Funding Opportunities

EPA, National Network for Environmental Management Studies Fellowship Program
Deadline: January 15, 2004
Description: The purpose of the NNEMS program is to:
Provide students with practical research opportunities and experiences in an EPA office or laboratory

• Increase public awareness of and involvement in environmental issues
• Encourage qualified individuals to pursue environmental careers
• Help defray the costs associated with the pursuit of academic programs related to the field of environmental protection, such as pollution control, science, engineering, technology, social science, and specialty areas

Each year, the NNEMS program offers research projects developed and sponsored by EPA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. and in EPA's ten regional offices and laboratories throughout the United States. The projects are specifically narrow in scope, allowing students to complete the research project while working full-time at EPA during the summer or part-time during the school year.
Website: http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/NNEMS

Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program
Deadline: May 2, 2005
Description: The program is a collaboration among Canon U.S.A., Inc., the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the US National Park Service. Thanks to a generous commitment by Canon
U.S.A., Inc., the program will be awarding eight $78,000 scholarships to Ph.D. students throughout the Americas to conduct research critical to conserving the national parks of the region. Research projects in the biological, physical, social and cultural sciences are eligible, as well as projects in a new category – technology innovation in support of conservation science.
Website: http://www.nature.nps.gov/canonscholarships