BSOS Summer Scholars Program

Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, February 24, 2020
Award Cycle: Open
Discipline/Subject Area: Open to BSOS only
Funding Available: 12,000
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a freshman, sophomore, or junior
Eligibility Requirements: Must have at least a 3.4 GPA

Description:

The BSOS Summer Scholars program supports undergraduate students doing independent research projects with faculty in the summer. Recipients will gain a competitive edge when applying for graduate study, national scholarships, and other awards. Students may expand their research into an independent study or Honors thesis during the following fall semester. The program is modeled after, but separate from, the Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research (MCUR) Maryland Summer Scholars Program. Students may apply for both opportunities but may only accept one.

There will be a maximum of four awards of $3,000 each. Applications must include the following:

1. an unofficial copy of the student's transcript and any other evidence of the student's scholarly accomplishments;
2. a one-page personal statement from the student about their long-term professional/intellectual goals, and how this fellowship and research project would advance those goals; and
3. a letter of recommendation from a BSOS faculty member addressing the merit of the proposed summer research, the student's qualifications to undertake the project, and a mentoring plan.

Proposals are initiated by the undergraduate student and completed by the Faculty mentor who provides the support letter via this application system. The Faculty member must have an appointment in a BSOS department or center and the student must be a BSOS major.

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Summer REU - Maryland Sea Grant

Maryland Sea Grant offers fifteen students the opportunity to conduct marine research on the Chesapeake Bay. During the 12-week program, each student works with a mentor on an individual research project. It’s a special opportunity to develop your research skills and interests by working with top science mentors studying America’s largest estuary.

Each REU fellow will receive:

• $6,000 stipend 
• Free housing at your research lab
• Round-trip travel expenses

Research areas include:

• Benthic environment
• Climate change
• Contaminants
• Environmental chemistry
• Estuarine processes
• Fisheries
• Modeling and analysis
• Molecular biology and genetics
• Physical oceanography

Eligibility

We seek students majoring in marine science, ecology, environmental science, biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, and mathematics.

Students from colleges and universities where research opportunities are limited and from groups underrepresented in marine and coastal science are encouraged to apply.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and have completed at least two years of study towards (but not yet completed) a bachelor’s degree. Preference is given to students who are rising seniors.

How to Apply
Interested students are required to submit:

• Application form
• Personal statement
• Resume
• Unofficial or official transcripts
• A list of courses in progress
• Two letters of recommendation

Learn more about how to apply to the program.

Learn more about Maryland Sea Grant's REU program

• Schedule, Programs, and Seminars: Summary of key dates, field trips, seminars on careers in science, and more.
• Frequently Asked Questions about the program.
• Research Topics and Mentors: Learn about the research topics studied in previous years by participating students and the mentors who advised them on those topics.
• Our Students and Their Research: Photos and names of past students and descriptions of their projects and publications.
• Read a feature article all about our program in Maryland Sea Grant's magazine Chesapeake Quarterly.
• Check out a PDF slideshow about REU, read and share our flyer about the program, and “Like” our Facebook page.  

BSOS SRI program

Please find enclosed information about the UMD College of Behavioral and Social Sciences’ 2020 Summer Research Initiative (SRI).  Our program is designed to encourage and enhance the diversity of scholars working in the social and behavioral science fields, and as such, we have an excellent track record of helping underrepresented undergraduates gain entry into doctoral training programs.  We hope you will pass this information along to undergraduates, especially those underrepresented in the sciences, who could benefit from our program.

Detailed information about our program, as well as links to the application portals, can be found on our website at https://go.umd.edu/BSOSSRI.  

The application deadline for this year's program is February 10, 2020.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Kimberly Johnson, the SRI coordinator, at kjohns16@umd.edu.

Southern California Earthquake Center Internship Opportunities

 Applications for Summer 2020 undergraduate internships with the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) are now being accepted. Learn more and apply at https://www.scec.org/internships.

SCEC offers two internship programs, each providing compensation of at least $6500:

• The Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (UseIT) Program challenges teams of undergraduates of diverse backgrounds with real-world earthquake issues that require collaborative, interdisciplinary applications of earth science and information technology (including high performance computing).
• The SCEC Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program pairs undergraduates with SCEC scientists at that researcher's institution or field site. Projects for SURE interns span the spectrum of earthquake science.

Applications received by February 7, will be considered in the first round of internship offers. Applications received after February 7 will be reviewed as needed.

 

You can contact internships@scec.org with any questions. 

AGU Bridge Program

If you identify as a student...

