Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program

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Hollings Scholarship Timeline of Events 1st Year: 2008 October to February – Application period April – Award recipients notified Last week of May – NOAA orientation and training program in Silver Spring, MD (mandatory attendance for all new student scholars) August to September – Summer internship opportunities identified by NOAA mentors September – Disbursement of monthly academic scholarship awards October - Student scholars receive summer internship opportunities October to December - Student scholars contact NOAA mentors to solidify summer internship December to April – Student scholars conduct internship site visit 2nd Year: 2009 May – Student scholars begin internship, bi-weekly stipend payments begin End of July/Beginning of August – Student scholars present their summer projects during mandatory final presentation week in Silver Spring, MD September - Disbursement of monthly academic scholarship awards May - June - Scholarship ends: 2010

1. Purpose of the student scholarship award 2. Award provisions 3. Eligibility requirements 4. Application process 5. Evaluation process 6. Selection process 7. Award recipients 8. The Summer Internship 9. NOAA mentors and potential mentors Back to Hollings Scholarship home page!