Natural Resource Workforce Development Fellowship
The Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (SW CASC) Natural Resources Workforce Development (NRWD) Fellowship was developed to provide graduate students with opportunities for training and practice in developing use-inspired and actionable science to inform natural resource management decisions. Key aspects of the training include: methods to foster collaborations and the development of science that informs resource management decisions; experience in interacting and collaborating with natural resource management decision-makers; and experience in effective communication of research results to enable use of that research. Each year, the fellowship will have a different science theme. The science theme for the 2025-2026 NRWD Fellowship is: Functional Flows for Wildlife and Water Quality
The fellowship is open to graduate students enrolled in research-based thesis or dissertation-granting programs at the seven SW CASC consortium institutions. One applicant from each institution will be selected to take part in each fellowship cohort. Fellows will work as a team to conduct research, and are required to attend two one-hour cohort teleconferences per month and two in-person meetings per year, submit a news item for the SW CASC website, and submit a written report of results and findings. Funding for successful applicants includes a stipend of $9,000 plus paid travel to USU for each Fellows cohort meeting.
