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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate  Scholarship program is designed to:

  • increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education and foster multidisciplinary training opportunities;
  • increase public understanding and support for stewardship of the ocean and atmosphere and improve environmental literacy;
  • recruit and prepare students for public service careers with NOAA and other natural resource and science agencies at the federal, state and local levels of government; and
  • recruit and prepare students for careers as teachers and educators in oceanic and atmospheric science and to improve scientific and environmental education in the United States.

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Over his long career in state and federal politics, Senator Ernest “Fritz” Hollings of South Carolina was a champion for ocean policy and conservation. When Senator Hollings retired in 2005, the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship was established in his honour to bolster undergraduate training in NOAA mission sciences, as well as increase environmental literacy.

Senator Hollings served in the U.S. Senate for 38 years, from 1966 to 2005. He began his political career representing Charleston in the South Carolina House of Representatives (1949-1954); he was elected Lieutenant Governor for the state for one term, and at the age of 36, was elected Governor of South Carolina in 1958. He was then elected to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Senate in 1966.

Emphasizing “practical conservationism,” Senator Hollings spearheaded an extraordinary range of laws to safeguard America’s coasts and oceans, including many of the seminal environmental laws of the 1970s. In 1970, Senator Hollings played a major role in the establishment of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He was instrumental in the enactment of:

  • the Coastal Zone Management Act (1972),
  • the Marine Mammal Protection Act (1972),
  • the Oceans Dumping Act (1976), and
  • the Sustainable Fisheries Act (1996).

In 2000, he led the effort to pass the Oceans Act, which created the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to provide a comprehensive review of the nation’s ocean and coastal policies and offer recommendations that continue to drive ocean governance and policy today.

Location:

United States

Benefits

  • The Hollings Scholarship Program provides successful undergraduate applicants with awards that include academic assistance (up to $9,500 per year) for two years of full-time study and a 10-week, full-time paid ($700/week) internship at an NOAA facility during the summer.
  • The internship between the first and second years of the award provides the scholars with hands-on, practical experience in NOAA-related science, research, technology, policy, management, and education activities.
  • Awards also include travel funds to attend a mandatory NOAA Scholarship Program orientation and the annual Science & Education Symposium, scientific conferences where students present their research, and a housing subsidy for scholars who do not reside at home during the summer internship.

Eligibilities

  • Full-time junior academic status in an accredited college or university within the United States or U.S. territories
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Majoring in a discipline area related to oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education, and supportive of the purposes of NOAA’s programs and mission, e.g., biological, life, and agricultural sciences; physical sciences; mathematics; engineering; computer and information sciences; social and behavioral sciences; and teacher education
Eligible Regions: U.S. citizenship.

Application Process

Apply online through the given link.

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Application Deadline: January 31, 2019

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For Further Queries

Scholarship Committee 1315 East West Highway Room 10703 Silver Spring, MD 20910 [email protected] 865-576-3424
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