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Upcoming Student Funding Opportunities
Student Funding Opportunities: How You Can Help Them Find Support Presentation prepared by Dean Williamson.
Internships & Jobs (http://www.calstate.edu/coast/students/internships.shtml)
Funding & Fellowships (http://www.calstate.edu/coast/students/funding.shtml)
Job Postings (http://www.calstate.edu/coast/job_postings.shtml)
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COAST is currently accepting applications from CSU undergraduate and graduate students for travel support to present the results of original research at marine, estuarine and coastal-themed scientific meetings and conferences, or special thematic sessions of more general scientific meetings.
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A total of $23,000 is available for student travel support. Approximately half of the funds will be awarded for travel occurring between July 1 and December 31 2012, and half of the funds will be awarded for travel occurring between January 1 and June 30 2013.
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Application Deadline: None—Applications will be accepted on a continual basis until all funds are awarded. Applications must be submitted no less than 60 days before initiating travel.
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Maximum Award Amount: $750 for travel within California; $1000 for travel outside California
- Travel Dates Covered: July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
- Applicants must provide evidence of an accepted abstract. Please do not submit an application until your abstract has been accepted. Click Here to apply.
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Project Title: Benthic Habitat Mapping, Point Mugu Sea Range – San Nicolas Island
Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential investigators for a project to be funded by NAVAIR which provides professional and technical support for its Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan in order to facilitate successful implementation of the Sikes Act. Approximately $970,000 is expected to be available to support this project.
Please send responses or direct questions to:
USACE Lead: Jack Mobley, PhD
Environmental Resources Planner
US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District
CESWF-PER-EE
819 Taylor Street, Rm 3A12
Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300
ph. 817.886.1708
email: Jack.E.Mobley@usace.army.mil
fax. 817.886.6499
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Social Science Division Student Travel Awards
The Social Science Division is offering a limited number of travel grants, up to $200 each, for undergraduate students presenting the results of research that they have conducted at a regional or national, discipline-specific meeting during the academic year 2011-12. Award recipients are required to acknowledge CUR for support of their travel in their talk or poster. After the meeting, a brief report about the experience is expected. Minority students are encouraged to apply. Eligibility Criteria: Undergraduate student must be a junior or senior, student’s mentor must be a CUR member or the student’s home institution must be a CUR institutional member, and student’s home institution must match the travel grant. Applications for a travel grant to a spring 2012 meeting are now being accepted. Award decisions will be made on a first come, first serve basis. For application requirements and more details visit: www.cur.org/socscistudenttravel.html
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National Park Service Student 12-Week Climate Change Internships
Please visit the National Council for Science and Environment Website (link below) to learn about NPS 2012 internship opportunities. This program provides paid 12-week internships related to various aspects of climate change in national parks - research and monitoring, communication, interpretation and education, adaptive management, mitigation, etc. The internships are for 18 to 25 year olds, and generally have a requirement of undergraduate academic achievement or promise.
This year there are 26 interships in parks and central offices all around the National Park system - including some opportunities locally in California. The internships pay $12/hour in the parks and $14/hour in Washington, D.C. program offices. Most internships are during the summer months, though some will occur in the fall and early winter.
Applications are now being accepted for these positions. The project
descriptions, elgibility requirements and application materials are
available on the website of our partner, the National Council for Science and Environment:
http://ncseonline.org/jobs/Campus-to-Careers
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American Educational Research Association (AERA) Announces 2012-3 Funding Opportunities
In our efforts to strengthen the pipeline to education research, The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announces its 2012–2013 fellowship programs and funding opportunities for undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career scholars. These programs provide mentoring and funding support to develop research skills and conduct studies in education related fields and topics. Information about the programs and the upcoming application deadlines are available at www.aera.net/fellowships.htm. Underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities and women are encouraged to apply. Below are brief descriptions of the AERA research funding opportunities.
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Program: National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Agency: U.S. Department of Defense
*** Next Deadline: Dec 14, 2012 ***
Awards 36-month portable fellowships to new graduate students to support full-time study and research, leading to doctoral degrees in math, engineering, science, and other disciplines of DOD interest. Fellows can attend any U.S. school and do not incur military or other service obligation. See http://ndseg.asee.org/ for details. Email:
ndseg@asee.org CFDA Number:N/A
Contact: Peter Frisbie, Program Manager
1818 N Street NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
202/331-3516
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Agency: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers
****Next Deadline: Dec 15, 2012 ***
Graduate Student Grants-In-Aid (12/15) provide up to $10,000 to support living expenses, tuition, travel to ASHRAE meetings, experimental equipment, and supplies for 10 to 25 graduate students to encourage their continued preparation for service in the HVAC&R industry. Senior Undergraduate Project Grants (12/17) provide institutions with up to $5,000 for equipment and supplies for senior
projects and two-year technical school projects that focus on ASHRAE-related topics. Scholarships and other programs also available. See
http://www.ashrae.org/students/page/704 for details. Email: mvaughn@ashrae.org CFDA Number:N/A
Contact: M. Vaughn, Manager of Research
Research and Technical Services
1791 Tullie Circle, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-2305
404/636-8400
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****Next Deadline: Jan. 21, 2013 ****
The National Park Service and the UW College of the Environment are pleased to announce the 2013 George Melendez Wright Climate Change Youth Initiative.
