Research and Funding
SURE (Student Undergraduate Research Experience) Program
If interested in the SURE Program, contact a professor. Also see the general natsci page for lists of who received them last year, and more.
2007 SURE Application
Past Environmental Science projects have included:
Christine Karlovitz and Dr. Tracy Gartner, Buckthorn management options and effects on plant diversity
Jen Gaul and Dr. Scott Hegrenes, Conservation of herpetofauna in preserved and unprotected areas
Nicole Rakers and Dr. Jeff Roberg, EcoTourism in Argentina
Erica Wright and Dr. Matt Zorn, Climate oscillations and Great Lake water levels
Scholarships and Funding for Environmental Research is available through:
- Environmental Protection Agency -- internships, scholarships for undergraduates, and substantial scholarships for masters and PhD students
- Garden Club of America -- fellowships and scholarships largely focused on botany
- National Center For Environmental Research
- Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Wildlife Leadership Award -- up to ten $2000 scholarships are awarded to juniors and seniors studying wildlife sciences
- NASA