An academic, year-long program for Masters and Doctoral students studying climate adaptation and/or mitigation on working lands or waters in the Northeast with a special interest in climate equity and justice.
Participating GradCAMP scholars will work with USDA Northeast Climate Hub leadership and coordinating staff at West Virginia State University to develop a digital library of information and a webinar series, putting climate justice and equity issues at the center of their research. In addition, this unique program offers participating students networking opportunities with project leadership across institutions, stakeholders, and other climate practitioners. It provides a means to spark the exploration of climate justice and equity in a collaborative setting.
Through monthly virtual meetings, scholars will explore climate equity issues in relation to their research projects. Meetings in the 2025 spring semester will be scholar-based, where the scholars will share and discuss their ongoing research. The 2025 fall semester will allow GradCAMP scholars to present their research and findings to local or regional stakeholder groups. Scholar presentations will be recorded, creating a Climate Equity in Working Lands/Waters local stakeholder webinar series to be posted on the Northeast Climate Hub website. The program will include an in-person workshop in the summer of 2025, where GradCAMP scholars will develop factsheets discussing local or regional issues. Travel funding for the in-person workshop will be provided to all 2025 GradCAMP scholars. Applications due December 10, 2024.
Past Programming
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2023-2024 Scholars
A cohort of twenty master’s and PhD students from across the Northeast, with representation from nine northeast states and thirteen universities. Their research includes topics such as dung beetles, blueberries, hydrodynamic modeling, green infrastructure, biochar, environmental economics, and coastal resilience.
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2023 Speaker Series
The following recordings are speakers with expertise on environmental and climate justice who presented directly to the GradCAMP scholars.
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2018-2019 Scholars
A virtual consortium of Masters and Doctoral students working on climate adaptation in agriculture and forestry made up of 15 scholars representing six USDA Northeast Climate Hub partner institutions, that range geographically from West Virginia to Maine.
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2018 Webinar Series
The GradCAP Webinar Series is topic based and features several short Scholar research presentations per webinar.
Program Updates
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GradCAMP Climate Equity Scholars Gather at Rutgers University
In spring of 2024, nine scholars convened at Rutgers University for their first in-person meeting.