The Undergraduate Scholarship Program provides an opportunity for rising junior students to study disciplines relating to the NOAA's mission. Students attending Minority Serving Institutions (Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaskan-Native Serving Institutions, and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions) receive appointments to approved NOAA offices and sites upon acceptance to the program.
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EPP/USP Scholarship Timeline of Events
Year One:
September to February – Application period.
April – Scholarship recipients notified.
Summer internship begins last week of May (beginning Memorial Day holiday) – NOAA orientation and training program in Silver Spring MD., (mandatory attendance for all new student scholars). Selection of summer internship during first week of June. Bi-weekly stipend payments begin.
End of July/Beginning of August – Student scholars present their summer projects during mandatory final presentation week in Silver Spring, MD.
August to September – Summer internship opportunities identified by NOAA mentors for 2nd summer.
September – Disbursement of academic scholarship.
October - Student scholars receive summer internship opportunities.
October to December - Student scholars contact NOAA mentors to discuss potential match and eventually summer internship.
December to April – Student scholars conduct internship site visit.
Year Two:
January – Disbursement of academic scholarship.
May – Student scholars begin internship, bi-weekly stipend payments begin.
End of July/Beginning of August – Student scholars present their summer projects during mandatory final presentation week in Silver Spring, MD.
September – Disbursement of academic scholarship.
January – Disbursement of academic scholarship.
May to June – Scholarship ends.
For more information, contact Victoria Dancy at 301-713-9437 x 206 or e-mail: Victoria.G.Dancy@noaa.gov
