RI Environmental Management Fellows Program (PAID) Apply by 10/24/25

Are you a student at CCRI or URI? Do you want to gain experience working with professionals in the environmental management field, and get paid for it!?


What is the RI Environmental Management Fellows Program (EMFP)?

The EMFP is a yearlong, PAID experience for CCRI and URI students interested in environmental management careers in partnership with the RI Department of Environmental Management. Students who apply and are accepted are placed with a professional mentor to work on real-world projects. Students also earn 3 academic credits for professional development, leadership and inclusive science communication training, and attend weekly industry trainings in the summer to network and learn all about the environmental management field. Apply today for a program that starts in January 2026!


Who should apply?

CCRI and URI students with a passion for sustainability and an interest in careers in environmental science, climate change resilence, land and water resource management, sustainable development, policy and more should apply. Students enrolled in any academic major through December of the fellowship year are eligible.


Deadline to apply: Friday, October 24th, early submissions encouraged!


Learn more and apply: uri.edu/coopext/emfp

You may also like the following events from URI Cooperative Extension:

• Next Sunday, 5th October, 03:00 pm, Soil Health: Cover Cropping, Crop Rotation and Mulching in Kingston
• Next month, 7th October, 06:00 pm, Putting the Garden to Bed - Free Workshop in North Kingstown
• Next month, 18th October, 11:00 am, Fall Lawn Care Workshop in Kingston

Also check out other Workshops in Pontiac.