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The Wyss Foundation is a private, charitable foundation dedicated to land conservation in the American West. The Wyss Scholars Program seeks to identify and nurture a new generation of leaders on western land conservation issues by providing financial support to students who are committed to careers focused on western conservation.

Two Wyss Scholars will be selected each year on the basis of leadership potential, commitment to furthering land conservation in the American West, commitment to pursuing a career in nonprofit or public sector conservation, financial need, and academic strength. While experience living or working in the West is preferred, all students interested in western lands and sustainability issues are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility: All current 2L JD candidates at the University of Colorado Law School are eligible to apply. Two Law School students will be selected each year for the Wyss Scholars programs.

Program Overview, Benefits, and Application Process Available Here

Applications will open in Fall 2025.

For more information, please contact GWC Assistant Director Annie Carlozzi at annie.carlozzi@colorado.edu or 303-492-1286.Ìý

Climate change is the defining issue of our time, and its severe impacts are unprecedented in both speed and scale. Without strategic action in the very near-term, meaningful mitigation will become more difficult, expensive and elusive. Insufficient action will leave our most vulnerable populations facing the greatest risk. The Innovations in Water and Energy Law & Policy Fellowship is intended to provide interested students at the University of Colorado Law School an opportunity to understand two crucial components of a sustainable future – water and energy governance – and the nexus between them.

The Innovations in Water and Energy Law & Policy Fellowship, initiated in 2010 by partners of the law firm of Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison and Woodruff, P.C. in honor David L. Harrison (Law ‘71), is awarded each year to a Colorado Law student on the basis of academic performance, commitment to public service, and interest in the study of water and energy law and policy. To the extent practicable, each Harrison Fellow will focus on a specific project where the partner organization is advancing innovative solutions for sustainable management of water or related energy resources outside the United States.

Harrison Fellows will serve for no less than eight (8) weeks during the summer with a qualifying organization and will be provided a stipend as set forth below. The Fellow will produce a report on the relevant subject matter, where permitted by the host organization, and present the results of their work at a seminar hosted by the GWC.

Eligible Colorado Law students may apply for Harrison Fellowship funding for summer unpaid or underpaid internships (less than $500 per week) with a qualifying organization (a 501c3 or other non-governmental organization), involved in international conservation, water and/or related energy issues. Organizations may not use the availability of the stipend to eliminate or reduce originally offered or attached compensation.

Eligibility
The summer Fellowship will be open to currently enrolled University of Colorado Law School students who will continue to be Colorado Law students returning in the fall, including current 1L, 2L, and LLM students

Program Overview, Benefits and Application Process Available Here

Applications will open in Fall 2025.

For further information, please feel free to contact GWC Assistant Director, Annie Carlozzi at annie.carlozzi@colorado.edu or 303-492-1286.

Program Overview

The Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (GWC) at the University of Colorado Law School is proud to announce the Conscience Bay Company Western Water Policy Fellowship for the 2025–26 academic year. This fellowship provides a Colorado Law student with hands-on experience in Western water law and as well as mentorship, professional development, and opportunities for scholarship and networking.

Key benefits include:

• Legal research and writing, supported by GWC staff, focused on real-world water law challenges, including Colorado River management, interstate water governance, groundwater management, and Tribal water rights.
• Mentorship from faculty, GWC staff, and practicing attorneys – opportunities to work alongside GWC’s Executive and Assistant Directors, the Director of GWC’s Western Water Policy Program, GWC’s Post-Grad Water Law Fellows, and access to GWC’s network of leaders on the Advisory Council.
• Opportunities for original scholarship and publication.
• Travel support for conferences and networking events.

Eligibility

Open to currently enrolled 2L and 3L students at Colorado Law.

Fellowship Stipend

The Fellow will work approximately 10 hours per week during the fall and spring semesters at $20/hour. Scheduling is flexible to accommodate coursework and other commitments.

Program Overview, Benefits and Application Process Available Here

Now accepting applications through Monday, September 8, 2025.

For further information, please feel free to contact GWC Assistant Director, Annie Carlozzi at annie.carlozzi@colorado.edu or 303-492-1286.

Established by the Ãå±±½ûµØ law firm of Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison and Woodruff, P.C., in memory of Charles Woodruff (’67). This scholarship promotes excellence in the practice of natural resources law and is awarded to a student from rural Colorado who demonstrates excellence and functions as an intern in the Getches-Wilkinson Center.

Each spring, the Admissions and Financial Aid Committee sends out more information about these scholarships, including the application packet.