By  Office of the Vice President for Research

McKinney Climate Fellows is a workforce development program by the Environmental Resilience Institute. IU students work for Indiana organizations to develop career skills and empower real-world sustainability solutions.

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More than 230 program alumni have contributed nearly 100,000 hours in service to Indiana. From developing commercial composting systems to implementing municipal climate action plans, MCF gives IU students the chance to put their studies into practice to achieve real results for Indiana.

And the benefits continue to expand. McKinney Climate Fellows have gone on to work in meaningful sustainability careers in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, with 75% working in climate jobs in the U.S. after graduation, and 50% staying to work in Indiana.

"Being a McKinney Climate Fellow has taught me how to consider all of the different angles...I wanted to make a change, and it showed me how I could...I was taught how to speak to people, even those who don’t even believe in climate change. I learned how to meet them on common ground.”
- Nicole Chandler, 2022 MCF

Your donation to the MCF Scholarship Fund will go directly to students to support their hard work, making this service-learning program accessible to all, no matter their financial background. Thank you!