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Applications are now open for the 2025 Climate Equity and Resilience Summer Institute!<\/b><\/p>\n
Read below to learn more about the program, sign up for an information session, and apply by March 17, 2025,\u00a0with priority given to applications received by February 28, 2025.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Website<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Apply<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Climate Equity and Resilience Summer Institute<\/a><\/strong>, formerly called the Science Justice Summer School, is an intensive summer program designed for current and recent graduate students (master\u2019s, doctoral, and post-docs), studying in any major with a demonstrated interest in climate change, climate resilience, and issues of equity and social justice. This year, the program will be open to University of Washington (UW) and other local Seattle\/Washington grad students, up to 10 grad students from outside of Washington, and recent graduates. We encourage students who have completed at least one year of their graduate program (Master\u2019s or Doctoral) OR those within five years of finishing their terminal degree to apply!<\/p>\n The program focuses on different elements of climate resilience, justice, and equity. Students will develop a well-rounded understanding of climate resilience and justice from diverse perspectives in order to better understand how to integrate climate justice and resilience into their work, practice areas, research, or life. The program will host a variety of guest speakers from different professional, academic, and lived-experience backgrounds (some examples to show breadth below); emphasize intensive 3-week program with several speakers\/activities per day and several field trips. The program mixes learning modalities that range from group discussions, activities, mixed media, panels, lectures, and field trips.<\/p>\n Topics may include: intersectionality, systems of oppression, climate and environmental justice, knowledge systems, economics and degrowth, design and planning, community-driven scholarship and more. The program will host a variety of guest speakers from different professional, academic, and lived-experience backgrounds (some examples to show breadth below); emphasize intensive 3-week program with several speakers\/activities per day and several field trips. Examples of past speakers include:<\/p>\n The program will be hosted June 16, 2025 through July 4, 2025, split between the UW Seattle campus and UW Pack Forest in Eatonville, Wash. Students must be available to attend all program dates, including the virtual program orientation in May.<\/p>\n Program timeline:<\/i><\/p>\n For Seattle local participants who\u00a0do not need<\/em>\u00a0accommodation during the program<\/strong>, we plan to cover all costs of attendance, including lunches during the program and room and board for the final week of the program in Pack Forest.<\/p>\n For participants from outside the Seattle area who require transportation to Seattle and accommodation<\/strong>, we are able to provide a $450 travel stipend to defer travel costs, and cover all room and board during the program.\u00a0Please see the FAQ<\/a>\u00a0for information on room and board.<\/p>\n We intend on covering costs for up to 30 participants. A limited number of $1000 scholarship stipends will be available in addition to covering costs of the program for selected participants who have a demonstrated financial need.<\/p>\n We will host a virtual information session on Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. PT.\u00a0Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nWho is this program for?<\/h3>\n
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