Welcome to the ESA-SEEDS Application Portal!

The Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability program (SEEDS) is the flagship award-winning education program of the Ecological Society of America. Its mission is to advance the ecology profession through opportunities that stimulate and nurture the interest of all students to participate, and to lead in ecology. The core SEEDS program components offer hands-on, engaging experiences with ecology that exhibit the relevance and applications of the science. Each experience also provides opportunities to interact with a diverse group of ecologists and other motivated students to both broaden and deepen students’ understanding of ecology and potential careers. Focused mainly at the undergraduate level, with extension services for communities, high schools, graduate students, and international collaborations, the SEEDS program promotes an ecology profession with wide representation to ensure environmental understanding and a sustainable future for all.

Current Opportunities:

Kendra Chan SEEDS Fellowship with USFWS

Requirements: 1) Must be a US citizen. 2) Must have a valid drivers license. 3) Must be a memeber of a SEEDS Chapter in California, and graduate on/after May 2027. 

Application will close on May 25, 2026 at midnight local time.

2026 SEEDS National Field Trip

Requierment: Must be enrolled in a college or university in the US.

Application will close on June 9, 2026 at midnight local time.