Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Educational Support Programs
US EPA Office of Research and Development
National Center for Environmental Research
EPA seeks to provide educational opportunities and motivate talented students to pur sue
environmental careers

Graduate Fellowship Programs
STAR (Science to Achieve  Results) Fellowships and Minority Graduate Fellowships

  •   For advanced degrees and careers in environmental science and engineering
  •   US citizens and permanent residents
  •   Support full-time 2-year masters or 3-year doctoral degree program
  •   STAR fellowships can be used at any accredited US college or university
  •   Minority fellowships can be used only at HBCU, HSI, and Tribal Colleges
  •   Annual $17,000 stipend, $5,000 for expenses, and up to $12,000 tuition and fees
  •   See web announcement in August each year, applications due in November
  •   Competitive!

Minority Academic Institutions Undergraduate Fellowship Program

  •   For the last two years of an undergraduate program in environmental studies
  •   US citizens, permanent residents, and resident aliens with green cards
  •   Can be used only at HBCU, HSI, and  Tribal Colleges
  •   $300 monthly stipend, $2,500 expense allowance, and up to $10,000 tuition and fees
  •   Applicants must have at least a 'B' average
  •   See web announcement in August each year, applications due in November
  •   Competitive!

      Minority Undergraduate Summer Internships

      •  Summer between first and second years of support in EPA's Undergraduate
           Fellowship Program (above)
      • Work at an EPA research laboratory or other facility
      • To enhance the undergraduate educational experience
      •  $5,400 summer stipend
      •  Relocation allowance
  Qualifying Fields of Stud'
  Civil/environmental engineering, other engineering, chemistry and materials science,
  oceanography, geology, geography, atmospheric sciences, economics, environmental
  decision making, urban and regional planning, ecology and ecosystems, toxicology,
  biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, zoology, forestry, entomology, risk assessment,
  microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, public health sciences.

  For more information on EPA Research Grants and Fellowships visit www.epa.gov/ncerqa

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Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Grants  Programs
US EPA Office of  Research and Development
National  Center for Environmental Research
EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) provides leadership in science and con-
ducts most of the Agencyfs research and development. To help EPA fulfill its mission of
protecting human health and the environment, ORD conducts leading edge research and
fosters the sound use of science and technology. Through its National Center for Environ-
mental Research (NCER), ORD seeks to involve and support scientists and engineers in our
nation's colleges and universities in research and educational efforts that will provide the
sound science needed for environmental protection.

The research supported by NCER  covers the entire range of EPA's environmental concerns.
The main areas include: ecological risk assessment, human health risk assessment, particu-
late matter, drinking water, endocrine disrupters, global climate change, children's health, and
pollution prevention and new technologies. Requests for applications (RFAs) are issued
periodically to address specific  aspects of these general categories.
FY 2002  Research  Solicitations
     Long-term epidemiology of participate matter: retrospective studies
     Aggregate and cumulative risk assessment for pesticides
     Children's vulnerability to toxics in the environment
     Watershed classification
     Drinking water
     Health effects of particulate matter
     Novel analysis of data on human exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment
     Biomarkers for the assessment of exposure and toxicity in children
     Impact of global change on air quality for tropospheric ozone and particulate matter
     Market mechanisms and incentives for environmental management
     Children's health valuation
     Small business innovation research (SBIR)
     Feasibility of using human health and  exposure information to evaluate environmental decision-making
     Innovative approaches for assessing risks from mixtures of chemicals
     Exposure issues related to endocrine disrupters
     Ground water-surface water interactions
     NAAQS implementation research
     Genomic indicators of water quality
     Water and watersheds
     Ecology and oceanography of harmful algal blooms
     Global change consequences on aquatic ecosystems influenced by multiple stressors
     Corporate environmental behavior: examining the effectiveness of government interventions and voluntary initiatives
     Ecosystem valuation and environmental information
     Technology for a sustainable  environment
     Integrated supersites data analysis
     Exploratory/futures research
               For more information, see our web site: www.epa.gov/ncerqa

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