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Opportunities for Community College Students - Oak Ridge National Lab

I. The Community College Institute at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is inviting applications from Community college students to participate in a 10-week summer science program at Oak Ridge with a weekly stipend of $400. Applications are due February 1.

OBJECTIVES: The sponsor provides opportunities for community college students to participate in a broad range of science and engineering activities related to basic sciences, energy and the environment. Related disciplines include computer sciences, earth sciences, environmental sciences, marine sciences, engineering, life, health and medical sciences, mathematics, and physical sciences.

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States, and must be currently enrolled full time as an undergraduate student in a community college or accredited two year college and have completed at least one semester. Applicants must be eighteen years or older at the start of the program.


II. Oak Ridge also is soliciting U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security scholarship applications from students who are in their second year of college enrollment, have attained a cumulative GPA of at least 3.3, and are pursuing careers in science and technology. Awardees will receive full tuition and fees, $1,000 monthly stipends during the academic year, and a $5,000 stipend for a 10-week summer program. Applications are due January 23.

OBJECTIVES: The DHS Scholarship Program is intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission. This education program is intended to ensure a diverse and highly talented science and technology community to achieve the DHS mission and objectives. Areas of study that are eligible include: physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, psychology, and engineering.

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must: be a U.S. citizen as of the application deadline; be enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited college or university located in the United States or its territories during your appointment; be in your second year of college attendance as of the application deadline (for full time students; part-time students must have completed a total of at least forty-five but no more than sixty semester hours (sixty to seventy-five quarter hours) as of the application deadline); have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.30 or higher on a 4.00 scale, averaged over all institutions attended, including fall 2006 grades if enrolled during that term; and be majoring in the physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, psychology, or engineering.


Oak Ridge is especially interested in using these programs to develop a diverse science and technological workforce (e.g., applicants from underrepresented minorities are encouraged).


Contact Charles Wood for further information or if students would like a model application.

Email: woodc@tcc.fl.edu Phone: 201-6428