Since its inception in 1946, BER has directly supported the academic advancement
of more than 2500 individuals and touched the lives of thousands more through
a series of activities and programs, including the following current programs:
- The Minority
Institutions Biological and Environmental Student Research Participation.
Program provides summer research opportunities for graduate students
from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, tribal colleges,
and Hispanic-serving institutions. Research must be conducted at any
of the participating multiprogram or dedicated laboratories nationwide
currently funded by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research
(BER). Research must be conducted in a research area that supports
the mission of BER. Applications are due in January.
- Global Change
Education Program. The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Biological
and Environmental Research has established the Global Change Education
Program (GCEP) to promote undergraduate and graduate training in support
of the Department's global change research activities. Global change
research encompasses a wide variety of study areas, including atmospheric
sciences, ecology, global carbon cycles, climatology, and terrestrial
processes. The GCEP includes the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
(SURE), the Graduate Research Environmental Fellowships (GREF), and
DOE sponsorship of several proteges in the Significant Opportunities
in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) program.