vvEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Communications,
Education, and Media Relations
(1707)
EPA-171-F-98-007
March 1998
College Student Fellowships
National Network for Environmental
Management Studies
Introduction
The National Network for Environmental Management
Studies (NNEMS) fellowship program was established
in 1986 to encourage college students to pursue
environmental professions. Since 1992, this program
has been managed by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental
Education (OEE). Specifically, the program is designed
to provide students with an environmental research or
training experience linked directly to their field of
undergraduate or graduate study. To date, EPA has
provided almost 600 fellowships under this program. ^_^
OEE anticipates awarding an additional 80 to 100 ' .-••..-
fellowships in the spring of 1998.
The NNEMS program reaches approximately 100 students annually at more than 400
participating universities, offering students the opportunity to gain a valuable educational
experience while conducting an environmental research project. Each year, EPA managers and
scientists design new research projects based on EPA's environmental and human health
protection priorities.
Research fellowships ore for the following:
Environmental policy, regulations,
and law
Environmental management and
administration
Environmental science
Public relations and communications
Computer programming and
development
Opportunities
The NNEMS program offers a range of fellowship
activities designed to help students refine their
professional skills and enhance their knowledge of
environmental issues.
Each participating EPA office, at both Headquarters
and regional offices, develops and sponsors projects for
student research. The projects are sufficiently narrow
in scope to allow the student to complete the research
by working full-time during the summer or part-time
during the school year. The projects, which students
generally are required to perform at the sponsoring
EPA office, provide a unique work experience.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 5, Library (PL-12J)
77 West Jackson Boulevard, 12th Floor
Chicago, It 60604-3590
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In a field of more than 1,000 organizations,
NNEMS continues to be named "One of
America's Top 100 Internships" by the
Princeton Review.
Selection Process
Each year, participating offices within EPA submit to
OEE their lists of projects to be offered under the
NNEMS program. Research project opportunities are
published in the annual NNEMS program catalog and
distributed to the program's network of colleges and
universities. Program materials are also available to
students on the World Wide Web at the address listed
below. To ensure that the selection of eligible students
is conducted in an open and competitive manner, OEE
has adopted the following criteria:
• Awards are made only to those projects
published in the annual program catalog
(projects submitted late are not considered).
• Students are selected by internal EPA panels.
W/f
To be eligible for the NNEMS program, a student must:
• Be enrolled during the tenure of the
fellowship (part-time is allowable) at an
accredited institution in an academic program
related directly to protection of human health
and the environment.
• Submit one letter of reference from a faculty
member or department head who is very
familiar with the student's work and
qualifications. The letter of reference should
state how the research project will benefit the
student in his or her academic studies.
• Be a citizen of the U.S. or its territories or
possessions or lawfully admitted to the U.S.
for permanent residence.
• All undergraduate applicants must have a 3.0
cumulative grade point average or better (on
a 4.0 scale) and must have completed four
courses related to the environmental field.
All graduate applicants must have completed
at least one semester of graduate work or at
least four undergraduate courses relating to the
environmental field. Students who are entering
graduate school (i.e., who have not yet
completed one semester of graduate work)
will be asked to submit proof of application,
acceptance, and enrollment if they are selected
for a fellowship.
Compensation:
Recipients of fellowships are awarded a stipend
based on their level of education and the length of
the project period. Stipend amounts are equivalent
to the current GS-04 through GS-09 pay scale.
Jo Apply
Students interested in a research project listed in the
catalog must submit four complete application packages
(an original and three copies) consisting of:
• One-page work plan proposal
• Resume
• Official academic transcript
• Letter of reference from a professor or advisor
• NNEMS liability agreement
Complete application information and materials can be
obtained from the career service center (or equivalent)
of participating universities or on the World Wide Web
at the address listed below.
Application Deadline
The application deadline is generally in December of
each year.
To obtain application materials:
Contact participating universities' career service centers
or visit the World Wide Web at:
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed (available summer 1998)
For additional information, contact:
Sheri Jojokian at (202) 260-5283
E-mail: jojokian.sheri@epamail.epa.gov
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