About the DDCSP Collaborative

Conservation Collaborative is home to the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Collaborative, more commonly known as the DDCSP Collaborative. The Scholars Program is a two-year experiential conservation training and internship program for undergraduates who are interested in careers in conservation and in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field. Moving forward, it will be known as the Conservation Collaborative Scholars Program.

Key program elements include applied field research projects, professional internships, mentoring, and the formation of strong professional networks. Scholars learn a variety of field techniques and research and presentation skills. Students are also prepared to help increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of conservation through discourse related to communication, creative problem solving, leadership, and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The program is a consortium consisting of 5 university partners: University of Arizona, University of Florida, University of Idaho, North Carolina State University, and University of Massachusetts Amherst; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the U.S.G.S. Cooperative Research Units; the Doris Duke Foundation; and Multiplier.

Students must be enrolled at one of these 5 universities to participate in the program.