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1 APPLICATION The Dris Duke Cnservatin Schlars prgram at Nrthern Arizna University is a multi-year prgram funded by the Dris Duke Charitable Fundatin that serves t strengthen the cnservatin prfessin by training students wh can make significant cntributins t cnservatin and increase participatin by grups that are currently underrepresented the field. The prgram creates pprtunities fr undergraduate students t participate in mentred research experiences in cnservatin bilgy and ther disciplines relevant t land, water, and wildlife cnservatin. The DDCSP@NAU prgram includes fur essential elements: A five-week summer immersin prgram in the Grand Canyn regin that prvides expsure t authentic, cmpelling envirnmental issues and builds cmmunity amng the students. Paid annual research internship experiences with cnservatin scientists and managers wh are enthusiastic abut their wrk and abut mentring yung peple. Winter cnservatin wrkshps n scientific, career, and leadership tpics. A strng supprt netwrk that will help students transitin frm cllege t career. Eligibility DDCSP@NAU is lking fr first- and secnd-year undergraduate students with a passin fr cnservatin. Dris Duke Cnservatin Schlars must be U.S. citizens r "dreamers" enrlled at furyear clleges r universities anywhere in the United States. The prgram is pen t students frm ANY majr. Hw t apply T apply fr the Dris Duke Cnservatin Schlars Prgram at Nrthern Arizna University, yu will need t fill ut this nline applicatin. Required questins are marked with an * (asterisk) and sme questins will require yu t dcuments t ddcs-nau@nau.edu. There are several parts t this applicatin: 1. Infrmatin that yu type directly int this website, r that yu can cut and paste frm a file n yur cmputer (fr instance, a Wrd dcument) int the apprpriate bxes. Infrmatin abut yu Descriptin f yur recent jbs, activities, awards Yur answers t three essay questins 2. Letters f recmmendatin. Yu ll need tw (2) recmmenders. Please cmplete the infrmatin n this nline frm abut wh yur letters are cming frm. Have the recmmenders the letters t ddcs-nau@nau.edu. 3. Transcripts. We wuld like t see yur cllege transcripts. Unfficial cpies are fine, and they are typically easier fr yu t btain. Yu can send a pdf f yur transcripts by t ddcs-nau@nau.edu. We will als ask yu fr ptinal demgraphic infrmatin abut yurself. This infrmatin will nt be used fr admissins decisins. It will be separated frm yur applicatin befre its review. If yu are having truble with ANYTHING abut the applicatin, yu can r call DDCSP@NAU Directr Angie Mline at angie.mline@nau.edu r

2 2 Yu are welcme t ask abut the status f yur applicatin by ing ddcs-nau@nau.edu. Deadlines This nline applicatin frm and yur transcript(s) are due by midnight (Arizna time) n February 8, Yur tw letters f recmmendatin are due by midnight (Arizna time) n February 15, Editing yur applicatin We highly recmmend that yu cmpse yur essays and gather the required infrmatin ahead f time, then submit yur full applicatin all at nce. Hwever, yu will als receive a link n the cnfirmatin page that will allw yu t g back and edit yur respnses. After yu submit, please fllw the instructins prvided t fllw that link and save the crrect URL t allw yu t return t yur applicatin. Previus experience shws that students ften have truble re-accessing their applicatin. If this is the case, and yu need t change yur applicatin, please just submit anther applicatin. As lng as yu use the same first name, last name, and , we will knw t use the later submissin. Please ddcs-nau@nau.edu if yu have questins during the applicatin prcess. APPLICATION QUESTIONS Yur cntact infrmatin This will help us get in tuch with yu abut yur applicatin and any fllw up interviews. First Name * Last Name * Address * Phne Number (with area cde) Street Address (example: 16 1/5 E Cherry Street) City * State * Zip Cde (5 digits) * I am a: (check ne) * U.S. Citizen U.S. Natinal Resident alien expecting citizenship by April 2016

3 3 Academic infrmatin What cllege r university d yu currently attend? * Where is it lcated (twn, state)? * What type f academic calendar des yur university use? * Semesters Quarters Other: When d finals end at yur schl in Spring 2016? * What year r class are yu in schl? * Nte: The DDCSP@NAU applicatin is pen t students with first- r secnd-year standing (freshmen and sphmres). Hw many mre semesters/quarters until yu plan t graduate? * It is kay if this changes, we just want t get an idea f hw lng yu culd be in the prgram. The expectatin is that schlars will participate in the prgram fr at least tw years. What is yur current majr? * If yu are undeclared r undecided, yu may just write "unknwn" r "undecided". What is yur current cllege GPA? * If yu are a first semester student, yu can write "nne yet" and then send yur transcript at the end f the term. Please submit all cllege transcripts by t ddcs-nau@nau.edu. * Please indicate belw hw many transcripts yu will send by . If yu need t have transcripts mailed by pst, there is an address at the end f the applicatin where yu can have them sent. ddcs-nau@nau.edu if yu have questins. I will send transcripts frm ne cllege / university I will send transcripts frm tw clleges / universities I will send transcripts frm mre than tw clleges / universities This applicatin is fr the Dris Duke Cnservatin Schlars Nrthern Arizna University. There are five different DDCS Prgrams arund the cuntry. Are yu applying t any f the ther prgrams? * Yes, University f Washingtn Yes, DDCS Cnsrtium U Flrida, Crnell U, U Arizna, U Idah, and Nrth Carlina State U Yes, University f Califrnia, Santa Cruz Yes, University f Michigan

