Student and Postdoctoral Funding in the Science of Disasters

Organization:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Program:

Postdoctoral Scholarship Program

Deadline:

15 January 2006

Postdoctoral Scholar awards are offered to recipients of new or recent doctorates in the fields of chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, physics, and biology as well as oceanography. These competitive awards are designed to further the education and training of the applicant with primary emphasis placed on the individual's research promise.

Organization:

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Program:

Global Change Education Program

Deadline:

February 6, 2006

The Global Change Education Program provides opportunities to participate in research areas related to global change. Global change research encompasses a wide variety of study areas, including atmospheric sciences, ecology, global carbon cycles, climatology, and terrestrial processes.

Organization:

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Program:

Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS)

Deadline:

February 1, 2006

The SOARS program is a four-year undergraduate and graduate program for African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Hispanic/Latino students interested in pursuing careers in the atmospheric and related sciences. The program includes a 10-week summer experience at the National Center for Atmospheric Research or other national laboratories. Other components of the program are educational and research opportunities, mentoring, a science-writing workshop, career counseling and guidance, and financial support for students accepted into a graduate-level program.

Organization:

American Meteorological Society

Program:

AMS Undergraduate Scholarships

Deadline:

February 10, 2006

American Meteorological Society awards its 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.