Scholarship Opportunities
La Montañita Co-op Marshall Kovitz Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship will support aSustainability Studies student in pursuing a food systems internship in the fall semester. The commitment is 10 hours/week, and you will earn 3 credit hours toward degree completion via enrollment in SUST-402 (Students that are Pell Grant eligible will be given preference). All eligible Sustainability Studies students are encouraged to apply!
We'd like to know more about your interests and goals in order to place you with a great organization! Please submit a letter of intent with your application. In 2-4 paragraphs, please address the following prompts:
- Please share your interests and/or experience in food systems. Feel free to address academic, professional, or personal interests/experiences.
- What excites you about pursuing a local food systems internship? How might this experience support your personal and professional goals?
- What skills can you bring to a professional internship setting? For example, do you have social media, design, software, event planning, community organizing, communication, etc. skills or experience?
Program Guidelines and Priorities:
- Be enrolled at UNM in both Spring and Fall of 2024
- Have and Maintain at least a 3.0 GPA
- Have declared Sustainability Studies as your minor
- Submit one letter of intent and your unofficial transcript to sust@unm.edu or dizzygrizzly@unm.edu
Applications are available here! Completed applications must be submitted no later Monday, March 25th, 2024.
If you have questions, please contact Sarah Blake at DizzyGrizzly@unm.edu