This program provides opportunities for young people to work on diverse issues related to climate change and its effects in national parks. The opportunities take two forms – competitive fellowships awarded to advanced graduate students (Masters and Doctorate levels) to support their independent research, and paid internships in which undergraduate or beginning graduate students work for approximately 12 weeks on projects in research, interpretation, park operations, policy development, or other fields.
Additional information, along with application instructions, can be found on the Initiative website at: CCYI.org
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Program: Graduate and Undergraduate Student Research Grants
Agency: Geological Society of America
****Next Deadline: Feb 01, 2013 ****
Graduate Student Research Grants (2/1 annually) provide partial support of master's and doctoral thesis research in the geological sciences for graduate students enrolled in universities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Central America. Undergraduate Student Research Grants (deadlines vary by region) support individual research by sophomore or junior undergraduates. Applicants must be GSA members. See http://www.geosociety.org/grants/ for details. Email: dlorenz@geosociety.org
Contact: Diane Lorenz, Program Officer
PO Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140
303/357-1028
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Program: NASA Glenn Faculty Fellowship Program (NGFFP)
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
**** Next Deadline: Feb 08, 2013 ****
Ten-week fellowships for science and engineering faculty are available at NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, during the summer months. Research must be aligned with the research and technology needs of GRC, and have the potential to advance NASA mission. Faculty stipend is $1,300-$1,500 per week and a relocation allowance will be provided to those fellows who live more than 50 miles from the GRC. See http://rt.grc.nasa.gov/main/university-affairs/ngffp for updates when available. Email: Mark.D.Kankam@nasa.gov
Contact: David Kankam, University Affairs Officer
21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
216/433-6143
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**** Next Deadline: Feb 15, 2013 ****
The Grand Teton Association and Grand Teton National Park offer a graduate fellowship of up to $10,000/project for graduate studies focused on documenting the almost intangible and disappearing aspects of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, including Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, the John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and other public or private lands. Emphasis areas are lesser-known ecosystem elements such as air and water; geologic or other processes; plants, insects, reptiles, or amphibians, fungi; natural soundscapes; and social science related to public understanding of natural resources and their use or management.
Graduate students pursuing either a Master’s or Doctoral degree are invited to submit proposals by February 15, 15, 2013.
For more information, contact Jan Lynch, GTA Executive Director,
307-739-3406 or Sue Consolo Murphy, Grand Teton National Park Chief of Science& Resource Management, at 307-739-3481
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Program: Summer Intern Program in Geoscience
Agency: Carnegie Institution of Washington
**** Next Deadline: Feb 28, 2013 ****
Supports 10-week summer internships during which undergraduate students conduct individual research projects with guidance from a DTM or Geophysical Laboratory staff member. Eligible research areas are Experimental Petrology, Mineralogy, Seismology, Planetary Geology, Astronomy, Mineral Physics, Biogeochemistry, Geochemistry, and Cosmochemistry. Interns receive a $4,500 stipend. See http://people.gl.ciw.edu/summerscholars/ for details. Email: s.gramsch@gl.ciw.edu
Contact: Stephen Gramsch, Director
Geophysical Laboratory
5251 Broad Branch Road, NW
Washington, DC 20015-1305
202/478-8939
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Agency: Morris K. Udall Foundation
**** Next Deadline: Mar 01, 2013 ****
Supports undergraduate scholarships (3/1/13 for online registration) of up to $5,000 for sophomores and juniors studying fields related to the environment, and to Native Americans and Alaska Natives studying fields related to health care or tribal public policy. Dissertation fellowships (not available in 2013) of up to $24,000 support final year of writing dissertation concerning environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution. Award recipients must submit a copy of dissertation at the end of the fellowship year. Email: curlin@udall.gov See http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/OurPrograms.aspx for details.
Contact: Jane Curlin, Program Officer
130 South Scott Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701
520/670-5529
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Program: Undergraduate Student Researchers Program (USRP)
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
**** Next Deadline: Mar 15, 2013 ****
Offers undergraduates mentored research opportunities at 10 participating NASA centers. Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens who have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and are concentrating in engineering, mathematics, computer science, or physical/life sciences. Students receive $6,000 (10 week summer session) or $9,000 (15-week fall or spring session), plus travel. Students may apply for one or more sessions but if awarded both, may only participate in one. See http://intern.nasa.gov/ for details on all internship opportunities and http://usrp.usra.edu/ for general USRP information. Email: zippay@epo.usra.edu
Contact: Anthony Zippay, Project Administrator
USRP National Program Office
3600 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
281/244-2027
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Program: Grants-in-Aid of Research
Agency: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
**** Next Deadline: Mar 15, 2013 ****
Supports full-time graduate and undergraduate students and Ph.D. professionals conducting scientific research in any field of science and engineering. Awards of up to $1,000 (up to $5,000 for astronomy research or $2,500 for vision related research) pay for travel expenses to and from a research site, for purchase of non-standard laboratory equipment necessary to complete a specific research project, or for reimbursement of human subjects. Sigma Xi membership not required. Proposals due 3/15 and 10/15 annually. See http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtm for details. Email: giar@sigmaxi.org
Contact: Emma Creaser, Chair
3106 East NC Highway 54
P.O. Box 13975
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
800/243-6534