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In addition, assistance is provided for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training Initiative (B-WET). The B-WET Program will work with and support organizations that provide environment-based education to students, teachers, and communities throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. In addition, assistance is provided for research and restoration of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) in the Chesapeake Bay.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Application Deadlines:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Rolling application process<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Award:</p></td> <td valign="top">Paid summer internship<br/></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Dates of Opportunity:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>May through August<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Geographic Focus:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Chesapeake Bay Area<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Contact Person:</p></td> <td valign="top">Derek Orner or Shannon Sprague</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Telephone Number:</p></td> <td valign="top">(410) 267-5664</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Email Address:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:derek.orner@noaa.gov">Derek.Orner@noaa.gov</a> or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:Shannon.Sprague@noaa.gov">Shannon.Sprague@noaa.gov</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Website:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://noaa.chesapeakebay.net/educationmain.aspx" target="_blank"><u>noaa.chesapeakebay.net/educationmain.aspx<br/> </u></a>(This is a not a U.S. Government website. NOAA is not responsible for the content of external internet sites).</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br/><br/> <p><strong>Coastal Management Fellowship </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">  <tbody> <tr> <td width="182" valign="top">Category</td> <td width="796" valign="top">Details</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Program Description:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>The Coastal Management Fellowship was established in 1996 to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state and territory coastal zone management programs. The program matches postgraduate students with state and territory coastal zone programs to work on projects proposed by the state and selected by the fellowship sponsor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center.</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Application Deadlines:</td> <td>Late january of each year.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Award:</td> <td>This two-year opportunity offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dates of Opportunity:</td> <td>Fellowship begins: August 1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Geographic Focus:<br/> </td> <td>Nationwide<br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Contact Person:<br/> </td> <td>Margaret Allen, Fellowship Coordinator </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Telephone Number:<br/> </td> <td>(843) 740-1273<br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Email Address:<br/> </td> <td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:csc.fellowships@noaa.gov">csc.fellowships@noaa.gov</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Website:<br/> </td> <td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html" target="_blank">http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html</a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>  </p> <p><strong>The MAST Academy</strong> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="187" valign="top">Category</td> <td width="799" valign="top">Details</td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Program Description:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Starting in 1984 CIMAS has participated in a high school apprenticeship program that is made possible through NOAA funding. Students participate in a summer internship program at Atlanic Oceanographic and Meteorological (AOML) and Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC). The program began as an "inner city" program. More recently the program is carried out through a Miami-Dade County "magnet" school, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://cimas.rsmas.miami.edu/outreach.html#mast">MAST Academy</a> (Maritime and Science Technology High School) which is located on Virginia Key, only a few hundred meters from Cooperative Institude for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) and the NOAA laboratories.</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Application Deadlines:</p></td> <td><p>Dates vary<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Award:</p></td> <td>Summer employment</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Dates of Opportunity:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Every Summer <br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Geographic Focus:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Dade County Florida, limited to MAST Academy Students Only.</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Contact Person:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Essie C. Duffie</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Telephone Number:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>(305) 361-4237 <br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Email Address:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:essie.c.duffie@noaa.gov">Essie.C.Duffie@noaa.gov</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Website:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://cimas.rsmas.miami.edu/outreach.html" target="_blank">http://cimas.rsmas.miami.edu/outreach.html<br/> </a>(This is a not a U.S. Government website. NOAA is not responsible for the content of external internet sites).</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>  </p> <p><strong>NOAA Coral Reef Management Fellowship </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="186" valign="top">Category</td> <td width="800" valign="top">Details</td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Program Description:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>A two year opportunity for highly qualified recipients of bachelor's and master's degrees with hosts from the coral management programs within the U.S. Flag Pacific and Caribbean Islands. </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Application Deadlines:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Dates vary<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Award:</p></td> <td valign="top">Competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Dates of Opportunity:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Year round - Fellows are placed every two years<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Geographic Focus:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>U.S. Flag Pacific and Caribbean Islands</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Contact Person:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Paulo Maurin, Fellowship Coordinator</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Telephone Number:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>(301) 713-3155 x156<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Email Address:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:paulo.maurin@noaa.gov">Paulo.Maurin@noaa.gov</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:csc.fellowships@noaa.gov"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Website:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.csc.noaa.gov/"></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>NOAA LMRCS High School Intern </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="187" valign="top">Category</td> <td width="799" valign="top">Details</td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Program Description:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center internship program offered through Savannah State University for high school students interested in marine science careers.聽 <br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Application Deadlines:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Rolling Deadlines<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Award:</p></td> <td valign="top">Paid internship and stipend<br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Dates of Opportunity:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Year Round<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Geographic Focus:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Savannah State University</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Contact Person:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Dionne Hoskins</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Telephone Number:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>(912) 352-8925 <br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Email Address:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:Dionne.Hoskins@noaa.gov">Dionne.Hoskins@noaa.gov</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Website:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.ssufisheries.com/" target="_blank"><u>http://www.ssufisheries.com/<br/> </u></a>(This is a not a U.S. Government website. NOAA is not responsible for the content of external internet sites).