Description:   opportunities to participate in research relating to health and the environment

Discipline(s):   atmospheric science, biochemistry, biology, biophysics, bioremediation, biostatistics, chemistry, ecology, genetics, genomics, marine science, molecular and cellular biology, measurement science, mole

Eligibility:  U.S. Citizens and Legal Permanent Residents. graduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, tribal colleges, and Hispanic-serving institutions; U.S. citizens or permanent residents

Location(s):   any of the participating multiprogram or dedicated laboratories currently funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research: Ames Laboratory (Ames, Iowa), Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne, Ill.), Brookhaven National Laboratory (Upton, N.Y.), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, Calif.), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, Calif.), Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, N.M.), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, Tenn.), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, Wash.), Savannah River Site (Aiken, S.C.), Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (Aiken, S.C.)

Duration:   10 weeks in summer; Some semester appointments

Frequency:  annually

Awards made:  number varies

Deadline(s):  third Tuesday in January

Benefits:  $700 per week for graduate students; limited travel reimbursement (round-trip transportation expenses between host facility and home or campus)

Funding source(s):  U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Biological and Environmental Research

How to apply:  OBER Application 2008

Contact(s):

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