Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology  (UMEB)

Important Notice Re: UMEB

Please note that the Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology (UMEB) Program has been suspended and is no longer accepting proposals.  A new program has just been posted: Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (URM).  See NSF 06-591 for details.

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  05-558

DUE DATES

Archived

SYNOPSIS

The Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology (UMEB) Program is designed to enable institutions to create programs that will encourage undergraduate students, especially those from under-represented groups, to pursue a career in environmental biology. The UMEB Program supports projects that provide year-round support for undergraduate students to gain research experience in environmental biology. Environmental biology is broadly defined to include areas of research focusing on organisms as they evolve, interact with each other, and/or interact with their environment, from perspectives that range from molecular to ecosystem levels. Environmental biology also includes molecular studies of environment-organism interactions and environmental genomics. Field experience must be part of the research experience. Projects should emphasize factors that encourage and enable members of under-represented groups to enter, and remain in, environmental biology. The UMEB Program now requires submission of a preliminary proposal.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

This program provides educational opportunities for  Undergraduate Students . Individuals interested in applying for funding should see the program guidelines above.

RELATED URLS

Historical Awards list - FY '02

Historical Awards list - FY '03

Historical Awards list FY '99-'01

Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program