Funding-Fall 2009 EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study; October, 22, 2009 

 

Agency

 

Environmental Protection Agency

 

Description

 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for master's and doctoral level students in environmental fields of study. Master's level students may receive support for a maximum of two years. Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years, usable over a period of four years. The fellowship program provides up to $37,000 per year of support per fellowship.

 

Applications are welcomed from students studying any academic discipline to the extent that the particular topic of research is related to EPA's mission. This includes students studying in ecology, economics, engineering, modeling, the health sciences, physical sciences, earth sciences, exposure sciences, social sciences, informational sciences, mathematical and computer sciences, and environmental sciences.

 

Applications must identify a single topic and corresponding Funding Opportunity Number (FON) that is appropriately related to the proposed project. Project topics and their FONs include the following:

 

EPA-F2009-STAR-A1 -- Global Change (A1)

EPA-F2009-STAR-B1 -- Clean Air (B1)

EPA-F2009-STAR-C1 -- Drinking Water (C1)

EPA-F2009-STAR-D1 -- Water Quality: Hydrogeology and Surface Water (D1)

EPA-F2009-STAR-D2 -- Water Quality: Coastal and Estuarine Processes (D2)

EPA-F2009-STAR-E1 -- Human Health: Public Health Sciences (E1)

EPA-F2009-STAR-E2 -- Human Health: Risk Assessment and Decision Making (E2)

EPA-F2009-STAR-F1 -- Ecosystem Services: Aquatic Systems Ecology (F1)

EPA-F2009-STAR-F2 -- Ecosystem Services: Terrestrial Systems Soil and Plant Ecology (F2)

EPA-F2009-STAR-F3 -- Ecosystem Services: Terrestrial Systems Animal Ecology (F3)

EPA-F2009-STAR-G1 -- Pesticides and Toxic Substances (G1)

EPA-F2009-STAR-H1 -- Land Protection (H1)

EPA-F2009-STAR-I1 -- Science & Technology for Sustainability: Green Engineering/Building/Chemistry/Materials (I1)

EPA-F2009-STAR-I2 -- Science & Technology for Sustainability: Energy (I2)

EPA-F2009-STAR-I3 -- Science & Technology for Sustainability: Environmental Behavior & Decision Making (I3)

EPA-F2009-STAR-J1 -- Emerging Environmental Approaches: Informatics (J1)

 

All projects must describe the relationship of these topic areas to the statutorily required purpose of pollution prevention and/or control.

  

Closing Date:  October 22, 2009

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_star_gradfellow.html