Grants & Funding

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Published Date: July 02, 2007

Program Information

Program Name:

Summer Student Fellowship Program

Program URL:

http://www.whoi.edu/education/undergraduate/summer.html

Program Year:

Program Description:

Summer Student Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate students who have completed their junior or senior year at colleges or universities studying in any of the fields of science or engineering with at least a tentative interest in the ocean sciences, oceanographic engineering, mathematics, or marine policy. Fellowships are awarded to pursue an independent research project, chosen by the fellow, under the guidance of a member of the Research Staff. Through this program of Summer Fellowship grants, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's (WHOI) aim is to give a promising group of science and engineering students experience which will assist them in determining whether they wish to devote careers to the study of the oceans.

Program Restrictions:

Summer Student Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate students who have completed their junior or senior year at colleges or universities studying in any of the fields of science or engineering, which includes but is not limited to the fields of: biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, physics, oceanography, and marine policy. Students must have at least a tentative interest in the ocean sciences, oceanographic engineering, mathematics, or marine policy. Women and persons from under represented groups are encouraged to apply.

Public Contact Information

Supported Components and Scientific Fields

Supported Components:

Student Research Opportunities and Broadening Access, Student Fellowships, Laboratory Development

General Fields Supported:

Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Science, Technology, Other (specify): Oceanography, Marine Policy

Specific Fields Supported:

Biochemistry/Structural Biology, Bioengineering, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth Systems, Ecology/Environmental Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Geology, Instrumentation, Molecular Biology, Paleontology, Plant Biology, Zoology, Other (specify): oceanography, meteorology, geophysics, marine policy

Program Eligibility Requirements

Who can apply?

Students

If organizations may apply, check which ones:

None provided

If students may apply, check which ones:

Grade 15, Grade 16

Are awards targeted to a specific population group?

No

If yes, check those that apply:

None provided

Is this program limited to organizations or residents within the United States?

No

Are awards targeted to people in specific U.S. states?

No

If yes, check those that apply:

None provided

Are awards targeted to a specific region within a state?

No

If yes, specify

Application Process and Program Award Term

Application Process, Initial Contact or Approach:

Online Application (specify URL): http://www.whoi.edu/education/undergraduate/summer_application.html

Application Details:

Application Deadline(s)?:

Yes

If yes, date(s):

02/15/2008, 02/15/2009, 02/15/2010, 02/15/2011

Deadline Comments:

Award Duration:

Fixed, 10-12 weeks in the summer

Program Competition Information

Year (last reported competition)  

	Number of Applicants	Number of Awards	Total Funding Dollars	Range of Awards
Other Applicants:
Individual Award Rates:
Institutional Award Rates:

Sample of Recent Grantees

Grantee	Award Year	Award