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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships
What:
A scholarship designed to support and encourage students in environmentally related fields, it provides two years of funding for a master's degree or three years of funding for a doctoral degree at up to $37,000 annually. Fellowships are funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program.
Who is eligible:
Seniors who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents (resident aliens must include their green card number in their pre-application and must have a green card at the time of application to be eligible for this fellowship opportunity). Students do not need to be enrolled in or have been formally accepted to a full-time graduate program at the time they apply for a fellowship, but proof of enrollment or acceptance must be produced prior to the award of the fellowship. This fellowship will not be awarded to anyone who will simultaneously be receiving other federal assistance.
Selection Procedure:
The application package entails a pre-appliccation and three current letters of recommendation, all of which must be received in one mailing. The pre-application contains 13 items designed to provide reviewers with information about you and your proposed research that will be used for a merit review. Instructions for completing the pre-application are available on the website.
Letters provide support for your pre-application. They should address your academic performance and potential, enthusiasm, thoughtfulness, and motivation in your chosen field as well as convey a sense of who you are as an individual.
Following the merit review, top-rated applicants will be required to submit a brief formal application.
Deadline: External 10/21/2010
Who wins:
Approximately 32 fellowships are awarded annually. Finalists will be selected based on the availability of funds, reviewers' evaluations, and program goals, such as distribution of awards across disciplines, institutions and geography, degree level being sought, and other possible indicators of program balance.
First, candidates are evaluated on their potential for success in a graduate study program based on the information provided in their pre-applications. Reviewers will consider academic records, recommendations, and career goals and objectives. Reviewers assign a summary score of either excellent, very good, good, fair or poor for each pre-application; this review is designed to evaluate each proposal according to its scientific merit.
Pre-applications and letters of recommendation will be reviewed by non-EPA experts from the appropriate field of study. Reviewers are recruited based on specialty fields represented by the pre-applications. Pre-applications that receive scores of excellent from the peer reviewers are subjected to further review within EPA.
Finances:
EPA-STAR fellowships include a monthly stipend of $1,667 for up to 12 months totaling $20,000 for the year, $5,000 for authorized expenses, and up to $12,000 for tuition and fees. The actual amount awarded per year will vary depending on the amount of tuition and fees and the number of months the stipend is required.
World Wide Web: Further information and applications are available at:
http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_star_gradfellow.html
For applications and more information, contact the Scholarship
Opportunities Program at 824-5461 in the Office of the Campuswide
Honors Program, 1200 Student Services II.
SOP is able to provide counseling and applications to UCI Students only.
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Division of Undergraduate Education