Scholarship details
The Earth Commons at Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment and Sustainability (Eco Institute) is currently accepting applications for postdoctoral academic fellowships with anticipated start dates of Fall 2023. It is envisaged that ECo Fellows will engage in multidisciplinary study on a variety of environmental and sustainability-related issues and scholarship (e.g., climate and climate change, biodiversity conservation, food and water security, environmental justice). Additionally, ECo Fellows will be expected to participate in a semester-long co-teaching experience with a faculty mentor.
About the Scholarship Sponsor:
When it comes to, Georgetown University is the oldest in the United States. The United States Constitution went into effect in 1789, the same year it was established. Georgetown’s devotion to its fundamental ideals is reflected in the diversity of its student body, professors, and staff; the university’s emphasis on justice and the common good; and the institution’s intellectual openness and international nature. Among the world’s top research institutions, Georgetown now stands at the forefront. All of Georgetown University’s undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as its professional schools, professional development and certificate offerings, and medical residencies, draw on the university’s strong liberal arts foundation. At Georgetown University, the Georgetown College is both the oldest and largest institution. Students learn how to apply their theoretical understanding into practice.
The hallmarks of a Jesuit liberal arts education include the development of inquiring minds, reverence for history and reason, and a zest for life’s many opportunities. These three things stand at the core of the Jesuit philosophy. You will mature as a person as well as a scholar and professional during your time at the College. When you graduate from college, you’ll be well-equipped to take advantage of the many opportunities available to you and to have a fulfilling career and personal life. The College offers a well-rounded education that covers not only the traditional disciplines but also the arts, languages, mathematics, and natural and physical sciences.
Outstanding Georgetown University professors work together toward a single goal: helping their students become future leaders in academia, the professions, government, and the public sector. Faculty members collaborate with students and show genuine interest in them as people in order to impart not just their knowledge but also the richness of their own life experiences. Distinguished scholars from the United States and around the world teach at University, bringing with them decades of professional experience to the classroom. The faculty members not only devote themselves fully to the art of teaching, which entails imparting knowledge and skills unique to their professions, but are also actively engaged in the process of producing and implementing new information through research.
Georgetown University provides numerous avenues for students to engage in academic research and other scholarly activities, including the Georgetown Undergraduate Research Opportunities program, the Carroll Fellows Initiative, the Hughes Scholars program, and many more. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences provides support to students who are attempting to secure funding for independent research beyond the scope of their home departments (GSAS).
The libraries at Georgetown provide a solid intellectual basis for the university’s research efforts. Together, these seven libraries make available more than 2.4 million volumes and 35,000 periodicals in print and electronic formats. And that’s not all: thanks to the Washington Library Research Consortium, students and teachers have easier access to the Library of Congress and can borrow materials from there. The American Civil War caused a precipitous decline in enrollment at Georgetown University, which went from 313 to 17 between 1859 and 1861. But in the decades after World War II, Georgetown grew into the world-class institution it is today. Between the years 1873 and 1882, Patrick Healy served as president of the university and made history as the first African American to earn a doctoral degree. During his presidency, he shifted the university’s focus to include more courses in the natural and social sciences. He also pushed for the development of the campus’s signature Flemish Romanesque building, Healy Hall.
The university is currently comprised of nine separate schools at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Liberal arts education can be found at Georgetown College, while international diplomacy is taught at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. More than 130 countries are represented among Georgetown’s student body’s approximately 11,000 undergraduates. Around 10,000 graduate and doctoral students supplement the over 7,000 undergraduates at this institution. Although Georgetown University has no official ties to the Roman, is deeply ingrained in the school’s culture. At Georgetown, students learn to value service to others above all else, especially the needs of the most vulnerable.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): Georgetown University
Scholarship Country: United States
Scholarship Worth: Fully Funded
Scholarship Type: Fellowship
Nationality: International Students
Scholarship Offer:
- Postdoctoral Fellowships are granted for a period of two years; however, continuation into the second year is conditional on making satisfactory progress in the first year. If the fellow accepts the assignment, they are required to be in residence at Georgetown University, with the exception of any absences that have been prearranged with their mentor (s).
Eligibility for Scholarship
- Applicants should have developed a suggested field of study and teaching project in consultation with an Earth Commons Affiliate Faculty Member prior to submitting their applications.
- Applications that have been prepared but lack this component will not be taken into consideration. Particularly compelling ideas will involve the participation of faculty mentors from a number of different departments or schools within Georgetown University.
- Applicants are required to provide a plan outlining how they will collaborate on research and teaching with one or more members of the Earth Commons faculty or related faculty.
Undergraduates at Leeds University in the United Kingdom can apply for a scholarship for the 2023–2024 school year. In an effort to inspire all students to continue their study, the University of Leeds is looking for exceptional students who can participate in research across the Mathematics department and are inspired to pursue higher education.
Nationality
The Georgetown University 2023 The Earth Commons Academic Postdoctoral Fellowship is open to all International Students
Application Procedure
- Included in the submission materials should be a recent curriculum vitae and a project abstract of 250 words.
- The abstract should not be longer than 250 words and should use a font size of 12 points. It should also include a summary of the research, including any specific questions or hypotheses that will be investigated. Be sure to give a lucid explanation of why you want to carry out your project or research in collaboration with the specific faculty members (s). You can find a list of potential mentors from the Georgetown Faculty by looking in this location.
- There will be two separate application periods. Candidates are required to give an initial submission of a proposal project abstract (details are provided below), together with a CV and a cover letter, as part of the initial submission. The deadline for the submission of materials is the 22nd of December in 2022. Those that pass the preliminary examination will be extended an invitation to send in a comprehensive proposal sometime in the early spring.
Application Deadline
The application deadline for Georgetown University 2023 The Earth Commons Academic Postdoctoral Fellowship is December 22, 2022
