Kathryn D. Sullivan Earth and Marine Science Fellowship

Amount of Scholarship: 10000

Number of Awards: n/a

Available to Class Level: Graduate

Requirements: Proposals for the Kathryn D. Sullivan Earth and Marine Science Fellowship must be written by the student. Continuing students are advised to enlist the aid of their faculty advisor for guidance, review, and commentary on the written material prior to submission. Students who have been accepted for admission to graduate school, but have not begun their first semester, must identify a faculty member who has agreed to be their faculty advisor and who can provide a written description of the proposed research and a budget. Required components of the proposal include: Resume Education Information to include unofficial transcripts Faculty Advisor Information Research Proposal (no more than 4 pages-references not included in page count): General outline of the project Research methods to be used Goals and expected results Relevance to both NASA and NOAA (Sea Grant) Research Term Awarded for a period of one year starting in either May or August (prorated if anticipated tenure is less than 12 months)

Eligibility: All applicants must be either full-time graduate students enrolled in an accredited consortium member institution or a successful applicant for full time admission to a Masters or Doctorate program in an accredited consortium member institution. Applicants must be citizens of the U.S. An individual accepting this award may not concurrently receive other Federal fellowships or traineeships. Underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are strongly urged to apply.

Purpose of Award: The Kathryn D. Sullivan Earth and Marine Science Fellowship is designed to increase the number of highly trained earth and marine scientists and enable graduate students to conduct NASA-related Earth/marine science research.

Renewable: No; students must re-apply

Applicaiton Online: Yes

Application Fees: None