Grants & Funding

American Meteorological Society

Published Date: October 04, 2007

Program Information

Program Name:

AMS Undergraduate Scholarships

Program URL:

http://ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/index.html

Program Year:

2006

Program Description:

American Meteorological Society awards Undergraduate Scholarships to students entering their final year of undergraduate study in the fall. Applicants must be majoring in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences, and/or must show clear intent to make the atmospheric or related sciences their career.

Program Restrictions:

Applicants must be majoring in atmospheric or related oceanic and hydrologic science and must show clear intent to make the atmospheric or related sciences their career. Applicants must be enrolled full time in an accredited U.S. institution and must have a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.25 on a scale of 4.0 at the time of application. Applicant must demonstrate financial need to be eligible to apply for the Schroeder scholarships; The Murphy Scholarship will be awarded to a student who, through curricular or extracurricular activities has evidenced an interest in weather forecasting or in the value and utilization of forecasts; and The Crow Scholarship will be awarded to a student who has evidenced a strong interest in applied meteorology. Applicant must be entering his or her final undergraduate year in the fall to be eligible to apply.

Public Contact Information

Supported Components and Scientific Fields

Supported Components:

Student Scholarships

General Fields Supported:

Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Science

Specific Fields Supported:

Computer Sciences, Ecology/Environmental Sciences, Geology, Other (specify): Atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrolic sciences

Program Eligibility Requirements

Who can apply?

Students

If organizations may apply, check which ones:

None provided

If students may apply, check which ones:

Grade 13

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?

Yes

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:

Letter of Inquiry, Telephone, Online Application (specify URL): http://www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/scholfeldocs/undergradscholarship.html

Application Details:

Only one application is necessary for all of the scholarships listed.

Application Deadline(s)?:

Yes

If yes, date(s):

02/08/2008

Deadline Comments:

must be postmarked by the deadline date

Award Duration:

Fixed

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