Meet Our Scholars
2023 Scholar Cohort
Pomona College
Major: Biology
Whitman College
Major: Biology;
Minor: Religion
Eckerd College
Major: Marine Science;
Minor: International Relations
University of Maryland: Baltimore County
Major: Biology;
Minor: Photography
The Georgia Institute of Technology
Major: Biology
Pomona College
Major: Environmental Analysis;
Minor: Spanish
Cal Poly Humboldt
Major: Wildlife Conservation Biology;
Minor: Ecological Restoration
Iowa State University
Major: Environmental Engineering
Haverford College
Major: Geology
California State University, Fullerton
Majors: Biology and Psychology
University of California Berkeley
Majors: Society and Environment & Ecosystem Management and Forestry
Brandeis University
Majors: Environmental Studies and Computer Science
Howard University
Major: Environmental Science
Minor: French
Cornell University
Major: Environment and Sustainability
Cal Poly Pomona
Major: Biology;
Minor: English
University of South Carolina
Major: Marine Science;
Minors: Portuguese and Chemistry
University of Colorado Boulder
Majors: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Studies
Swarthmore College
Majors: English Literature and Environmental Studies
University of California Berkeley
Majors: Environmental Economics and Policy & Molecular Environmental Biology
University of Vermont
Major: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
2022 Scholar Cohort
Arizona State University
Major: Sustainability
Washington State University
Major: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Dartmouth College
Major: Environmental Engineering; Minor: Sociology
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Majors: Conservation Biology and Community & Environmental Sociology
Tufts University
Majors: Environmental Studies & Anthropology
Bowdoin College
Major: Earth and Oceanographic Science
University of Connecticut
Major: Natural Resources and the Environment
Minor: Animal Sciences
Eckerd College
Major: Marine Science
Minors: Journalism, Spanish
Arizona State University
Major: Conservation Biology & Ecology
Marymount University
Major: Biology
Minor: Sustainability
Wellesley College
Major: Cognitive Science, Concentration in Computer Science
University of California San Diego
Major: Marine Biology
Minor: Urban Studies and Planning
University of California Riverside
Major: Biology
Minor: Anthropology
Texas A&M University
Major: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Arizona State University
Major: Conservation Biology and Ecology
Minor: Spanish
University of California Irvine
Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Cornell University
Major: Biological Sciences
2021 Scholar Cohort
University of Pensylvania
Majors: Urban Studies, Environmental studies
Internship: San Francisco Estuary Institute
University of California Los Angeles
Majors: Anthropology & Geography & Environmental Studies
Internship: East Bay Regional Park District
University of Puerto Rico Humacao
Major: Wildlife Management
Internship: Miami Zoo
Humboldt State University
Major: Wildlife Conservation Biology
Internship: Schell Lab, UC Berkeley
Pomona college
Majors: Environmental Studies, Biology & Public Policy
Internship: Silver lab, UC Berkeley
University of Guam
Major: Integrative Biology
Minor: Tropical Horticulture
Internship: Parker Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Yale University
Major: Environmental Studies
Internship: Greater Farallones Association
Brandeis University
Majors: Environmental Studies & Computer Science
Internship: Beltran Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Humboldt State University
Major: Wildlife Biology
Internship: Younger Lagoon Reserve
Duke University
Major: Community Based Conservation
Internship: Musacchio Restorative Environments and Biocultural Design Lab, University of Minnesota
Vanderbilt University
Majors: Environmental Sociology, Political Science, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Internship: Greenlining Institute
Humboldt State University
Major: Botany
Internship: Isbell Biodiversity Lab, University of Minnesota
University of Washington Seattle
Major: Environmental Science
Minor: Pacific Islander Studies
Internship: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Humboldt State University
Major: Environmental Science & Ecological Restoration
Internship: Kawe Gidaa-naanaagadawendaamin Manoomin, University of Minnesota
California State University East Bay
Major: Biology (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)
Internship: Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge
Pitzer College
Majors: Environmental Analysis & Media Studies
Minor in Africana Studies
Internship: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
University of California Los Angeles
Major: Biology
Minor: Chicanx Studies
Internship: Schell Lab, UC Berkeley
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Majors: Biological Sciences & Chemistry
Internship: Schell Lab, UC Berkeley
Stanford University
Major: Earth Systems
Minors: Geology & Biology
Internship: Ph-IRES, Old Dominion University
Wellesley College
Major: Environmental Studies
Internship: Hofman Lab, UC Santa Barbara
2020 Scholar Cohort
University of California, Berkeley
Majors: Ecosystem Management & Molecular Environmental Biology
Internship: Año Nuevo Natural Reserve
University of California, Davis
Major: Environmental Science
Internship: Raimondi-Carr Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Bowdoin College
Major: Biology, Earth & Oceanographic Sciences
Internship: Kroeker Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Carleton College
Major: Geology
Internship: Amah Mutsun Land Trust
University of Guam
Majors: Chemistry & Biology
Minor: Mathematics
Internship: Parker Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Indiana University
Major: Environmental Science
Minor: Spanish
Internship: Año Nuevo Natural Reserve
Brown University
Major: Environmental Science
