Doris Duke Conservation Scholars

Eelgrass beds at Freshwater Bay. © Brett Ramey Re-imagine your place in nature. The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars are a diverse, committed and creative community of young professionals from around the country who aim to change the face, practice and future of conservation. The Conservation Scholars Fund directly supports students who are pursuin... g a career in conservation through the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at the University of Washington. Effective conservation strategies are inclusive, involving a diversity of stakeholders and incorporating multiple values. Yet, the conservation community does not reflect the collective voice of our country. Without a significant, serious and immediate increase in diversity and inclusion, the conservation community will become a movement of the past instead of a guiding principle of the future. Our program aims to change that. Will you be a Conservation Scholar? The application period closes in 98 days. Know someone who would like to be a Conservation Scholar?Read More