As an Erb Institute Undergraduate Fellow, you’ll join a community of students, faculty, alumni, staff and business partners dedicated to using business as a force for good. We help you dream big and design a different kind of future for yourself—one that you might not even realize is possible. Our program combines business and sustainability education inside and outside of the classroom to help you build the skills to help create a sustainable world for all.
Curriculum
As an Erb undergraduate fellow, you’ll select courses from across the University of Michigan to customize your educational experience and develop a deeper understanding of business and sustainability. The program requires 12 credits of coursework focused on business and sustainability. Fellows may choose from a number of approved courses that fit their schedule and personal interests.
Co-Curriculars
As an Erb Undergraduate Fellow, you’ll have access to a variety of opportunities that take you outside of the classroom, including:
- Funding to participate in local and national business sustainability conferences
- Access to exclusive action-based internships, hands-on learning opportunities and projects
- Access to local, regional, and international business sustainability leaders in energy, finance, food and agriculture, consulting and consumer goods.
- Funding to attend sustainability-focused global immersion courses
- Hands-on business sustainability workshops on topics like Stakeholder Engagement, Triple-Bottom-Line Decision-Making, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Career visioning workshops and advising
- One-on-one mentoring with Erb dual-degree graduate students, staff, faculty and alumni.
Erb Fellows Program Requirements
To successfully complete the Erb Fellows program, each Fellow must meet the program’s curricular, co-curricular and community programming requirements within two academic years or prior to graduating, whichever comes first.
Erb Fellows Requirements – at a glance:
- Erb Fellows Orientation: Participate in Erb Fellows Orientation
- Curricular Learning: Complete 12-credits of approved coursework
- Co-curricular Learning: Participate in a minimum of two (2) co-curricular activities in the fall and winter academic terms; Fellows are encouraged to participate in as many co-curricular offerings as possible.
- Community Engagement: Demonstrate active participation in the Erb Community, including community dinners, gatherings and celebrations.
