Application Details
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Eligibility
If the project will be conducted in cooperation with or will receive financial or other support from a governmental agency or private sector organization, the application should include, in addition to a proposal, a letter of commitment from each such agency or organization.
Description
The fellowship is named for the late Mingma Norbu Sherpa, a pioneering conservationist in the Himalaya who served as an official with the World Wildlife Fund. Mr. Sherpa believed that having nature need not take place at the expense of the people. He developed an 800-square-mile conservation area surrounding the 28,169 foot tall Kangchenjunga (behind Everest and K2 in height). He and 23 others died in a 2006 helicopter crash just after they left a ceremony giving control of the area to the local residents. Eligible applicants must be an undergraduate or graduate students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and continuing their studies at UNC-Chapel Hill in the semester following their fellowship. The online application asks for a concise description of the project and how it will be carried out; specific outcomes and how they will be measured; a statement of the eventual impact and value of the project; an approximate timeline; and a project budget that does not request more than $1,250 and describes the sources and amounts of any other funding.
NOTE: Preference will be given to students majoring in business, environmental or economics disciplines.