Internship: Kroeker Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Arizona State University
Major: Sustainability
Minor: Spanish Language Studies & Biomimicry
Internship: Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge
Yale University
Major: Environmental Studies; Data Science Certificate
Internship: Kroeker Lab, UC Santa Cruz
University of Connecticut
Major: Marine Biology
Minor: Anthropology
Internship: Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Majors: Environmental Science, Policy & Management
Minor: Corporate Environmental Management
Internship: Seymour Marine Discovery Center
Bowdoin College
Major: Biology
Minor: Environmental Studies
Internship: Kroeker lab, UC Santa Cruz
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Major: Biotechnology
Minor: Biology & Chemistry
Internship: Philpott Lab Biodiversity in Urban Gardens Project
Willamette University
Majors: Environmental Science & Anthropology
Internship: Zimmer Watershed Hydrology Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Wellesley College
Major: Environmental Physics
Internship: Zimmer Watershed Hydrology Lab, UC Santa Cruz
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Majors: Political Science, Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Sustainability Studies
Minor: Filipino
Internship: Zimmer Watershed Hydrology Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Yale University
Majors: Environmental Studies & Economics
Minor: Spanish
Internship: Carr Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Eckerd College
Majors: Biology & Environmental Studies Internship: The Norris Center for Natural History at UC Santa Cruz
University of Miami
Major: Meteorology
Minors: Entrepreneurship, Math, Climate Science & Policy
Internship: City of Santa Cruz Climate Action Program
DePaul University
Major: Biological Sciences with a concentration on Evolution & Ecology
Internship: Predatory Bird Research Group, UC Santa Cruz
2019 Scholar Cohort
Harvard University
Major: Integrative Biology
Minor: Energy & Environment
Internship: Davies Lab, Harvard University
Saint Peters University
Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Chemistry
Internship: Saltikov Lab, UC Santa Cruz
University of Guam
B.A. in Biology
B.A. in Chemistry
Internship: Swei Lab, San Francisco State University
University of Maryland
Major: Environmental Studies
Minor: Creative Writing
Internship: Memphis Zoo
Salisbury University
Major: Environmental Science
Internship: Conservation Science & Solutions Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Pomona College
Major: Environmental Analysis with a concentration in Biology
Internship: Wildlife Conservation Society
Florida State University
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: Environmental Policy
Internship: Conservation Science & Solutions Lab, UC Santa Cruz
The University of Memphis
Major: General Biology
Minor: Sociology and Environmental Studies
Internship: Memphis Zoo
Rhodes College
Major: Environmental Science
Minor: Environmental studies
Internship: Wildlife Conservation Society
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Major: Biology with a concentration in Ecology and Evolution
Internship: Kay Lab, UC Santa Cruz
University of Puget Sound
Major: Environmental Policy & Decision Making and Science, Technology & Society
Internship: Wildlife Conservation Society
Pomona College
Major: Biology
Minor: Religious Studies
Internship: Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Major: Geology, Earth and Environmental Science
Internship: Kroeker Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Duke University
Major: Environmental Science & Policy with a Focus in Ecology
Minor: Earth and Ocean Science
Policy Journalism and Media Studies
Internship: The Wilderness Society
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Major: Environmental Science
Minor: Performing Arts
Internship: Beltran Lab, UC Santa Cruz
CUNY Hunter College
Major: Biology / Bioinformatics
Minor: Asian Studies
Internship: Edwards Lab, Harvard University
Boise State University
Major: Environmental Biology
Internship: Finkelstein Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Heritage University
Major: Environmental Science
Internship: Fresh Water Life
Sewanee: The University of the South
Major: Natural Resources & the Environment
Internship: Morton Arboretum
2018 Scholar Cohort
Arizona State University
Major: Biological Sciences
(Conservation Biology & Ecology)
Internship: Kroeker Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Mount Holyoke College
Double Major: Biology & French
Minor: Anthropology
Internship: Edwards Lab, Harvard University
The University of Connecticut
Major: Environmental Studies
Minor: Environmental Economics & Policy
Internship: Sierra Club
University of California, Irvine
Major: Earth System Science
Minor: Global Sustainability, Chicano/Latino Studies
Internship: Friends of the Earth
University of Minnesota
Major: Environmental Science, Policy & Management
Minor: Sustainability Studies
Internship: FishWise
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Majors: American Indian Studies, Environmental Geography
Internship: SDI at the College of Menominee Nation
Smith College
Major: Environmental Science & Policy
Minor: Studio Art
Internship: Gould Lab, University of Vermont
Brown University
Major: Environmental Studies/Science or Biology: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Internship: LOLA Landscape Architects
Seattle University
Major: Environmental Studies
Internship: Spokane Nation
College of William & Mary
Majors: Business Analytics (Supply Chain Focus) Sustainability Concentration, Environmental Geology
Internship: FishWise
Texas A&M University
Major: Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences
Minor: English
Internship: Edwards Lab, Harvard University
Pitzer College
Maajor: Environmental Policy & Sociology
Internship: Natural Resources Defense Council
Carleton College
Major: Environmental Studies
