Open: March 30, 2015
Closing: May 19, 2015, 11:59:59 PM ET
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part
of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships program, is offering
undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields
of study. Subject to availability of funding and other applicable
considerations, the Agency plans to award approximately 34 new fellowships for
undergraduate environmental study. Eligible students will receive support for
their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at
an EPA facility during the summer of their junior year. The fellowship provides
up to $20,700 per academic year of support and $8,600 of support for a
three-month summer internship.
Specific Areas of Interest: This RFA solicits
applications from students interested in environmentally-related study and
problem solving in a variety of environmentally-related areas which are
described below. By providing financial support across disciplines, EPA expects
to continue to assist in increasing the nation's environmental workforce and
the ability to produce leading edge research, and in advancing the nation's
research and development enterprise.
* Natural and Life Sciences
* Environmental Sciences and Interdisciplinary
Programs
* Engineering
* Social Sciences
* Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences
* Mathematics and Computer Science
Special Requirements: This solicitation provides the
opportunity for the submission of applications for projects that may involve
human subjects research. Human subjects research supported by the EPA is
governed by EPA Regulation 40 CFR Part 26 (Protection of Human Subjects). This
includes the Common Rule at subpart A and prohibitions and additional protections
for pregnant women and fetuses, nursing women, and children at subparts B, C,
and D. Research meeting the regulatory definition of intentional exposure
research found in subpart B is prohibited by that subpart in pregnant women,
nursing women, and children.
Research meeting the regulatory definition of
observational research found in subparts C and D is subject to the additional
protections found in those subparts for pregnant women and fetuses (subpart C)
and children (subpart D). All applications must include a Human Subjects
Research Statement (HSRS, as described in Section IV.B. Item 6 of this
solicitation), and if the project involves human subjects research, it will be
subject to an additional level of review prior to funding decisions being made
as described in Sections V.C and V.D of this solicitation. Additional
information can be found in Section I.A of the full announcement.
More information: To apply for this solicitation, go to: http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2015/2015_gro_undergrad.html
Contacts:
Program Contact: Georgette Boddie<mailto:boddie.georgette@epa.gov>
(boddie.georgette@epa.gov<mailto:boddie.georgette@epa.gov>);
phone: 703-347-8049 Eligibility Contact: Ron Josephson<mailto:josephson.ron@epa.gov> (josephson.ron@epa.gov<mailto:josephson.ron@epa.gov>);
phone: 703-308-0442 Electronic Submissions Contact: Debra M. Jones<mailto:jones.debram@epa.gov> (jones.debram@epa.gov<mailto:jones.debram@epa.gov>);
phone: 703-347-8081
