When it comes to helping care for our planet, it’s all hands on deck.
Leaders from all disciplines are needed to tackle the immense challenge of protecting the Earth for current and future generations.
Our TESI Environmental Leaders Fellowship brings together students from diverse majors and backgrounds and provides them with the knowledge, skills, confidence, and network to advocate for the planet as they take on leadership roles in their respective careers. During their time with us, Fellows attend seminars featuring environmental experts, receive mentoring from professionals in environmental fields, network with peers, and take part in a multi-day field experience focused on environmental challenges across Florida.
Learn more about our Fellows
Fellowship Organizers
Sadie Mills
Assistant Director, UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute
Email: smills@floridamuseum.ufl.edu
Lexi Bolger
Graduate Student Coordinator, ELF Cohort II
Email: abolger@ufl.edu
Elle Henson
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Undergraduate, ELF Program Assistant
Email: ellehenson@ufl.edu
ELF Blog
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Funding Sources
Partners
- University of Florida Office of Sustainability
- University of Florida Bob Graham Center for Public Service
- UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station
- University of Florida Water Institute
Interested in supporting this program?
This program has been made possible by the generous support of private foundations as well as campus and community partners. If you are interested in supporting the next cohort of our TESI Environmental Leaders Fellowship, please email Sadie Mills at smills@floridamuseum.ufl.edu.