The Bullitt Foundation Environmental Fellowship is a program to identify and support environmentally focused leaders in the Pacific Northwest.
The Bullitt Environmental Fellowship is an award that provides a currently enrolled graduate student with a $100,000 prize over a two-year span of time to advance a project, engage in creative thinking, or spur action to address a specific environmental issue that furthers the Bullitt Foundation’s mission, outreach and impact in the Emerald Corridor.
Eligibility
The Foundation is seeking an award winner who can do the following:
- Work to advance a specific objective related to an issue aligned with the Bullitt Foundation’s mission, goals and program areas.
- Present a solid track record or plan for success in their endeavor.
- Provide progress reports (both written and presented) to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees during the award time period.
- When applicable, be open to collaboration or opportunities to attend relevant meetings, conferences, or other work in which Foundation staff is engaged.
- Receive the award and be honored at an annual dinner hosted by the Foundation, and be available for media requests and award promotion.
To be eligible, Fellowship winners must have the following qualities:
- Be nominated by a faculty member who has knowledge of the applicant’s studies and field work. We strongly encourage the nomination of persons of color.
- Currently enrolled in a graduate program in British Columbia, Washington State or Oregon. Students who have been accepted but who have not yet begun classes are not eligible.
- Have faced adversity, overcome a significant hardship, or dealt with a major disadvantage in life.
- Work on, study, or be actively engaged in issues related to the Foundation’s goals in the Emerald Corridor (the area stretching from Vancouver, BC to Portland, OR).
- Demonstrate a strong desire and capacity for leadership.
- Be early in their career.
Awardee Stories
Maria Blancas Wins $100,000 Bullitt Environmental Fellowship
Maria Blancas, a PhD student in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, was awarded...