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Summer 2008: Time to GRO
The Evaluation of Aquatic Communities to Assess Biological Conditions in Rivers, Streams, and Lakes. Measuring Chemical Effects on Characteristics of Wild and Laboratory Animal Populations. Measuring Priority Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water.
These and 12 other impressive research projects make up the body of work that will be tackled this summer by the current crop of GRO undergraduate fellows. GRO, which stands for Greater Research Opportunities, is an EPA fellowship program administered by the Agency’s National Center for Environmental Research. The program is designed to support and motivate talented students in pursuit of environmental careers.
GRO undergraduates receive financial support—$500 monthly stipends, $2,500 expense allowances, and up to $10,000 for tuition and fees—during their final two years of college. Fellows also spend a summer as paid interns at one of EPA’s research laboratories, regional offices, or headquarters programs in the United States, where they pursue research projects to support the Agency and earn an allowance of $7,500.
“I had a very positive experience with the GRO program,” reports Toiya Goodlow, a 2002 GRO fellow who harnessed her experience and a B.S. in chemistry from Howard University into a full-time career as a chemist for the EPA Office of Pesticides Programs in Washington, DC. “The work I did showed me how real people are connected with the work done in EPA.”
Fellowships for the GRO undergraduate program can be used at four-year, fully accredited institutions of higher education with limited funding for research and development. Students at schools that have substantial minority enrollment are particularly encouraged to apply.
For application information and deadlines on GRO and other fellowships, visit http://es.epa.gov/ncer/fellow/.
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