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Who should apply?
We are looking for students who are passionate, smart, bold, visionary, strategic, savvy and who want to join us on the front lines. Applicants must be committed to protecting the environment.
Freshmen, sophomores and juniors are preferred. Greenpeace strongly encourages applications from women, people of color and other under-represented communities.
What is the minimum age for participation?
Participants must be at least 18 years old at the start date of the program.
Where is the Greenpeace Organizing Term located?
The Greenpeace Organizing Term is held at the Greenpeace US headquarters in Washington, DC, and at our expanded offices in San Francisco.
How is the Greenpeace Organizing Term different from an internship?
The Greenpeace Organizing Term is an intensive training program with over 50 cutting-edge trainings throughout the semester, facilitated by some of the nation's top environmental leaders. Rather than filing papers or doing eight hours of research, participants spend their days in trainings with experienced organizers, in-the-field organizing events on a priority Greenpeace campaign or at lunch with John Passacantando, executive director of Greenpeace USA. Students work one-on-one with Greenpeace staff who provide weekly feedback, mentoring and personalized trainings on organizing and campaigning skills. Students also travel abroad to meet with and learn from global Greenpeace staff.
Students emerge from the program with a deep knowledge and broad skills to run campaigns, great connections to environmental leaders and the skills and knowledge to be an effective leader within the environmental movement.
Do I need experience in activism to participate?
Prior experience in activism is helpful but not required.
How much do we travel during the Greenpeace Organizing Term?
The program includes a week and a half-long trip abroad to visit an international Greenpeace office. Previous trips have been to Germany, London and Amsterdam.
Typically students will also travel for two weeks for a campaign-related on-the-ground organizing experience.
When are tuition payments due?
To reserve your spot, a deposit a $500 is due within a month of being accepted to the program. Complete tuition is due by the start of the program.
Are scholarships available?
Limited scholarship funds are available on a needs-basis. Students who show significant efforts to raise funds for the program will be favored in the application process.
Can I fundraise for the program?
We strongly encourage participants to fundraise to help cover the costs of the program. Greenpeace provides participants with the "Greenpeace Fundraising Toolkit," sample materials, support and fundraising trainings. In the past students successfully fundraised the full-price of the tuition by sending letters to friends and family, hosting parties and organizing fundraising events.
Can I earn school credit for the program?
Students often receive internship and independent study credit for participation in the program. Students who are accepted into the program need to meet with their academic advisors or professors about the possibility.
How do I find housing during the term?
Once accepted, you will be put in touch with students who will be attending the program with you. In the past, students have chosen to find apartments or houses together in the city and there are some accommodations that have been handed down semester to semester, Greenpeace will also provide a housing guide for both D.C. and San Francisco.
We are looking for students who are passionate, smart, bold, visionary, strategic, savvy and who want to join us on the front lines. Applicants must be committed to protecting the environment.
Freshmen, sophomores and juniors are preferred. Greenpeace strongly encourages applications from women, people of color and other under-represented communities.
What is the minimum age for participation?
Participants must be at least 18 years old at the start date of the program.
Where is the Greenpeace Organizing Term located?
The Greenpeace Organizing Term is held at the Greenpeace US headquarters in Washington, DC, and at our expanded offices in San Francisco.
How is the Greenpeace Organizing Term different from an internship?
The Greenpeace Organizing Term is an intensive training program with over 50 cutting-edge trainings throughout the semester, facilitated by some of the nation's top environmental leaders. Rather than filing papers or doing eight hours of research, participants spend their days in trainings with experienced organizers, in-the-field organizing events on a priority Greenpeace campaign or at lunch with John Passacantando, executive director of Greenpeace USA. Students work one-on-one with Greenpeace staff who provide weekly feedback, mentoring and personalized trainings on organizing and campaigning skills. Students also travel abroad to meet with and learn from global Greenpeace staff.
Students emerge from the program with a deep knowledge and broad skills to run campaigns, great connections to environmental leaders and the skills and knowledge to be an effective leader within the environmental movement.
Do I need experience in activism to participate?
Prior experience in activism is helpful but not required.
How much do we travel during the Greenpeace Organizing Term?
The program includes a week and a half-long trip abroad to visit an international Greenpeace office. Previous trips have been to Germany, London and Amsterdam.
Typically students will also travel for two weeks for a campaign-related on-the-ground organizing experience.
When are tuition payments due?
To reserve your spot, a deposit a $500 is due within a month of being accepted to the program. Complete tuition is due by the start of the program.
Are scholarships available?
Limited scholarship funds are available on a needs-basis. Students who show significant efforts to raise funds for the program will be favored in the application process.
Can I fundraise for the program?
We strongly encourage participants to fundraise to help cover the costs of the program. Greenpeace provides participants with the "Greenpeace Fundraising Toolkit," sample materials, support and fundraising trainings. In the past students successfully fundraised the full-price of the tuition by sending letters to friends and family, hosting parties and organizing fundraising events.
Can I earn school credit for the program?
Students often receive internship and independent study credit for participation in the program. Students who are accepted into the program need to meet with their academic advisors or professors about the possibility.
How do I find housing during the term?
Once accepted, you will be put in touch with students who will be attending the program with you. In the past, students have chosen to find apartments or houses together in the city and there are some accommodations that have been handed down semester to semester, Greenpeace will also provide a housing guide for both D.C. and San Francisco.
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