EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Up to $45,000, including:

• $9,500 stipend per year for junior and senior year
• Two 10-week paid NOAA internships
• Funds for travel and conference participation

Eligibility

• Attend a minority-serving institution (MSI)
• U.S. citizen or U.S. national
• 3.2 minimum GPA
• Major in NOAA mission fields, including STEM and social science

About the program

Students receive awards valued at up to $45,000 in total support (including travel and conference participation) during their junior and senior years.

Students complete an 11-week paid summer internship and training at NOAA in Silver Spring, Maryland, between May and July of the first summer. During the second summer, students complete a 10-week paid internships at NOAA facilities across the country. Students are paid a stipend and receive a housing allowance during summer internships.

Student scholarship recipients attend a two-week orientation at NOAA in Silver Spring, MD, and begin their first summer internship in early June.

At the end of both summer internships, students present the results of their projects at an Education and Science Symposium in Silver Spring, Maryland (travel expenses paid).

Both scholarships are available to undergraduate students studying engineering, meteorology, biological sciences, social sciences, physical science, and other NOAA mission-relevant disciplines. To apply to the Hollings scholarship, students must be attending an accredited college or university within the U.S. or U.S. territories. To apply to the EPP/MSI undergraduate scholarship, the institution must be a minority-serving institution. Eligible students must be currently enrolled full-time as either:

Second-year students in a four-year academic program.

Students in a two-year academic program at a community college with plans to transfer to a four-year 
academic program.

Third-year students in a five-year undergraduate program.

For a full list of eligibility requirements, or for more information and to apply, please visit the frequently asked questions for the Hollings and EPP/MSI scholarship websites.