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Summer Student Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate students who have completed their junior or senior year at colleges or universities and are 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. Students must have at least a tentative interest in the ocean sciences, oceanographic engineering, mathematics, or marine policy. Persons from under represented groups are encouraged to apply.

Requirements
In addition to the formal application form, the following are required:

a current CV or resume that shows educational background and work experience;
official transcripts and/or other official documents of complete undergraduate school record to date;
at least three letters of recommendation from professors, employers, others (recommendation forms provided with application);
a statement of the applicant's research interests, future education and career plans, and reasons for applying to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; and
a completed Course Record worksheet listing relevant undergraduate coursework by subject category, primary textbook used for each course, and the grade received for completing the course.

You may obtain an application and reference form by using the links (on the right). Once you have submitted an on-line application, use the 'Application Status Login' link to submit any remaining application materials, or to monitor the status of your application.

Information inquiries and application materials should be sent to:

Undergraduate Programs Coordinator
Academic Programs Office MS #31
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
360 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1541
Phone: (508) 289-2219
Fax: (508) 457-2188
Email: education@whoi.edu

Completed applications must be submitted by February 15. Applicants will be notified of decisions in mid March.

All students who are offered a position at this REU Site have until March 15th or later to accept or reject the offer. Any student who is asked to accept or reject an offer prior to March 15th should contact the Division of Ocean Science's REU Program Director, Lisa Rom at elrom@NSF.gov or 703-292-7709.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Organization.

Reference
We recognize the considerable time and thought required of professionals in providing letters of recommendation for students. We have provided this form to guide your evaluation for the Summer Student Fellowship. You may use this form or, if you prefer, an attached letter, or both. The selection process is very rigorous and competitive. Applicants are required to provide three written references. It is helpful if the letter of recommendation provides an indication of the relative ranking of the candidate within his/her peer group and field of scholarship.

The following information may be of some assistance to you in deciding on the candidate’s suitability for the program. Fellowships are awarded to students who have completed their junior or senior year of undergraduate course work majoring in any of the fields of science, math or engineering with at least a tentative interest in oceanography and/or marine policy. Each fellow pursues an independent research project under the guidance of a member of the WHOI research staff. No courses or services are required of the fellows, but each must give an oral presentation of research progress at the end of the summer period and submit these results in a paper for staff review and approval. WHOI’s aim in this program is to give a promising group of science and engineering students early experience in oceanographic research that will assist them in their postgraduate and career choices.

Thank you for the time and effort you have devoted on behalf of the applicant and in assisting us in the selection process.

Completed references will be accepted until February 15. Specific questions about the fellowship should be addressed to the WHOI Undergraduate Programs Coordinator at education@whoi.edu.

Last updated: December 17, 2009

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