
Skills, Knowledge and Networks
The Rising Environmental Leaders Program provides graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with leadership and communications skills as well as guidance on how to use those skills and their research for the greatest impact. Participants are also extended professional development opportunities including introductions to global leaders from government, NGOs, think tanks and business. In order to...
- Complement students' formal education with hands on, experiential learning
- Provide knowledge on opportunities to maximize research impact
- Build network of peers and partners
- Provide exposure to career tracks outside academia
- Instruct students on realities of policy design and implementation
- Connect research to policy and people
DC Boot Camp 2013
As part of the 2013 program, the Stanford Woods Institute in partnership with the Bing Stanford in Washington Program will host 20 graduate students and postdocs for a Washington DC Boot Camp March 25-29, 2013. Participants in the one-week leadership program will garner first-hand knowledge about national policy development, partnership building and public service.
Selection Process: Preference is given to scholars actively working on a Woods affiliated project. The application deadline is October 26, 2012.