Would You Study the Hudson River for $15K?

By On February 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Earth Sciences, Ecology, Engineering, Environmental Science, Fellowships, Science, Water & Soil Conservation

Once in a while I come across a fellowship that re-confirms this: there’s a fellowship for everything. The Hudson River Foundation is offering up to three full-time graduate research fellowships to advanced graduate students conducting research on the Hudson River system. Fellowships awarded to doctoral students include a stipend of up to $15,000 for one year, and those for Master’s students will include a stipend of up to $11,000 for one year.

The Foundation’s Hudson River Fund was created to address the need for an independent institution to sponsor scientific research and education programs on the River’s ecological system. This comes after a long series of legal controversies concerning the environmental impacts of power plants on the Hudson River.

The Foundation also has a summer fellowship, the Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship program, to support research on the Hudson River. $3,800 wouldn’t go far in New York City, but the Polgar Fellowships may be awarded for studies anywhere within the tidal Hudson estuary from New York Harbor to the Federal Dam at Troy, New York, including the four marshes of the National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Applications due March 31, 2012.

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$930,000 Grant to Establish Monsanto Graduate Fellowships

By On December 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Botany, Earth Sciences, Fellowships, Microbiology, United States

Great news for graduate students considering pursuing a doctoral degree in life sciences, including plant sciences, microbiology, biochemistry, immunology, genetics and other specialties. The Monsanto Company recently announced a $930,000 grant to Washington University in St. Louis for the establishment of a Monsanto graduate fellowship program that will fund seven years worth of fellowship opportunities.

The Monsanto graduate fellowships will be offered to two qualifying graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees in the Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (DBBS), and will include an award of up to $31,000. Monsanto fellows can receive up to three years of support, beginning after their second year of study.

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Considering a Career Change to Teaching?

By On December 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Earth Sciences, Education, Engineering, Fellowships, Science, Teaching, Technology

I often hear people talk about their desire to change careers, to do something more meaningful than their current corporate job. Yet, many people are unsure how to make this change, especially in a downturned economy where jobs are scarce. One industry that is in dire need of a new injection of talent and enthusiasm is teaching. The UN estimates that 8 million teachers are needed worldwide by 2015 in order to provide universal access to primary education. The timing couldn’t be better for a career change into teaching.

There are a number of teaching fellowships around the United States, some specifically for career changers with no previous teaching experience.   The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation funds a teaching fellowship program in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, to prepare career changers and college graduates to teach math, science, engineering and technology in rural and urban schools. Fellows commit to teach for at least 3 years, and receive a $30,000 stipend to complete a special intensive master’s program at a local university. This program is expanding thanks to a recent $4.9 million grant from the Lilly Endowment.

The New York City American Museum of Natural History also just launched a new teaching fellowship. The Museum has created a paid teaching fellowship for their 15-month Master of Arts program in science teaching, which is intended to train middle school and high school Earth science teachers. Students spend two summers working with scientists and educators at the Museum, one in a youth program and the other in a science practicum residency. In between, students spend 10 months in a New York City school, paired with an exemplary teacher selected by school principals.

The options are endless! We hope to have many teaching fellowships on ProFellow soon. Stay tuned!

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Fellowship Helps Pioneer the Future of Space Exploration

By On November 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Aerospace Technologies, Applied Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Fellowships, Science, Technology

The NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship is currently accepting applications for the 2012 fellowship program. Master’s and PhD students will receive up to $30,000 a year to help NASA study earth from space, understand the sun, consider the evolution of the solar system and discover the destiny of the universe. The purpose of the fellowship is to ensure NASA has a highly qualified workforce needed to achieve NASA’s scientific goals.

The fellowship call for proposals and submission instructions are located at the NESSF 12 solicitation index page at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/. Click on “Solicitations” then click on “Open Solicitations” then select the “NESSF 12″ announcement. Applications are due February 1, 2012.

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EDF Climate Corps Summer Fellows Save Corporations Millions

By On September 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Business, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, Fellowships

The Environmental Defense Fund’s innovative Climate Corps Fellowship is a summer program that places top MBA and MPA students in companies, cities and universities to build the business case for energy efficiency. The results from this year’s class of Climate Corps Fellows: $650 million in energy savings from companies like Target, McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts.

“In this economy, everyone is looking for ways to save, and energy efficiency is a huge, and largely untapped, opportunity,” Victoria Mills, managing director of EDF’s Corporate Partnerships program, told Sustainable Life Media. “EDF Climate Corps has shown once again the magnitude of cost savings and carbon pollution reductions available to organizations that know how to look for them.”

This summer, 96 fellows were provided a high-level work placement, training on energy efficiency best practices, and access to experts in the field. EDF Climate Corps fellows are not expected to have a background in energy efficiency, but are chosen on their ability to do technical and financial analyses, manage projects and help facilitate organizational change. Fellows are paid $1,250/week and reimbursed for travel expenses incurred during Climate Corps training.

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