interested in the Pūlama Kuamoʻo Mentorship Program, you must submit this Emerging Professional Scholarship Application by August 11th, 2020 11:59 PM HST.

 

*Preference will be given to applicants who meet one of the following criteria listed below (please note that most individuals will have graduated in the Winter of 2019 or prior)

  • An emerging professional, who graduated from a Hawaiʻi high school and a Hawaiʻi college/university and is no more than three years into his/her career working in Hawaiʻi
  • An emerging professional, who graduated from a Hawaiʻi high school and a non-Hawaiʻi college/university and is no more than three years into his/her career working in Hawaiʻi
  • An emerging professional, who did not graduate from a Hawaiʻi high school but graduated from a Hawaiʻi college/university and is no more than three years into his/her career working in Hawaiʻi
  • An emerging professional, from a developing Pacific Island Nation who is no more than three years into his/her career working in developing Pacific Island Nations. Pacific Island Nations are inclusive of America Samoa, Guam, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea. If you are unsure whether or not you qualify as an emerging professional from a developing Pacific Island Nation please contact capacity@hawaiiconservation.org

 

In order to receive the Emerging Professional Scholarship and the registration discount code, you must:

1. Submit this application in its entirety and fulfill one of the eligibility criteria. All applicants should be able to demonstrate their commitment to environmental conservation, especially in Hawaiʻi and/or Oceania.

 

****APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY AUGUST 15th, 2020 11:59 PM HST****

However, if you are interested in the Pūlama Kuamoʻo Mentorship Program your application is due by TUESDAY AUGUST 11th, 2020 11:59 PM HST.

 

Process

Applicants will be accepted into the Emerging Professionals Scholarship Program on a first come, first serve basis, provided the applicant has met the eligibility requirements. You will receive notification of whether or not you have been accepted into the program on Monday August 17th. If you are accepted into the program you will receive the discount registration code in your acceptance email. At the time of registration, you will need to input your registration discount code in order to be charged the subsidized registration rate of $15. If there are extra scholarship slots available, the Emerging Professional Scholarship Application will re-open. At that point, applicants will be considered and accepted into Emerging Professional Scholarship Program on a rolling basis, provided the applicant has met the eligibility requirements.

 

Program Requirements

As an Emerging Professional Scholarship recipient, you must

1. We highly encourage you to attend and participate in the Nāhululeihiwakuipapa Emerging Professionals Workshop on Wednesday September 2nd, 2020 at 9 AM. More details to come.

2. Complete the Post HCC Emerging Professional Scholarship Program Survey

***If you have questions or are unable to complete this online form, please contact capacity@hawaiiconservation.org.

The application is closed.

*This Emerging Professional Scholarship Application will remain open until Friday August 15th, 2020 11:59 PM. If after Monday August 17th there are extra scholarship slots still available, the application will re-open.* 

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