Earth System Science Fellowship Program

Location:
United States

Description:
NASA offers graduate student training fellowships for persons pursuing Master of Science (M.Sc.) or Doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in Earth system science. The purpose of these fellowships is to ensure continued training of interdisciplinary scientists to support the study of the Earth as a system. Over 450 Ph.D. and M.Sc. fellowships have been awarded since the inception of the program in 1990.

NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) supports basic and applied research in the following areas:

Applications will be considered for research in atmospheric chemistry and physics, ocean biology and physics, ecosystem dynamics, hydrology, cryospheric processes, geology, geophysics, and information science and engineering, provided that the specific research topic is relevant to NASA's Earth remote sensing science, process studies, modeling and analysis in support of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). NASA discourages submission of paleo-climate related applications to this program. Additional information about the ESE scientific priorities and its centerpiece, the Earth Observing System (EOS), can be found at http://earth.nasa.gov/ and http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/.

Students admitted or enrolled in a full-time M.Sc. and/or Ph.D. program at accredited U.S. universities are eligible to apply. Participants are competitively selected based on their submitted research proposal and their academic credentials. The deadline for application is March 15 of each year; the results are announced by June 30, with an anticipated award date of September 1 of the same year.

Awards are made initially for one year and may be renewed annually, no more than two additional years for a total of three years, based on satisfactory progress as reflected in academic performance and evaluations by the faculty advisor. The amount of the award is $22,000/annum, which may be used to defray student's stipend, living and educational expenses, travel expenses to scientific conferences, tuition, and fees.

URL:
http://earth.nasa.gov/nra/current/graduate/index.html

Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Cost:
Free, participants selected by application

Contact:
Earth System Science Fellowship Program, Code Y, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546; Phone: (202) 358-0855; Email: acrouch@hq.nasa.gov

Education Level:
Graduate
Doctorate

Subject:
Atmosphere
Biology
Climate
Hydrology
Geology
Hydrology
Oceanography - Biological
Ozone
Polar Regions
Remote Sensing
Water Cycle

Program type:
Fellowship/Research Opportunity
Scholarship
Student Enrichment
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00