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Institutional Programs

These internal programs support the scientific and professional development of our people with a focus on early-career scientists (graduate students and postdocs), all-employee needs, and mentorship.

Employee Programs

Student Programs

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Environmental Data Science Internships (ESIIL STARS)

Students at minority-serving institutions participate in a paid internship to build environmental data science skills
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Research Experiences for Community College Students (RECCS)

Colorado community college students engage in paid summer research experience in environmental or geosciences
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Tribal Climate Leaders Program (TCLP)

Native American graduate students receive a fully-funded fellowship for a graduate degree in climate adaptation science
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Colorado Water Fellows Program, University of Colorado Boulder

Training and connecting undergraduate students to careers and opportunities in the water field
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