Applications are now open for the 2024 Climate Leaders Academy (CLA).
Students in the CLA will explore climate change challenges and solutions from a range of disciplines and perspectives, work directly with representatives from Oak Ridge National Laboratory to support a selected term project, explore the policy responses to climate change and travel to the COP29 climate negotiations.
The CLA has three primary components:
- An intensive kickoff workshop on May 23-26
- Enrollment in a 3-credit graduate-level course taught at Vanderbilt University by Leah A. Dundon
- Participation at the international climate change negotiations (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2024
All travel is supported. Applications are competitive; the class is limited to 12 students. Details are available on the application form.
Several Michigan Tech students traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with the 2023 CLA class for COP28 and had a fantastic experience.
The CLA is funded with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is organized through Vanderbilt University and the NSF-supported Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education (YEAH) together with Michigan Technological University, Boston University and Tennessee State University.
The program is open to graduate students in any field. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national or a permanent resident of the United States.
By Sarah Green, Chemistry.