Future Abrams Climate Fellows

• Gain hands-on climate action experience in a groundbreaking immersive leadership development program. 
• Partner with transformative organizations to deliver trailblazing solutions to the climate crisis.
• Expand your skills as a climate and sustainability leader and prepare to lead impactful climate action in your career.
• Learn how to develop interdisciplinary solutions to the climate crisis by collaborating with graduate students from around the Northwestern community, including the Kellogg School of Management, McCormick School of Engineering, Medill School of Journalism and Pritzker School of Law. 
• Join a dynamic community of change agents making a lasting impact.

• Student applications are accepted on our website in two phases: spring and summer.    
• Interdisciplinary student teams are formed and matched with a corporate partner by August.
• Fellowship teams work with corporate partners on climate action projects from September to June while completing the Abrams Climate Academy experiential learning course for credit. 
• Fellows present the results of their year-long projects at the annual Climate Action Summit, a capstone event that gathers students, industry leaders and the broader Northwestern sustainability community each spring. 

To apply for the Abrams Climate Academy Fellowship, you must: 

• Be a graduate student at Northwestern University
• Be fully committed to completing the client-facing project and participating in the experiential learning course for the full academic year.
• Attend weekly class sessions and regular team project meetings.
• Contribute to a team project with an organization partner from September to June.
• Present your final deliverable at the annual Climate Summit in the spring.

• Applications will be accepted in two rounds: spring and summer. 
• Graduate students in two-year programs should apply by the Round 1 deadline in the spring. 
• All other graduate students should apply by the Round 2 deadline in the summer.
• The formal deadlines will be shared in March and the application will go live on the website in the spring.

• Applications are reviewed by the program administration and screened for the following qualities: commitment to the program, passion for climate and sustainability work, leadership, collaborative spirit and capacity to serve as a climate change agent. 
• Selection to the program is highly competitive.
• Students are notified of their acceptance in the program, placed on teams and matched with a project partner by the first week of August. 
• The organization partner and project team matching process is managed by the program administration based on interest and relevant skills.  

• At the time of application, Fellows must fully commit to all components of the program, including weekly class sessions, regular team meetings and project work from September to June. 
• Fellows must waive opportunities for other programs that would conflict with their fellowship commitment, including the study abroad program. 
• Fellows should plan to spend 6-10 hours each week from September to June in class, team meetings and completing project work. 
• Projects will be strategic, high impact, and centered on emission reductions, climate resiliency, or biodiversity conservation.
• Organization partners/projects may vary across sectors, such as energy, food and agriculture, built environment, transportation and mobility.
• A Fellow’s commitment does not end when the deliverable is presented in Spring Quarter. Abrams Climate Fellows are committed to climate innovation in their careers and become future mentors and project partners for the Abrams Climate Academy.