4 4 Activities and experience Please list activities r clubs in which yu have participated during recent years. List the years that yu were active and estimate the time spent n each activity (hurs/week, hurs/mnth, r hurs/year). * Example: Vlunteering as a tutr fr English Language Learners (ELL r ESL) hurs/mnth. Please list any part-time r full-time jbs that yu have held in recent years. Yu may als include internships r vlunteer psitins. Briefly describe what yu did and please list the dates and estimate the time spent n each (hurs/week, hurs/mnth, r hurs/year). * Example: Wrked as cashier and salespersn at small fabric stre hurs/week. Please list recent awards, schlarships, r special recgnitins. List the year the award was given after the name f the award and arrange them in rder f decreasing imprtance t yu. * Example: Rtary Club Schlarship Test scres We will use test scres in cnjunctin with yur grades and essays t assess yur preparedness fr DDCSP@NAU. Please nte that lw test scres and/r grades will nt necessarily prhibit yur acceptance int the prgram. What was yur scre n the critical READING sectin f the SAT test? * This sectin is ut f 800 pints. If yu did nt take the SAT, please write N/A. What was yur scre n the MATH sectin f the SAT test? * This sectin is ut f 800 pints. If yu did nt take the SAT, please write N/A. What was yur scre n the WRITING sectin f the SAT test? * This sectin is ut f 800 pints. If yu did nt take the SAT, please write N/A. What was yur scre n the ENGLISH test fr the ACT exam? * If yu did nt take the ACT, please write N/A. What was yur scre n the MATH test fr the ACT exam? * If yu did nt take the ACT, please write N/A. What was yur scre n the READING test fr the ACT exam? * If yu did nt take the ACT, please write N/A. What was yur scre n the SCIENCE test fr the ACT exam? * If yu did nt take the ACT, please write N/A. Please answer the fllwing essay questins We will use yur answers t these three essay questins t gauge yur interest in and cmmitment t cnservatin, assess yur experience wrking with underrepresented grups, and determine whether yu will be a gd fit fr the prgram.

5 5 We recmmend that yu write yur essays with wrd prcessing sftware, such as MS Wrd, t check fr grammar and spelling befre cpying and pasting yur respnse here. Please limit each answer t 750 wrds. What des the wrd "cnservatin" mean t yu? * What persnal experiences have yu had that make yu want t cnsider a career in cnservatin? What have yu dne utside f schl t explre the cnservatin field (e.g., vlunteer prjects, student clubs, internships, persnal reading)? * What persnal experiences have yu had that have led t yur interest in develping and fstering ethnic, racial, and/r cultural diversity? Please describe any experiences that yu have wrking with ethnic, cultural, and/r racial minrities r wrking acrss ethnic, racial, and/r cultural lines. These experiences d nt need t be related t cnservatin. * Letters f recmmendatin Please request letters f recmmendatin frm tw peple wh are familiar with sme f the experiences that yu have described in yur essays. We ask that yur recmmenders describe yur suitability fr this prgram. In particular, they shuld cmment n yur ptential t make a significant cntributin t the field f cnservatin and yur experience and interest in wrking with peple frm underrepresented grups. Please have the letters sent t ddcs-nau@nau.edu by February 15, What is the name f the first persn wh will prvide a letter f recmmendatin fr yu? * Hw d yu knw this persn? * What is their address? * What is the name f the secnd persn wh will prvide a letter f recmmendatin fr yu? * Hw d yu knw this persn? * What is their address? * Cmplete yur DDCSP@NAU applicatin A cmplete DDCSP@NAU applicatin includes the fllwing: 1. Applicatin infrmatin and essays (this nline frm) 2. Cllege transcripts (unfficial transcripts are OK) ed t ddcs-nau@nau.edu 3. Tw letters f recmmendatin ed t ddcs-nau@nau.edu If yur Registrar's ffice will nly mail transcripts directly, they shuld be sent t: Angie Mline SESES / Dris Duke Cnservatin Schlars Prgram PO Bx 5694 Flagstaff, AZ Deadline fr applicatins and transcripts is February 8, Deadline fr recmmendatin letters is

6 6 February 15, Fr additinal prgram infrmatin, please cntact the prgram directr, Angie Mline. If yu have truble cmpleting this frm, yu are welcme t send an t ddcs-nau@nau.edu t request a cpy f this frm that yu can edit n yur wn cmputer and submit by . The bttm f this frm requests ptinal demgraphic infrmatin that will be separated frm yur applicatin befre its review. Thank yu! Optinal infrmatin This infrmatin is being cllected fr statistical purpses nly and will be separated frm yur applicatin befre its review. Please list yur date f birth. Optinal: What is yur sex? Female Male Other Optinal: Please describe yur ethnic/racial status. Yu may chse mre than ne bx. American Indian r Alaskan Native Asian Black r African American Hispanic r Latin/a Native Hawaiian r Other Pacific Islander White r Caucasian Multiracial Other: Optinal: What is the highest level f educatin attained by yur mther (r first parent)? Students wh grew up with legal guardians shuld als answer this questin fr ne r mre guardians. It's kay if the gender desn't match. Did nt finish high schl High schl Sme cllege Tw-year cllege (cmmunity cllege) degree Fur-year cllege/university degree Cmpleted pst-graduate degree (Masters, PhD, r Prfessinal Degree: business, law, medicine, dentistry, public health) I dn't knw Optinal: What is the highest level f educatin attained by yur father (r secnd parent)? Students wh grew up with legal guardians shuld als answer this questin fr ne r mre guardians. It's kay if the gender desn't match. Did nt finish high schl High schl

7 7 Sme cllege Tw-year cllege (cmmunity cllege) degree Fur-year cllege/university degree Cmpleted pst-graduate degree (Masters, PhD, r Prfessinal Degree: business, law, medicine, dentistry, public health) I dn't knw Optinal: Please describe yur military status. Active duty Veteran ROTC Nne Hw did yu hear abut the Dris Duke Cnservatin Schlars NAU?