The Wyss Foundation is glad to announce that applications for 2015 – 2017 Wyss Fellows organization hosts will be opening today, March 2^nd, 2015. Applying organizations must submit their applications through an online system available here by May 1^st, 2015.

The Wyss Fellows Program provides campaign experience and training for individuals who have the potential to become future conservation leaders. Fellows work at sponsoring organizations on a variety of projects and campaigns determined by the sponsoring organization during a two-year fellowship. Fellows must focus their work on one or more of the following areas: Oregon, California, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, or Washington DC.

Wyss Fellowships are ideal for talented and committed individuals just completing their education and looking to launch their career in conservation, or for those looking to make a career change. Fellows gain experience in all aspects of conservation advocacy, including policy development, grassroots and grasstops organizing, coalition-building, research and writing, media and communications, and fundraising.

If you are an organization interested in applying to sponsor a Wyss Fellow position, please carefully review the follows terms, eligibility, and proposal requirements.
Sponsoring organizations contribute staff time to mentor and monitor the Fellow’s work, overhead expenses, and 20% of the Fellow’s salary and benefits. The Wyss Foundation will provide host organizations a grant for programmatic support (project expenses and travel), and 80% of the Fellow’s salary and benefits during the two year Fellowship.  Host organizations are responsible for the selection and hiring of the Fellow, in consultation with Wyss staff. Current employees of the sponsoring organization are not eligible.  Wyss Fellows will participate in one training program–selected by the Wyss Foundation in consultation with the sponsoring organization–during each year of the program.

For any additional information, please visit our Wyss Fellows website page here. If you have additional inquiries and questions, please contact Beau Kiklis (info below), our Fellows Program coordinator.

Beau Kiklis
970-459-1251
beau@wyssfoundation.org