Short Term Opportunities
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Practicum in Public Health and Environment, Kenya. A six week summer program for graduate and undergraduate students.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's (GSFC) Earth Sciences Division is offering a limited number of graduate student research opportunities through its Graduate Student Summer Program (GSSP). This program is designed to stimulate interest in interdisciplinary Earth sciences studies by enabling selected students to carry out an intensive research project at GSFC's Earth Sciences Division.
Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center (GEST) Graduate Student Summer Program in Earth System Science (GSSP)
Alaska Foundation Conservation Internship Program is specifically targeted toward undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent grads who plan a career path in conservation and are willing to make a long-term commitment to preserving and protecting the pristine environment and diverse cultures of Alaska.
Alaska Conservation Foundation small grant program for projects 1-2 months and requiring less than $2,500.
The Transatlantic Renewable Energy Exchange with CDS is a 3 month summer paid internship program in Germany.
Partial scholarships for courses on Complex Systems held are offered by the New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI).
DISCCRS (pronounced "discourse ") is an inter-disciplinary initiative for recent Ph.D. graduates conducting research related to climate change and itsimpacts. The goal is to broaden research interests and establish a collegial peer network extending across the spectrum of natural and social sciences, humanities, mathematics, engineering and other disciplines related to climate change and its impacts. The initiative includes a public webpage, electronic newsletter, and annual symposia funded through 2008.
The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) runs and funds a 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program near Vienna, Austria, for grad students.
The National Science Foundation sponsors the East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) Program, which offers U.S. graduate students in science and engineering a unique opportunity to study abroad with foreign researchers (in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, or Taiwan) for 8 weeks during the summer. In 2008, the EAPSI awards included a stipend of $5,000, an allowance for international travel, and support to attend a pre-departure orientation in Washington DC. Foreign co- sponsoring organizations will provide additional support to cover EAPSI students' living expenses abroad.
Analysis, Integration and Modeling of the Earth System's (AIMES/NCAR)
Conservation Medicine and Conservation Biology Summer Program: A four-week program in Costa Rica for veterinary and non-veterinary students.