Opportunities
** This page is frequently updated -> New opportunities are always becoming available! **
CSUMB Graduate Student Support
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Ongoing: Project POPPY is a scholarship for students enrolled in the CSUMB Master's plus Credential program. You could earn $27,000 in scholarship funds to cover tuition and living expenses while you complete your co-teaching residency at one of our partner schools!
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Dr. Sara El-Sayed, the director of the Biomimicry Center at Arizona State University (ASU), has been awarded a presidential graduate assistantship, which enables me to identify and recruit a potential Ph.D. student into the School of Complex Adaptive Systems program. The prospective student will be fully funded for 4 years and will be working with Dr. Melissa Nelson (professor of sustainability at ASU) at the intersection of biomimicry and indigeneity and exploring this space academically and through a complexity lens.
For Information: https://scas.asu.edu/degree-programs/graduate-programs/doctorate-in-cass/ For questions, email: sara.elsayed@asu.edu and mkivioja@asu.edu
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UCSB Sea Turtle Field Course and Expedition 2 WEEK PROGRAM COSTA RICA, SUMMER 2024
Created by a graduate from UC Santa Bárbara - Bren School of Environmental Science & Management (BIOMA) offers experiential learning and hands-on research experience. Our participants collaborate side by side with experts to learn about sea turtle biology, ecology and management while doing impactful on-site conservation work and living in a local community. Student will build skills of real-world application, boost their resume and knowledge while discovering incredible landscapes at Costa Rica’s Pacific sunshine coast.
APPLY to not only learn about sea turtles and science. It's about connecting people and creating an unbreakable bond between science and humanities.
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The California Recreational Fisheries Survey Project is currently accepting Scientific Aid applications from highly-motivated and dedicated individuals who would like to work in the field, on and around boats, in a fast-paced setting.
Duties will include collecting recreational fishery data and biological samples at public launch ramps/docks/piers/etc., identifying finfish and invertebrates to species and collect biological data, and conduct onboard sampling of Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessels.
See https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/CRFS/Employment for full details and application instructions.
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The American Cetacean Society, Los Angeles Chapter, will host a free online webinar on Thursday April 25, 2024, at 7 pm. Dr. Iain Kerr, CEO of Ocean Alliance, will be speaking on "How new technologies are changing the way we study and value whales."
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/336978749376723?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D
Website post:
https://www.acsorangecounty.org/events
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AGI Scholarship for Advancing Diversity in the Geoscience Profession
- Due date: Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
The scholarship is a one-time $5000 award paid upon confirmation of active enrollment in a geoscience graduate program. The scholarship is open to geoscience students who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color and are within 2 semesters of completing their bachelor’s degree in geoscience. Student must be US Citizen or permanent resident. The scholarship will be awarded to a qualified applicant based on merit for the potential of the applicant to succeed in a geosciences graduate program and go on to a career in the profession.
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The Field Experiences Support Program is now open for applications for the 2023-24 school year. We are now accepting applications for this program on a rolling basis, but no later than June 30, 2024, 5pm PST.
This program supports currently matriculated CSU undergraduate and graduate students to increase participation in ocean and coastal field experiences by economically challenged students. These funds can be used to support or enhance your participation in a CSU class, a research project led by a CSU faculty member, or a field course at an accredited institution.
Funds must be used to allow you to do something you wouldn't be able to do otherwise or wouldn't be able to do without creating significant financial hardship. Applications from students who already have considerable field experience will be considered, but support for students who have little or no field experience will be prioritized.
Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information: https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/research/coast/funding/Pages/student-funding.aspx#field-experiences.
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We are pleased to announce that the COAST 2023-24 Student Travel Awards Program is now accepting applications for both remote and in-person conferences!
COAST provides support for continuing CSU undergraduate and graduate students to attend and present the results of original marine, coastal and coastal watershed research at remote and in-person scientific conferences. We are now accepting applications for conferences occurring October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024. Applications are accepted on a continual basis until funding is expended.
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Introducing a new program called Climate-Ready Engineers for Water Resources Applications (CREW-RA) at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) in partnership with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). They are currently looking for well-qualified and highly motivated students who are interested in gaining hands-on research experience with water, climate, and engineering-related topics for our 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 cohorts. This flyer has more information about this opportunity including funding, internship at LBNL, and the application process.
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Thriving Earth Exchange, a branch of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) that helps to address science concerns from communities, is recruiting volunteer scientists. There are many opportunities available all over the United States, and the world! The positions are open until filled.
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Other events and scholarships can be found on the Associated Students webpage.