For sophomores:
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is currently accepting applications
for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. This award provides $19,000 spread over your junior and
senior years. Hollings scholars also get full-time, PAID ($700/week) summer internships at NOAA facilities. Desired majors include (but are not limited to) oceanic, environmental, biological, and atmospheric sciences, mathematics, engineering, remote sensing
technology, computer and information science, physical and social sciences including geography, physics, hydrology, geomatics, or teacher education that support NOAA's programs and
mission: “To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, ocean, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information with
others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.” Application window closes in January.
For juniors:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Summer Student Fellowship
is a 10- to 12-week program that provides hands-on research experience for students. Housing is provided, and students receive $700 in travel expenses and a weekly stipend of $680. Preferred majors include (but are not limited to) biology, chemistry, engineering,
geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, physics, oceanography, and marine policy. Application window closes in early February.
Interested in either opportunity? Please contact Dr. Terre Ryan, Loyola’s Director of National Fellowships, at
tmryan@loyola.edu before December 10th.
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