Department of Energy (DOE) - Global Change Education Program (GCEP)

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) sponsors the Global Change Education Program (GCEP) to promote undergraduate and graduate education and training in support of the Department's global change research activities.

Global change research encompasses a number of technical areas, including atmospheric sciences, ecology, global carbon cycles, climate, and terrestrial processes. Global change research is supported by BER through the Atmospheric Science Program (ASP), the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program, the Terrestrial Carbon Processes (TCP) effort, the Program for Ecosystem Research (PER), and studies carried out under the direction of the National Institute for Climate Change Research (NICCR). Other studies address climate modeling, integrated assessments, predictions, and policy, as well as earth system processes. GCEP has two components: namely the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) and the Graduate Research Environmental Fellowships (GREF).

SURE's primary goal is to involve undergraduate students at the end of their sophomore or junior year in BER-supported global change research, then continue this experience during subsequent undergraduate summers.

Qualifications : The program recruits primarily undergraduates in their sophomore and junior years, but outstanding freshmen and seniors are also considered. All qualified students are encouraged to apply, and minority and female students are particularly encouraged. SURE Fellows are expected to reapply for a second year of research (and out years) with their mentors when possible after successful completion of their SURE appointments. 3.0 out of 4.0 minimum GPA overall and in major. U.S. Citizenship required.
For more information and to apply:More information is available at http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP/
Deadline: 2/01/2010
Location:various DOE laboratories and universities - see website for details