When
Info webinar for students, no registration required.
Link to join:
https://arizona.zoom.us/j/4869093630
The Earth Grant program is a year-long leadership development program for a diverse cohort of select UArizona students passionate about environmental and community resilience. Individually, each student is matched with a mentor working in their field of interest for a 5-20 hr/week paid internship. As a cohort, students engage in weekly activities to gain cross-sector leadership skills within a supportive peer group. By the end of the program year, Earth Grant students have contributed to real-world outcomes for people and the planet, gained career-ready leadership and professional skills, and formed lasting relationships within a growing peer-mentor network.
Inspired by the models of the NASA Space Grant and NOAA Sea Grant programs, Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR) at the University of Arizona launched the Earth Grant program in 2021 to support emerging environmental and community resilience leaders across sectors – in the streets, research labs, non-profit organizations, and government.
At University of Arizona, we know our diversity is our strength. As a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), it provides culturally relevant student engagement and support programs, and we create intentional spaces where Wildcats with underrepresented identities in environmental professions can grow, learn, and thrive. Additionally, this program leverages AIR’s existing network of multidisciplinary faculty, community stakeholders, private industry, and nonprofit agencies, to provide a diversity of professional environmental spaces and strategies where Earth Grant students can get involved.
Student applications open April 13, 2026 and are due Monday, June 1, 2026, 5pm AZ time.
Email jessicapestrada@arizona.edu with any questions about the program.
Earth Grant
Developing the next generation of resilience leaders