Application deadline for MSPHDS in GEO REU Extended

The application deadline for the Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in GEO REU (MS PHD’S–GEO REU) Professional Development Program has been extended to September 22, 2014! This exciting new program hosted by the Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP) offers full financial support to attend the 2014 AGU Fall Meeting including air travel, lodging, registration and meals for all students who are accepted to the MS PHD’S-GEO REU program and engage in all MS PHD’S-GEO REU activities.

This is a wonderful opportunity for your undergraduate students who have participated in a recent NSF REU program to experience the AGU Fall Meeting and join a community of underrepresented groups committed to achieving outstanding STEM careers! Please encourage your eligible students to apply!

Full details on the program can be found here: http://www.msphds.org/overview.aspx
Applicants can apply online at: http://www.msphds.org/POSapp.aspx

To be eligible for the MS PHD’S–GEO REU, applicants
·       Must be a U.S. citizen or Permanent U.S. resident
·       Must have completed a recent NSF REU program in one of the following disciplines: Earth Sciences, Ocean Sciences, Polar Sciences, or Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences. (Preference will be given to those applicants who completed their NSF REU program in 2014.)