In 2024, we launched a program for advanced CUNY students eager to gain more hands-on experience in natural resource management and to turbo charge their careers.
The year-long Urban, Nature, Ecology, Stewardship Training (Urban NEST) fellowship allows students to specialize in research or field work, and to pursue additional training and certifications that will make them more competitive to employers in the green sector.
What makes this program unique is its long-term cohort model, which trains passionate students for local jobs soon after they graduate from a CUNY school.
Current CUNY students (undergraduates, graduate, and students pursuing certifications) who are upperclassmen (juniors and seniors and established graduate students)
Students with degrees related to the field of environmental management and its interdisciplinary nature (e.g. Biology, Environmental Sciences, Urban Sustainability, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Engineering, Science Engagement, etc.)
Individuals with a passion for studying and interest in improving local ecosystems as demonstrated through coursework, volunteering, and past experiences with a goal of seeking employment post program
Young people committed to working collaboratively, sharing knowledge, and actively participating in the program
Participants who can maintain a positive, collaborative attitude during hot (and probably buggy) days in NYC’s forests, wetlands, and on trails
Application window opens for fall cohort and virtual info sessions occur.
Applications are reviewed and interviews take place.
Offers to final applicants are extended.
Fellowship begins at part-time schedule (14 hrs/week).
Part-time schedule ends.
Full-time schedule begins for summer (35 hrs/week for eight weeks), and year-long program concludes.
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