Scholarship Opportunities for Meteorology Students
| Deadline | Scholarship | Award | Eligibility |
| October 14, 2011 | AMS Student Assistant Program | Housing, meal, and registration expenses at AMS Annual Meeting (Rutgers will pay travel expenses.) | Any student attending the AMS Annual Meeting, AMS member |
| October 14, 2011 | AMS Student Annual Meeting Travel Grants | Housing, registration, and travel expenses at AMS Annual Meeting | Seniors and graduate students attending, but not presenting a paper, at the AMS Annual Meeting, AMS member |
| November 15, 2011 | National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program | $30,000 annual stipend and full tuition | Current seniors planning to attend graduate school in Fall, 2012, and current first and second year graduate students, U.S. citizens |
| January 3, 2012 | Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Fellowship | $50,000 per year, including stipend and tuition | Current seniors planning to attend graduate school in Fall, 2012, and current first and second year graduate students, U.S. citizens |
| January 6, 2012 | NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship | $8000/yr, plus $6500 summer internship with housing | Full-time Junior in Fall, 2012; 3.0 or better GPA |
| Various | Pathways to Science: Multiple opportunities for summer research opportunites | ||
| Various | Multiple opportunities with NASA for internships, fellowships, and scholarships | ||
| February 1, 2012 | SOARS, Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science | 10-week summer program at NCAR in Boulder, Colorado, with competitive wages, travel assistance to and from home, and paid housing and local transportation | Have completed 2 years of college; 3.0 or better GPA; member of a group that is historically under-represented in the atmospheric and related sciences, including students who are Black or African American, American Indian or Alaskan Native, and Hispanic or Latino; female or first generation students; or have experienced, and worked to overcome, educational or economic disadvantage; and/or have personal or family circumstances that may complicate their continued progress in research careers |
| February 10, 2012 | AMS/Industry Minority Scholarship | $3000/yr for two years | Entering as Freshman in Fall, 2012 |
| February 10, 2012 | AMS Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship | $2500/yr for two years | Entering as Freshman in Fall, 2012 |
| February 10, 2012 | AMS Named Undergraduate Scholarships | Various | Current juniors |
| February 10, 2012 | AMS Industry/Government Graduate Fellowships | $24,000 for first year of graduate school, and partial travel support to annual AMS meeting | Current seniors planning to attend graduate school in Fall, 2012, 3.25 or better GPA |
| February 15, 2012 | International Summer Scholarships | Up to $5,000 | Interest in international summer experience |
| April 4, 2011 | SEBS Scholarships (available February, 2012) | Over 500 scholarships will be awarded through this one application. Award amounts vary, and range up to $4,000. | SEBS sophomores (Class of 2014), juniors (Class of 2013), and seniors (Class of 2012) as of Fall 2011 |
| June 15, 2011 | Elizabeth and Arthur Reich Scholarship (available February, 2012) | $1,000 to $4,000 per year | [African American and/or Hispanic-American. U.S. citizens are eligible, regardless of their place of residence.] or [Graduates of public or private high schools in Atlantic City, Camden, East Orange, Elizabeth, Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, New Brunswick, Passaic, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Plainfield, Union City or Trenton, regardless of their race or ethnicity are also eligible.] |
Please apply for all scholarships for which you are eligible. Contact Prof. Robock at robock@envsci.rutgers.edu or 732-932-9800 x6222 for assistance. Be sure to submit all required information by the deadline. Please look at How to Ask a Professor for a Reference Letter in advance to help you with your application.
George H. Cook Scholars Program
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Scholarships and Financial Aid Web Site
Rutgers Financial Aid Web Site
Prepared by Alan Robock (robock@envsci.rutgers.edu) - Last updated on December 26, 2011