How Prospective Students Apply to the Environmental Fellows Program

The Environmental Fellows Program application is available to incoming students for the fall semester of 2025.

Environmental fellows prepare for lives and careers tackling the urgent issues facing your generation. Empower yourself to be part of the solution. Apply to the Environmental Fellows Program today.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Amber Hecko at 765.658.4071 or at envfellows@depauw.edu.  Applications for the Environmental Fellows Program are due on either December 15, 2024 or February 15, 2025.  Applicants that apply by the earlier deadline will receive an earlier decision from the program. Applications, particularly from students applying internationally, will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis until the Environmental Fellows Class of 2029 is filled. 

Application Checklist

Complete these three simple steps to apply.

1. SUBMIT A DEPAUW UNIVERSITY APPLICATION.

• Before you can apply to the Environmental Fellows Program, you must first apply to DePauw and be admitted. You will receive information about applying to the Environmental Fellows Program when you receive your acceptance letter.  
  

2. PREPARE YOUR APPLICATION.

Please submit either a creative project or essay (500 words or less) in response to one of the two prompts below.  

• Creative Project: If you are interested in submitting a creative project instead of an essay (for example, a podcast, video, photo essay, or collage), think carefully about how the medium you choose supports your message and include an artist statement. Your creative project should introduce us to an environmental issue you care about and your understanding of causes, impacts, and/or solutions for addressing it.

• Essay: The photograph below is titled "The Bitter Death of Birds," by Mehdi Mohebi. What would you like to learn at DePauw to help you understand the photograph better? As an environmental thinker, how does the photo confirm what you've already thought and how does it challenge you to think some more? In essence, what complex web of issues does this single photograph signify?

3. FINALIZE AND SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION.

• Once your application materials are ready, click here to submit your Environmental Fellows program application. You will be directed to login using your application status portal credentials. Should you encounter any issues or have any questions, please email Amber Hecko at envfellows@depauw.edu.

   

   

As we read your application, we will be looking for evidence of the following:

• your ability to think critically about complex issues.

• your commitment to environmental studies over time.

• your ability to give clear and specific examples.

• your distinctive background, experiences, and identity that will enrich the environmental movement and add to the learning community at DePauw.