GWC Scholarship and Fellowship Programs Lunch and Learn

When	Thursday, October 26, 2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location	Wolf Law Room 206
For	Faculty; Staff; Students
Cost	Free

Join The Getches-Wilkinson Center on Thursday, October 26th in Room 206 from 12-1pm to hear from current GWC Scholars and Fellows. Learn how to apply for a Summer 2024 or Academic Year 24/25 Scholarship or Fellowship in Natural Resources or Water Law. Free lunch will be provided. No registration needed. Scholarship and Fellowship Programs Highlighted: The Wyss Scholars Program for U.S. Lands Conservation The Harrison Fellowship in International Water Law The Charles N. Woodruff Memorial Scholarship The Roger Klein Scholarship in Water Law New in 2023: Conscious Bay Company Western Water Policy Fellowship We’ll hear from several recipients of these awards. Adam Fischer, Ella Merrill and Sierra Meggitt will share their experience obtaining funding to promote their future career interests. GWC will provide information regarding the application process and deadlines for each award. Adam Fisher is this year’s Wyss Scholar. Fisher, a JD candidate, is Colorado Law's sixth Wyss Scholar. The Wyss Scholarship, given to one Colorado Law student each year, supports graduate-level education for promising leaders in Western land conservation. Recipients receive generous financial assistance to cover the full cost of one year of law school, as well as funds for internship opportunities, research assistance, and postgraduate support. Ella Merrill, as a Harrison Fellow, partnered with the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and the Legal Resources Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, to assist with and write about a series of cases that address the right to clean and accessible drinking water, guaranteed by the South African Constitution. One series of cases addresses decades of mismanagement of the country’s water and sanitation services system, and the numerous human rights fallouts that have resulted. Another series of cases focuses on the way water conservation efforts have led to the displacement of indigenous subsistence fishermen, including several fatal shootings by game rangers. Sierra Meggitt, as the Charles N. Woodruff Fellow, worked with Western Resource Advocates and the Getches-Wilkinson Center’s Water Fellows on issues surrounding oil shale water rights in Colorado. Additionally, with assistance from the Sandgrund Environmental Law Fellowship, Sierra is worked with American Rivers, conducting research at the intersection of the Antiquities Act, river protection, and tribal co-management.

More Information

Contact	Annie Carlozzi annie.carlozzi@colorado.edu
Website	https://www.getches-wilkinsoncenter.cu.law/research-associates-internships/
Moderated By	Chris Winter, GWC Executive Director
Speakers	Adam Fisher, Wyss Scholar Ella Merrill, Harrison Fellow Sierra Meggitt, Woodroof and Sandgrund Fellow