Graduate Dual Degree
Professional Development Funding
Graduate Dual Degree
Professional Development Funding
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Support for Your Career & Professional Development
At the Erb Institute, we want you to explore the opportunities that sharpen your skills, expand your network, and move you toward the career you’re building at the intersection of business and sustainability. Our Professional Development Funding is here to help you do exactly that.
This competitive funding is available exclusively to Erb Dual-Degree students and supports activities that meaningfully advance your professional growth—whether you’re building new skills, testing ideas, or deepening your expertise in real-world settings.
At its core, the Professional Development Fund is about growth. We created it to help you deepen your skills, strengthen your professional toolkit, and apply your academic work in real-world contexts. It’s a way to explore your interests, build confidence, and gain the supplemental experience that helps you make an impact—both during your time at Michigan and long after.
Our Goals for Your Development
This funding is designed to help you:
Grow personally and professionally
Pursue opportunities that align with your interests and career goals
Build capacity through hands-on, self-directed learning
Apply classroom knowledge in real-world settings across business and sustainability
Contribute to the Erb Institute’s mission of creating a sustainable world through the power of business
Support for Your Career & Professional Development
At the Erb Institute, we want you to explore the opportunities that sharpen your skills, expand your network, and move you toward the career you’re building at the intersection of business and sustainability. Our Professional Development Funding is here to help you do exactly that.
This competitive funding is available exclusively to Erb Dual-Degree students and supports activities that meaningfully advance your professional growth—whether you’re building new skills, testing ideas, or deepening your expertise in real-world settings.
At its core, the Professional Development Fund is about growth. We created it to help you deepen your skills, strengthen your professional toolkit, and apply your academic work in real-world contexts. It’s a way to explore your interests, build confidence, and gain the supplemental experience that helps you make an impact—both during your time at Michigan and long after.
Our Goals for Your Development
This funding is designed to help you:
Grow personally and professionally
Pursue opportunities that align with your interests and career goals
Build capacity through hands-on, self-directed learning
Apply classroom knowledge in real-world settings across business and sustainability
Contribute to the Erb Institute’s mission of creating a sustainable world through the power of business
Support for Your Career & Professional Development
At the Erb Institute, we want you to explore the opportunities that sharpen your skills, expand your network, and move you toward the career you’re building at the intersection of business and sustainability. Our Professional Development Funding is here to help you do exactly that.
This competitive funding is available exclusively to Erb Dual-Degree students and supports activities that meaningfully advance your professional growth—whether you’re building new skills, testing ideas, or deepening your expertise in real-world settings.
At its core, the Professional Development Fund is about growth. We created it to help you deepen your skills, strengthen your professional toolkit, and apply your academic work in real-world contexts. It’s a way to explore your interests, build confidence, and gain the supplemental experience that helps you make an impact—both during your time at Michigan and long after.
Our Goals for Your Development
This funding is designed to help you:
Grow personally and professionally
Pursue opportunities that align with your interests and career goals
Build capacity through hands-on, self-directed learning
Apply classroom knowledge in real-world settings across business and sustainability
Contribute to the Erb Institute’s mission of creating a sustainable world through the power of business
What You’ll Gain
When you participate in Professional Development Funding, you will:
Build supplemental skills, knowledge, and experiences that strengthen your ability to drive positive change
Contribute to a growing library of student insights and reflections that highlight the impact of Erb support
Help advance the Erb community’s shared mission
What You’ll Gain
When you participate in Professional Development Funding, you will:
Build supplemental skills, knowledge, and experiences that strengthen your ability to drive positive change
Contribute to a growing library of student insights and reflections that highlight the impact of Erb support
Help advance the Erb community’s shared mission
What You’ll Gain
When you participate in Professional Development Funding, you will:
Build supplemental skills, knowledge, and experiences that strengthen your ability to drive positive change
Contribute to a growing library of student insights and reflections that highlight the impact of Erb support
Help advance the Erb community’s shared mission
Funding Overview
Here’s what you need to know before getting started:
Maximum award: Up to $1,500 per student per year on a first-come first-served basis
Application timing: Students are encouraged to apply early
Eligible activities include:
Conferences (e.g., ClimateCAP, Verge, MBArk)
Certifications (e.g., GRI, LEED, GHG Protocol)
Case competitions (e.g., LEEDS Sustainability Case Competition, Turner MIINT)
Networking events, panels, or speaker series
Conference presentations
Funding Overview
Here’s what you need to know before getting started:
Maximum award: Up to $1,500 per student per year on a first-come first-served basis
Application timing: Students are encouraged to apply early
Eligible activities include:
Conferences (e.g., ClimateCAP, Verge, MBArk)
Certifications (e.g., GRI, LEED, GHG Protocol)
Case competitions (e.g., LEEDS Sustainability Case Competition, Turner MIINT)
Networking events, panels, or speaker series
Conference presentations
As an international student, joining Erb marked the opening of many doors. I’ve had the chance to receive funding to pursue a sustainability certification, meet inspiring sustainability leaders who are Erb alumni not only in the U.S. but around the world, and connect with company partners to contribute to sustainability projects, among other opportunities. Erb offers an incredible platform to learn not only in the classroom, through Ross or SEAS, but also through hands-on experience in sustainability.
Wendy Palomino Alvarez
MBA/MS ‘28
As an international student, joining Erb marked the opening of many doors. I’ve had the chance to receive funding to pursue a sustainability certification, meet inspiring sustainability leaders who are Erb alumni not only in the U.S. but around the world, and connect with company partners to contribute to sustainability projects, among other opportunities. Erb offers an incredible platform to learn not only in the classroom, through Ross or SEAS, but also through hands-on experience in sustainability.
Wendy Palomino Alvarez
MBA/MS ‘28
As an international student, joining Erb marked the opening of many doors. I’ve had the chance to receive funding to pursue a sustainability certification, meet inspiring sustainability leaders who are Erb alumni not only in the U.S. but around the world, and connect with company partners to contribute to sustainability projects, among other opportunities. Erb offers an incredible platform to learn not only in the classroom, through Ross or SEAS, but also through hands-on experience in sustainability.
Wendy Palomino Alvarez
MBA/MS ‘28
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Don’t miss what’s next
Join the Erb Institute mailing list to learn more about our programs and opportunities!