Prospective Students

The Environmental Fellows Program application is available to incoming students for the fall semester of 2025.

Environmental fellows prepare for lives and careers tackling the urgent issues facing your generation. Empower yourself to be part of the solution. Apply to the Environmental Fellows Program today.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Amber Hecko at 765.658.4071 or at envfellows@depauw.edu.  Applications for the Environmental Fellows Program are due on either December 15, 2024 or February 15, 2025.  Applicants that apply by the earlier deadline will receive an earlier decision from the program. Applications, particularly from students applying internationally, will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis until the Environmental Fellows Class of 2029 is filled. 

Application Checklist

Complete these three simple steps to apply.

1. SUBMIT A DEPAUW UNIVERSITY APPLICATION.

2. PREPARE YOUR APPLICATION.

Please submit either a creative project or essay (500 words or less) in response to one of the two prompts below.  

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3. FINALIZE AND SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION.


As we read your application, we will be looking for evidence of the following: