NOAA invites second-year undergraduates to apply for our prestigious scholarships

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Undergraduates: As you head back to class this fall, consider applying for NOAA’s Ernest F. Hollings and Educational Partnership Program Undergraduate Scholarships. The applications opened on September 1, 2018, and you’ll have until January 31, 2019, to make this important step toward a career in NOAA-related fields.
Hollings Scholar Meghan Shea during her summer internship with the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab.

Hollings Scholar Meghan Shea during her summer internship with the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab. (Image credit: Richard Feely)

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These prestigious scholarships are available to second-year undergraduate students studying engineering, meteorology, biological sciences, social sciences, education, and many other subjects. The Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship is open to students attending or transferring to any accredited four-year institution in the United States, while the Educational Partnership Program (EPP) Undergraduate Scholarship is open to students attending a Minority-Serving Institution. In 2018, the NOAA Office of Education selected 150 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholars and eight EPP Undergraduate Scholars, making this the second largest NOAA undergraduate scholarship class.

Class of 2018 Ernest F. Hollings and Educational Partnership Program scholars at the Student Scholarships Orientation Training Program.
Class of 2018 Ernest F. Hollings and Educational Partnership Program scholars at the student scholarship orientation at NOAA Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. (NOAA)
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Both scholarships provide academic assistance (up to $9,500 per year) for two years of full-time study, as well as funding to present at scientific conferences. The Hollings Scholarship provides a 10-week, paid internship position during the summer at any NOAA facility. The EPP Undergraduate Scholarship offers two paid summer internships, one in the Washington, D.C., area, and one at any NOAA facility.

The Class of 2019 will be the 15th class of Hollings Scholars and the 19th class of EPP Undergraduate Scholars. Many alumni have earned graduate degrees in NOAA-mission fields, and more than 80 have come to work for NOAA. NOAA scholarship alumni are also working in academia, for non-profits, and in industry. Scholarship alumni report that the program influenced their academic and career paths, expanded their professional networks and improved their skills for working in NOAA-mission fields.

For more information and to start your application, please visit the Hollings and EPP Undergraduate Scholarship websites.

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