Students in IU’s Integrated Program in the Environment (IPE) don’t just study the environment—they change it for the better. In 2024, seven of the students who served the state through the selective McKinney Climate Fellows (MCF) program are pursuing joint-degrees administered by IPE. The Environmental Resilience Institute’s (ERI) selective MCF program gives Hoosier students environmental and sustainability experience, expands their networks, and deepens their roots in Indiana.
The program places students in paid internships with local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations, trains them in GIS and other skills, and tasks them with solving meaningful, real-world resilience problems.
Applications for the 2025 McKinney Climate Fellows program are open until Nov. 1. Undergraduate and graduate students from any major are eligible to apply.
IPE students Braya Benjamin, a sophomore studying environmental science, and Mary Grace Jacko, a senior studying environmental and sustainability studies, were part of the 2024 MCF cohort.
