Fall 2012 EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships For Graduate Environmental Study

Post Date

September 15th 2011

Application Due Date

November 8th 2011

Please see the announcement including Section IV for due date and submission information.

Funding Opportunity Number

EPA-F2012-STAR-F5

CFDA Number(s)

66.514

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Other

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

80

Eligibility Categories

Other

Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $4500000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $126000

Grant Description

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Center for Environmental Research (NCER), invites applications for the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for graduate environmental study for master•À_s and doctoral level students. The deadline is November 8, 2011 at 4:00 PM ET for receipt of paper applications, and November 8, 2011 at 11:59:59 PM ET for submittal of electronic applications via Grants.gov. Subject to availability of funding and other applicable considerations, the Agency plans to award approximately 80 new fellowships by July 31, 2012. 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 five years. The fellowship program provides up to $42,000 per year of support per fellowship. This amount covers a monthly stipend of $2,083 for up to 12 months totaling $25,000 for the year, $5,000 for authorized expenses, and up to $12,000 for tuition and fees. The actual amount awarded per year will vary depending on the amount of tuition and fees and the number of months the stipend is required. These fellowships are intended to help defray costs associated with advanced, environmentally-oriented study leading to a master's or doctoral degree.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Technical Contact: Brandon Jones (2012FellowshipsRFA@epa.gov)
  Eligibility Contact: James Gentry (2012FellowshipsRFA@epa.gov)
  Electronic Email Submissions: Todd Peterson (peterson.todd@epa.gov); phone: 703-308-7224
  
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  2012FellowshipsRFA@epa.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  2012FellowshipsRFA@epa.gov

• More Information:

  Fall 2012 EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships For Graduate Environmental Study