Scholarships

NOAA is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships to students majoring in disciplines related to oceanic and atmospheric science, research, or technology, and supportive of NOAA’s programs and mission, e.g., biological, social and physical sciences; mathematics; engineering; and computer and information sciences.

Undergraduate Scholarships (for students who are currently sophomores):

Educational Partnership Program Undergraduate Scholarship

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Deadline:  February 17, 2012

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program

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Deadline:   January 6, 2012

Graduate Scholarships (for graduating college seniors who are applying to graduate school or current graduate students):

Graduate Sciences Program

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Deadline:   January 31, 2012

Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program

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Deadline: January 6, 2012

Eligibility requirements for all scholarship programs are:

  • US Citizenship
  • 3.0 GPA
  • Studying a NOAA science including, but not limited to: atmospheric science, biology, cartography, chemistry, computer science, ecology, engineering, environmental science, geology, geodesy, geography, marine science, mathematics, meteorology, oceanography, physical science, photogrammetry, physics, etc.; mathematics;

NOAA also has a Student Opportunities website that contains scholarship, internship, and fellowship information for high school, undergraduates, graduates, and post-docs located at:

http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/noaa_student_opps.html

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact  StudentScholarshipPrograms@noaa.gov or (301) 713-9437 x150.