• From an underrepresented group
• Who has a long-term goal of earning a graduate degree in the geosciences
• And has never applied to graduate school or is seeking a second chance at applying

...then the AGU Bridge Program welcomes you to apply to graduate school through a common application found here.

Your FREE AGU Bridge Program application will be circulated to AGU Bridge Partner institutions with graduate programs across the country. Students accepted into a graduate program within an AGU Bridge Partner department will be able to receive funding, have opportunities to conduct research, work on advanced coursework, and be mentored and coached as an AGU Bridge Fellow.

Use this link to start your FREE online application NOW!

The deadline to complete the application is April 15, 2020.

To learn more about AGU Bridge Program please visit our website, and best of luck!

Please direct any additional questions about the AGU Bridge Program or application to bridge@agu.org.

Arctic Alaska Vegetation, Permafrost & Ecosystems Summer Field Course

Arctic Alaska Vegetation, Permafrost & Ecosystems Summer Field Course, 8–24 June 2020
University of Alaska Fairbanks


The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) announces a 3-credit, 17-day summer field course: "BIOL 495/695, Arctic Alaska Vegetation, Permafrost & Ecosystems." The course is open to undergraduate and graduate students interested in learning about the Arctic. The course includes two days of classroom instruction and local field trips in the Fairbanks area followed by a 13-day field excursion to Alaska's North Slope of the Brooks Range. Instructors include arctic research scientists and local experts in permafrost, vegetation, birds, mammals, ecosystem science, Arctic parks, life in an arctic village, and oilfield environmental research. Students will undertake an independent research project of their choosing. The course concludes with two days for student presentations at UAF. The class will travel along the Dalton Highway, which traverses boreal forest, alpine, and arctic tundra biomes from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, AK. Eleven days will be spent camping at different locations along the route. We will also spend a night at Toolik Field Station, a world-renowned arctic research station. The cost of transportation and meals during the field excursion is included in the course fee, as well as lodging at Toolik Field Station and on UAF’s campus. (Students are responsible for meals during the 4-day campus portion of the course.) Students will need to bring all-weather clothing including winter jackets and rubber boots, and a good sleeping bag and three-season tent (if available—a limited selection of sleeping bags and expedition tents are available to those who do not have them). The course is limited to 10 undergraduate and/or graduate students. Pre-requisites include two semesters of college-level science with one upper-level course or permission of instructor. A $250 non-refundable deposit is required by 15 April 2020. The balance of the course payment is due 15 May. International students must submit an International Student Summer Application and supporting documents by 15 March. Registration begins February 10 (degree-seeking students), February 24 (all students). For more information and to register go to www.uaf.edu/summer/courses/fieldcourses.php

Questions? Contact Skip Walker (dawalker@alaska.edu) or Amy Breen (albreen@alaska.edu)
www.facebook.com/arcticalaskaecosystems

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Internships

The Chesapeake-Student Recruitment, Early Advisement and Mentoring (C-StREAM) Program focuses on recruiting, advising, and mentoring college students from communities that are currently underrepresented in the environmental field and that historically have been excluded from opportunities to pursue careers in environmental research and management. For these internships, C-StREAM will accept applications from students who identify as people of color and/or who are first-generation college students. Learn more about the application process for C-StREAM. Applications for these positions are due February 15, 2020. 

We will host two summer interns through C-StREAM in 2020:

• Field Technician: Support our field program through oyster reef monitoring, water column and nearshore habitat monitoring, and acoustic telemetry data collection. Work will be conducted on a range of vessel platforms and sizes; based in Annapolis, Maryland.
• Chesapeake Bay Restoration and Protection Policy: Help to develop an “indicator”—tracking statistics—on forage species that will be used by resource managers as they consider management of pretty for key predators. Based in Annapolis, Maryland.

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to work with NOAA and Chesapeake Bay Program personnel on science, policy, and education programming. Learn more about the application process for the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Summer Internship Program. Applications for these positions are due by February 20, 2020. 

We will host three interns through this program in 2020:

• Climate Change Indicator Development Support: Identify data and devise ways to use this information in “indicators” that will be used to track trends and progress toward advancing climate resiliency. Based in Annapolis, Maryland.
• Buoy Data Visualization: Assist with updating capabilities for an application that visualizes data from the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System. Based in Annapolis, Maryland.
• Environmental Literacy Database Support: Develop and populate a database that includes georeferenced data and descriptive information about environmental education grant recipients and program participants. Support planning and implementation of summer teacher workshops and conferences. Based in Oxford, Maryland.