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National Geographic x The Nature Conservancy Externship for Global Youth Leaders
Today’s youth are inheriting complex and mounting environmental challenges. They want to act and lead on behalf of the planet.
That’s why the National Geographic Society and The Nature Conservancy have joined forces to offer young adults from across the globe a leadership experience to equip them with the knowledge, tools and relationships to seek solutions and take action for nature.
Externship Overview
Together, the National Geographic Society and The Nature Conservancy developed a program centered around a rigorous externship—a highly relevant leadership and mentoring experience for young people ages 18-25.
The goal: intentionally create more opportunities for young people to build the knowledge, tools, and relationships needed to seek solutions and take action in their communities.
The externship includes:
- Virtual classes: Groups convene online across eight weeks and focus on a priority topic such as marine or freshwater conservation.
- Mentorships: Participants connect with each other, work with learning coaches and interact with mentors and experts.
- Workshops: The program offers collaborative workshops on research best practices, presentation techniques and other career readiness skills.
- Digital presentations: Each participant selects a locally relevant conservation issue to investigate. They apply the methods and skills that are covered to give an interactive digital presentation.
- Seed funding: As the externship concludes, participants can apply for seed funding to begin to enact the solutions they identified in their communities.
Apply for the Externship
The National Geographic Society and The Nature Conservancy are hosting multiple externships each year, and they are working to secure support to include hundreds of global youth annually.
Apply online through Extern, which works with the partners to recruit, guide and inspire participants.
For whom?
- Student
- Job seeker
- In retraining
- Freelance
Funding
Free
Duration
Less than 3 months