Fully Funded Science and Engineering Fellowship from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution offers a fellowship in Science and Engineering. Summer Student Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate students who will have completed their junior year at colleges or universities by the start of the fellowship period. Through the Summer Student Fellowship program, WHOI's aim is to provide promising students with a meaningful first-hand introduction to research in oceanography, oceanographic engineering, or marine policy.

Eligibility criteria:

1. Summer Student Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate students who will have completed their junior year at colleges or universities by the start of the fellowship period. 
2. Students who will graduate before the fellowship begins are not eligible to apply. 
3. Preference is given to students studying in any of the fields of science or engineering including but not limited to the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, physics, oceanography, and marine policy. 
4. Students must have at least a tentative interest in the ocean sciences, oceanographic engineering, or marine policy. 

Requirements:

In addition to the on-line application form, the following are required:

• A current CV or resume that shows educational background and work experience
• A current unofficial transcript, a PDF document.
• At least two letters of recommendation (References will not be contacted automatically, please send them to the  References page.)
• A completed Course Record worksheet (within the application) listing undergraduate coursework by subject category, primary textbook used for each course, and the grade received for completing the course
• A research statement, no longer than three double-spaced, typewritten pages, that addresses the following five questions:
  1. How would a summer of research at WHOI benefit your education and career plans?
  2. What skills do you expect to obtain from this research experience?
  3. What qualities and characteristics will you bring to our program as a result of your work/activities/other life experiences?
  4. Have you previously been involved in research projects as part of your classwork, a job or an internship? If so, what did you gain from this experience?
  5. What areas of marine research are you interested in and why? You may refer to a specific lab at WHOI or a general area, see  WHOI Departments and  WHOI Areas of Research
• And please include anything else you would like our selection committee to know about you that hasn’t already been covered.

Benefits:

• Summer Student Fellowship awards provide a weekly stipend for the ten- to twelve-week program. The stipend for the summer of 2021 is $650 per week.
• Additional support is offered to help offset the cost of round-trip travel to Woods Hole. The 2021 travel allowance is $700.
• Fellowship awards include Institution housing. WHOI housing is typically a shared-room in a shared-unit, with two single beds per room. 

About Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the world's leading, independent non-profit organization dedicated to ocean research, exploration, and education. Its scientists and engineers push the boundaries of knowledge about the ocean to reveal its impacts on our planet and our lives. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is dedicated to advancing knowledge of the ocean and its connection with the Earth system through a sustained commitment to excellence in science, engineering, and education, and to the application of this knowledge to problems facing society.

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