Internship: Gould Lab, University of Vermont
Boston College
Major: Environmental Studies
Minor: Africa & African Diaspora Studies
Internship: Hughes Lab, Sonoma State University
Princeton University
Major: Civil & Environmental Engineering with a certificate in Urban Studies
Internship: Evanston Office of Sustainability
Yale University
Majors: Political Science w/ Interdisciplinary Concentration in Environmental Policy, Environmental Science
Internship: Center for Biological Diversity
Oberlin College
Major: Environmental Studies & Computer Science
Internship: Conservation Metrics
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Major: Marine Biology
Internship: Kroeker Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Depauw University
Major: Environmental Geoscience
Minor: Business Administration
Internship: Climate Central
Howard University
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Internship: Beltran Lab, UC Santa Cruz
2017 Scholar Cohort
University of Alaska Anchorage
Major: Environment & Society
Concentration: Social Science
Internship: American Museum of Natural History
Yale University
Major: Environmental Studies & Ethnicity
Minor: Race & Migration
Internship: Philpott lab, UC Santa Cruz
St. Olaf College
Major: Biology
Minor: Neuroscience
Internship: Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington
University of Hawaii-Hilo
Majors: Environmental Science & Biology
Internship: Island Conservation
Humboldt State University
Major: Environmental Management & Protection
(Interpretation & Education)
Internship: Center for Natural Lands Management, University of Washington
University of North Carolina
Major: Information Science
Major: Public Policy
Minor: Marine Science
Internship: FishWise
Vanderbilt University
Declared Majors: Environmental Science, Political Science
Minor: French
Internship: Conservation Science & Solutions Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Stony Brook University
Majors: Ecosystems & Human Impact, Technological System Management
Minor: Environmental Studies
Internship: Conservation Science & Solutions Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Washington Sate University
Major: Environmental Science
Minor: GIS
Internship: Nature Forward
Seattle University
Major: Marine & Conservation Biology
Minor: Mathematics
Internship: Conservation Science & Solutions Lab, UC Santa Cruz
Western Michigan University
Majors: Environmental & Sustainability Studies & Geography
Internship: Quinault Indian Nation
Columbia University
Major: Environmental Biology
Internship: Garza Lab, National Marine Fisheries Service
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Major: Landscape Architecture, Environmental Studies & Entrepreneurship
Internship: The Nature Conservancy, New York
Carleton College
Major: Geology
Middle Eastern Studies Concentrator
Internship: American Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Major: Marine Science
Internship: Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington
North Carolina State University
Major: Environmental Technology & Management
Internship: Nature Forward
Stanford University
Major: Earth Systems
Internship: Little Yosemite Valley National Park Service
Carleton College
Majors: Biology, Environmental Science
Internship: Garza Lab, National Marine Fisheries Service
University of Wyoming
Major: Zoology
Minor: Creative Writing
Internship: Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge
University of California, Berkeley
Major: Molecular Environmental Biology
Internship: Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington
2016 Scholar Cohort
Wabash College
Major: Biology
Minor: Double in Math and Chemistry
Internship: Conservation Metrics
University of California-Irvine
Major: Double in Environmental Science and Urban Studies
Minor: Global Sustainability
Internship: Natural Capital Project Minnesota
St. Edwards University
Major: Environmental Science & Public Policy
Minor: Spanish
Internship: Hopi Energy Project
Yale University
Major: Environmental Studies & History
Internship: Natural Capital Project Stanford
Temple University
Major: Biology
Internship: American Museum of Natural History
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Major: Fisheries Wildlife & Conservation Biology
Internship: Sikes Lab, University of Kansas
Beloit College
Major: Environmental Studies
Minor: Education and Youth Studies
Internship: San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
Pomona College
Major: Environmental Analysis
Internship: Grand Canyon Trust
Fort Lewis College
Major: Native American & Indigenous Studies
Major: Environmental Studies
Internship: Natural Capital Project Stanford
University of Guam
Major: Biology
Internship: American Museum of Natural History
UC Santa Cruz
Major: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Major: Latin American/Latino Studies
Internship: Basurto Lab, Duke University
Western Washington University
Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry, Psychology
Internship: Scripps Institute of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Pitzer College
Major: Double in Environmental Analysis and Brazilian Portuguese
Internship: Natural Capital Project University of Minnesota
Stanford University
Major: Earth Systems (Biosphere)
Minor: Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Internship: Natural Capital Project University of Minnesota
Dominican University
Major: Environmental Science
Internship: St. Louis Zoo
University of South Dakota
Major: Biology
Minor: Spanish
Internship: Bagchi Lab, University of Connecticut
University of Chicago
Major: Biological Sciences
Internship: St. Louis Zoo
Amherst College
Major: Environmental Science BA
Internship: FishWise
Ft. Lewis University
Major: Environmental Studies and Philosophy
Internship: San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
Augsburg College
Major: Environmental Studies
Minor: Metro-Urban Studies
Internship: Sikes Lab, University of Kansas