Wyss Scholars Program Application

IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW

Before applying for the Wyss Scholars Program, we ask all students to please review the 2024 Wyss Information & Application Document. 

Upon completion, the Wyss Scholars Program Application will automatically be submitted for your consideration. Please combine all additional items listed below into one document, save as a PDF and submit to the Wyss Scholar Selection Committee c/o Delia Weidman at elaw@lclark.edu

Follow instructions below regarding the letter of recommendation.

Submit email request indicating intent to apply to Janice Weis by December 10th 2023

All application items must be received by January 14th, 2024.

If you are unable to combine all additional items, need to submit in another format, or otherwise need assistance, please contact Delia Weidman, Program Coordinator, Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law at deliaweidman@lclark.edu

The Application should include the following information:

• Completed Wyss Scholars Program Application form and Need Analysis below. A copy of the form will be automatically submitted to Program Coordinator, Delia Weidman, and yourself upon completion. You do not need to include this in the PDF document submitted to Delia Weidman. 
  (*include the name of a LC law faculty member who can speak most knowledgably about you as a future Wyss Scholar). A member of the selection committee will reach out to the faculty member directly.
  • Note that students need to select someone other than a member of the selection committee for the letter of reference. (Students may list a member of the selection committee as the faculty member who can be consulted about your qualifications.)
  • The Wyss selection committee is: Professors Blumm, Rohlf, and Buchele, along with Associate Dean Weis.
• Resume
• No more than a 500 word essay detailing your past, present, and future personal and professional commitment to the field of conservation, your potential for future leadership in the area, and how becoming a Wyss Scholar will enhance your career development in the conservation law field.
• Unofficial transcript from Lewis & Clark Law School
• List of courses you are registered to take spring semester 2024 and courses planned for your 3L year
• Description of potential qualifying summer 2024 jobs or internship prospects.
• A letter of recommendation discussing your potential as a future conservation leader emailed directly from the recommender to elaw@lclark.edu (this should be different than the faculty member you identify *above and can be from a professional or other experience or can be from another faculty member)

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