Building climate leaders with EDF Climate Corps

The next generation of sustainability leaders is forging high-impact environmental solutions today.

Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps fellowship is a hands-on summer program where we train ambitious graduate students and match them with top companies and organizations to advance climate and energy goals.

We’ve embedded fellows with hosts like the American Red Cross, BYD, Google, IKEA, Kickstarter, the Mayo Clinic and Tata Steel. Over 40% of Fortune 100 companies have partnered with us.

Working in China, India and the U.S., fellows help hosts reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save energy, advance climate justice, cut food waste, and more.

Apply to become a Climate Corps fellow or host

All of our fellows undergo rigorous training backed by EDF’s 50-plus years of expertise. As sustainability trends evolve, so do the solutions and resources our fellows have to offer.

We custom match fellows with companies, public institutions and nonprofit organizations based on each fellow’s skills and interests, and each host’s needs.

Fellows then work with hosts for 10-12 weeks to create actionable sustainability strategies, with support from other fellows, program alumni and expert advisors.

The program is a crucial part of EDF’s wide-ranging efforts to fight climate change, delivering bold, practical solutions that benefit the planet and people’s health.

• Gain real-world experience working on cutting-edge energy and sustainability projects for some of the world’s top companies and organizations.
• Make a meaningful impact in the fight against climate change — one that can not only benefit the environment today, but for years to come.
• Launch your environmental career and build your professional network through other fellows and hosts, with lifelong membership in the Climate Corps network.

Fellowship alumni are known to stay in touch and support one another, and almost all still work in sustainability — many in leadership roles at prominent companies in more than 40 countries.

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• Gain a competitive edge by receiving practical, cost-effective solutions that improve your energy efficiency and climate impact.
• Work with highly qualified fellows from leading universities as you navigate the ever-changing world of sustainability and energy management.
• Attract and retain top talent by hosting our fellows and making your organization more attractive to staff who expect strong environmental policy from employers.

Hosting a fellow is a high-impact way to advance your sustainability goals. The proof? Partners like Citizens Bank, Colgate-Palmolive and the New York City Housing Authority have worked with us for 10 years or more.

Learn more about becoming a host

EDF Climate Corps drives lasting change across multiple sectors by embedding fellows with a wide range of top companies and organizations — and building a network of thousands of alumni and partners.

View a few recent projects with featured hosts, including Fortune 100 companies, and explore our partnerships with a growing network of public and nonprofit sector hosts: