Apply for an exciting opportunity for US professionals to travel for two weeks to Colombia as a Partners Climate Change Fellow and become part of a rapidly growing network of leaders in the field! The deadline for submitting applications is October 14th, 2011. The Fellowship will take place sometime during February and March of 2012. Please pass this on to your networks. 

Partners of the Americas’ Climate Change Fellows Program builds on decades of sustained programs that connect people, institutions and communities to serve and to change lives across the hemisphere. Throughout 2011 and 2012, professionals from the United States and Colombia will participate in fellowships that harness the power of citizen diplomacy and link it to long-term engagement around climate change issues that affect multiple communities. Fellows will become part of an extensive network of Partners’ volunteers, Partners’ exchange alumni and collaborating institutions that boasts more than 45 years of people to people engagement across cultures and regions.

The Climate Change Fellows Program is funded by the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and implemented by Partners of the Americas in collaboration with Partners’ chapters in Colombia, Florida, South Carolina, and Massachusetts.

A completed application includes:

• A completed application form
• Resume/CV
• Letter from your employer 

If you have any questions please contact Katalina Mayorga at kmayorga@partners.net or at 202-637-6201 or check out our website www.partners.net/climatechangefellows<http://www.partners.net/climatechangefellows> . 

Please email your applications to climagechange@partners.net