Sustainability Fellowships pair exceptional undergraduate and graduate students from UNH and universities across the country with municipal, educational, corporate, and non-profit partners in New England to work on transformative sustainability initiatives.?Each summer, Sustainability Fellows undertake challenging projects that are designed to create an immediate impact, offer an extraordinary learning experience and foster meaningful collaboration.? While working on-site with their mentors at partner organizations, Fellows are?supported by their Fellowship peers as well as an active network of partners, alumni?and the UNH team, as they emerge as the next generation of sustainability leaders.
Examples of Recent Sustainability Fellowship Opportunities:
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Energy Efficiency and New American Communities?
Project Host: Burlington Electric Department
Project Themes: Energy Efficiency, Social Justice, Municipal Planning, Carbon Footprint, Outreach & Engagement
Detailed Fellowship Description
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Sustainability Guidelines for Historic Homes?
Project Host: Town of Concord, MA
Project Themes: Sustainable Design, Municipal Planning, Carbon Footprint, Outreach & Engagement, ?Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency?
Detailed Fellowship Description
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Municipal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
Project Host: City of Concord, NH
Project Themes: Carbon Footprint, Municipal Planning, Data Analysis ??
Detailed Fellowship Description
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Keene Sustainable Energy Plan: Outreach and Education?
Project Host: City of Keene, NH
Project Themes: Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Outreach & Engagement, Municipal Planning, Carbon Footprint
Detailed Fellowship Description
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Building Coastal Flood Resilience in a Small Municipality
Project Host: Town of Kittery, ME
Project Themes: Municipal Planning, Climate Resilience, Data Analysis, Outreach & Engagement
Detailed Fellowship Description
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Centering Climate Change Resilience in the NH Food System
Project Host: NH Food Alliance
Project Themes: Food Systems, Climate Resilience, Outreach & Engagement, Public Policy
Detailed Fellowship Description
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Climate and Impact Risk Analysis for Agricultural Businesses?
Project Host: Root Capital
Project Themes: Climate Resilience, Food Systems, Sustainable Investing, Social Justice
Detailed Fellowship Description
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Energy Efficiency for Rural Small Businesses
Project Host: Resilient Buildings Group
Project Themes: Energy Efficiency, Carbon Footprint, Outreach & Engagement, Rural Communities
Detailed Fellowship Description
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Building Community Data Capacity
Project Host: Community Development Finance Authority
Detailed Internship Description
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Gender Lens Investing
Project Host: Impax Asset Management
Detailed Internship Description
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Employee Policies for a Mission-Driven Organization
Project Host: Koya Leadership Partners (2019)
Detailed Internship Description
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Corporate Citizenship Program
Project Host: Lonza Biologics
Detailed Internship Description
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Human Trafficking Awareness Outreach
Project Host: NH Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force
Detailed Internship Description
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Mission-Aligned Investment Analysis
Project Host: Prime Buchholz, LLC
Detailed Internship Description
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Sustainable Cotton Supply Chain
Project Host: Timberland/Smallholder Farmers Alliance
Detailed Internship Description
