- Natural Resources Careers
- Urban & Community Forestry
The Maryland Forestry Foundation will offer four annual Fellowships to Maryland college students in the amount of $10,000 per Fellowship. Made possible by an annual grant from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Fellowship program is intended to encourage students to pursue careers in Natural Resources and to help them matriculate in a Natural Resources-related field of study.
The responsibilities of the Fellowship are listed below, a main one being to act as an ambassador of either the Natural Resources Careers Camp or of various Urban Forestry programs and initiatives. In travels and meetings across the state, students will be introduced to a wide range of industry, government and nonprofit professionals, making important contacts for future job searches. Fellowship applications and letters of recommendation must be submitted online.
Apply now at www.marylandforestryfoundation.org.
Apply now at www.marylandforestryfoundation.org.
Application process opens: May 15, 2023
Application deadline: July 15, 2023
Decision announcement: July 30, 2023
Fellowship term: October 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024
Mel Fellowship – Application Details
Applications must be submitted online accompanied by a resume. Two online letters of recommendation must be received by the July 15 deadline.
Mel Fellowship – Application Details
Applications must be submitted online accompanied by a resume. Two online letters of recommendation must be received by the July 15 deadline.
Requirements: Applicant must be a Maryland resident and a college student currently enrolled in a natural resources field of study. Expectations are that fellowship activities will require roughly 5 hours/week and may include travel to Annapolis, to locations around the state and possibly to conferences across the US. However, most work can be carried out from your home base.
Two Letters of Recommendation must be submitted online. One from a faculty member in a natural resources field who verifies the student's enrollment in the college and speaks to the student's career interest and their ability to manage a fellowship workload in addition to their academic program. The 2nd letter should be from any other non-family-member acquaintance who can speak to the personal motivation and character of the applicant and their ability to work independently with initiative. Note: Inform your references which Fellowship program you are applying to – they are required to know.
Expectations: The primary goal of the Fellowship is to help a student successfully graduate in a Natural Resources field of study. Beyond that, specific Fellowship expectations are found in Appendix A for Natural Resources Careers and in Appendix B for Urban & Community Forestry. A final report listing accomplishments and suggestions for how to improve the Fellowship program must be submitted at the end of the term.
Two Letters of Recommendation must be submitted online. One from a faculty member in a natural resources field who verifies the student's enrollment in the college and speaks to the student's career interest and their ability to manage a fellowship workload in addition to their academic program. The 2nd letter should be from any other non-family-member acquaintance who can speak to the personal motivation and character of the applicant and their ability to work independently with initiative. Note: Inform your references which Fellowship program you are applying to – they are required to know.
Expectations: The primary goal of the Fellowship is to help a student successfully graduate in a Natural Resources field of study. Beyond that, specific Fellowship expectations are found in Appendix A for Natural Resources Careers and in Appendix B for Urban & Community Forestry. A final report listing accomplishments and suggestions for how to improve the Fellowship program must be submitted at the end of the term.
Remuneration: $10,000 total stipend, paid out monthly, based on mutually agreed upon goals and deliverables. The Fellowship payments are intended to offset the cost of college and will not be considered taxable income if the student's tuition and books/fees equal or exceed the Fellowship payments in each fiscal year. The estimated timing of payments will be $3,000 in 2023 and $7,000 in 2024.
Students who are awarded a Fellowship are ineligible to apply for future Fellowship positions.
Application Instructions
Read Appendix A & B to decide upon which Fellowship program is of interest to you.
Complete the Application online at www.marylandforestryfoundation.org. Attach your resume and have your two chosen references fill in our online Letter of Recommendation form. All submissions should be sent in by July 15, 2023. An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to the student. If you experience any problems with the application process, please email us at balinski.dawn@gmail.com.
Students who are awarded a Fellowship are ineligible to apply for future Fellowship positions.
Application Instructions
Read Appendix A & B to decide upon which Fellowship program is of interest to you.
Complete the Application online at www.marylandforestryfoundation.org. Attach your resume and have your two chosen references fill in our online Letter of Recommendation form. All submissions should be sent in by July 15, 2023. An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to the student. If you experience any problems with the application process, please email us at balinski.dawn@gmail.com.