2017 US | SIF Peter DeSimone Scholarship Recipients
The Peter DeSimone Student Scholarship Program is offered by the US | SIF Foundation. The scholarship supports up to six undergraduate or graduate students to attend the US | SIF 8th Annual Conference, Investing for a Sustainable World, in Washington, DC from May 30-June 1, 2018. These scholarships are made possible through the support of Campbell Soup Company and Calvert Impact Capital.
The scholarship is named for Peter DeSimone, a 20-plus year veteran of the SRI community. Peter was a US SIF staff member for several years, inaugurating the position of Policy Director and helping launch our first conference. He also worked at the Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC) in the mid-1990s, initially focusing on South Africa’s post-apartheid transition, and helped found the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), which provides impartial research to institutional investors.
The objectives of the Scholarship Program are:
Scholars are expected to attend the entire conference, including The Fundamentals of Sustainable and Impact Investment course or Hill Day, Member Day activities, tweet and write a blog post for the US | SIF website or other approved platform.
Scholarship recipients receive:
The Peter DeSimone Conference Scholarship is designed for students who are:
The Application deadline has passed. Please email Bryan McGannon if you would like information about the 2019 Scholar Program and application process.
“I’ve been able to gain a better understanding of the work that’s being done in sustainable investing while also being able to meet a number of the leaders in this space who are shaping careers.” --David Chan, 2017 Scholarship Recipient
“The Peter DeSimone student scholarship program put me in front of leaders in the responsible investing field, giving me friendly faces to reach back out to for advice, questions, collaborations, and ideas once I started my career.”
--Ali Edelstein, 2016 Scholarship Recipient
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