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Dear Colleagues:

Just a reminder to all of our faculty contacts and academic colleagues in New England and California that the application period for 2012 Switzer Environmental Fellowships is now open. Switzer Fellowships are given to top graduate students in New England and California who are committed to leadership in their environmental fields. The Fellowship provides a one-year $15,000 cash award, access to other grant programs and support, and access to a Fellowship Network of nearly 500 environmental professionals. We invite you to check out Switzer Network News to see live podcast interviews with some of our Fellows for an idea of the issues on which Switzer Fellows are working. You can also receive the latest news and updates via RSS feed, Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn per the links below.

This year's fellowship application deadline is January 15, 2012.

Please see the Call for Applications which describes the Fellowship program and its requirements. Please pass this on to eligible candidates and colleagues, and post to your financial aid or graduate student office bulletin boards! Links to the online Fellowship application form, as well as detailed instructions on its completion, are available on the Switzer Foundation website.

For academic colleagues who will write Recommendation Letters for applicants, instructions for recommendation letters are available on our website.

Student applicants are urged to submit their applications as early as possible to ensure timely review and confirmation of the application.

If you have any questions about the Fellowship program guidelines or the online application process, please do not hesitate to contact any of the Switzer Foundation staff. Thank you. We look forward to receiving your students' applications!

Erin Lloyd, Program Officer
Don Brackett, Administrative Officer
Lissa Widoff, Executive Director
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The Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation is a results-driven family foundation that invests in individuals and organizations that drive positive environmental change. Founded in 1986, the Foundation is a grant making organization that mobilizes leaders from diverse disciplines who focus on integrated solutions to environmental issues. Through the Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program and related grants, the Foundation supports a Network of nearly 500 Switzer Fellows who are leaders in the nonprofit, public policy, business, academic and government sectors working to solve today's environmental challenges.

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