</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center Interns</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="187" valign="top">Category</td> <td width="799" valign="top">Details</td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Program Description:</p></td> <td valign="top">Research experience in a fisheries related discipline for students offered through Savannah State University.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Application Deadlines:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Rolling deadlines<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Award:</p></td> <td valign="top">Paid internships and stipends<br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Dates of Opportunity:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Year Round<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Geographic Focus:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Savannah State University<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Contact Person:</p></td> <td valign="top">Dionne Hoskins</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Telephone Number:</p></td> <td valign="top">(912) 352-8925</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Email Address:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:dionne.hoskis@noaa.gov">Dionne.Hoskins@noaa.gov</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Website:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.ssufisheries.com/" target="_blank"><u>http://www.ssufisheries.com/<br/> </u></a>(This is a not a U.S. Government website. NOAA is not responsible for the content of external internet sites).</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Population Dynamics Recruiting Summer Program</strong> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="188" valign="top">Category</td> <td width="798" valign="top">Details</td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Program Description:</p></td> <td valign="top"><div> <p>The Population Dynamics Recruiting Program (PDRP) was developed to increase the number of highly qualified applicants for population dynamics positions with the Southeast Fisheries Science Center . </p> <p>A combination of two factors led to the need for this program: </p> <blockquote> <p>1) the wave of upcoming retirements at natural resource agencies across the country,or<br/> 2) the decline in university natural resource program enrollments.</p> </blockquote> <p>The PDRP provides unique opportunities for top undergraduate students in the southeastern U.S. to learn about the field of marine resources population dynamics first-hand, all expenses paid, from some of the top experts in the field. </p> <p>Students interested must enter the PDRP through a one week <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.nmfs.vt.edu/workshops.htm" target="_blank">Undergraduate Workshop</a>, held in early January, each year, in the Florida Keys . The highly competitive application process seeks students with a strong quantitative background and a basic understanding of ecology. </p> <p>The second phase of the PDRP is the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.nmfs.vt.edu/sumprograms.htm" target="_blank">Summer Program</a> where 4-8 of the top, PDRP Workshop participants spend part of their summers learning about current, important marine resource issues. A key part of the summer program is a two week tour where students meet with key university and agency scientists, managers, and policymakers to learn about the issues. The end product of the summer program is a student-developed, web-based case study which can be used in classrooms around the world to illustrate the complexity of the issues studied by the students. </p> <p>The top students participating in the summer program are offered <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.nmfs.vt.edu/MSgraduate.htm" target="_blank"> M.S. Graduate Assistantships</a> with the NMFS RTR Unit at Virginia Tech, as funding allows. Students selected conduct research on a marine resource population dynamics issue of consequence to the Southeast Fisheries Science Center under the supervision of Virginia Tech faculty and NMFS scientists. The RTR Unit maintains excellent relationships with many other top southeastern universities including the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, the University of Miami, and Louisiana State University, among others, where outstanding students are also referred. </p> This is the first program of its kind in the country. For undergraduate students potentially interested in combining their interests in math, computers, ecology, and conservation, this program provides a tremendous opportunity to explore potential graduate school and career opportunities. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Application Deadlines:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>on-going (must have previously participated in a PDRP<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.nmfs.vt.edu/workshops.htm" target="_blank">Undergraduate Workshop</a>) </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Award:</p></td> <td valign="top">All expenses will be paid for students selected; including travel, housing, supplies, etc. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Dates of Opportunity:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>4 - 6 weeks every summer<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Geographic Focus:</p></td> <td valign="top">Southeastern U.S. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Contact Person:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Jim Berkson<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Telephone Number:</p></td> <td valign="top">(540) 552-2510 </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Email Address:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:jim.berkson@noaa.gov">Jim.Berkson@noaa.gov</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Website:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.nmfs.vt.edu/sumprograms.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nmfs.vt.edu/sumprograms.htm<br/> </a>(This is a not a U.S. Government website. NOAA is not responsible for the content of external internet sites).</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><strong>Student Opportunity for Learning Program </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="187" valign="top">Category</td> <td width="799" valign="top">Details</td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Program Description:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Summer enrichment program in Wallops, VA for minority middle school students<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Application Deadlines:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p><br/> TBD</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Award:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Please call or e-mail the program contact person for more detail<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Dates of Opportunity:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p> Summer</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Geographic Focus:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Wallops, VA</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Contact Person:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Mr. Jesse Speidel </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Telephone Number:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>(757) 824-3446 <br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Email Address:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:jesse.w.speidel@noaa.gov">Jesse.W.Speidel@noaa.gov</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Website:</p></td> <td valign="top">No Web Site Available </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <h2><a name="UNDERREPRESENTED_COMMUNITIES" id="UNDERREPRESENTED_COMMUNITIES"></a></h2> <h2>UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES<br/> </h2> <p><strong>NOAA Graduate Sciences Program </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="187" valign="top">Category</td> <td width="799" valign="top">Details</td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Program Description:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>The Graduate Sciences Program (GSP) is aimed primarily at increasing opportunities for students in NOAA-related fields to pursue research and educational training in atmospheric, environmental, remote sensing and oceanic sciences at minority serving institutions (MSI) when possible.聽 The GSP offers at least two years of NOAA-related research and training opportunities.聽For students in a Masters program and four years for Doctoral Students. <br/> </p> <p>The program's primary objective is to provide college graduates with degrees in math, science, economics, law, social science, and engineering entry-level employment and hands-on research and work experience at NOAA. </p> <p>The program is designed to improve NOAA's outreach and recruitment efforts of underrepresented individuals in the scientific mission-related occupational fields, i.e., <a title="fishery biology" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/sec-iii/a/0400-NDX.htm" target="_blank">fishery biology</a>, <a title="environmental law" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.opm.gov/qyualifications/sec-iii/a/0900-NDX.htm" target="_blank">environmental law</a>, <a title="meteorology" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/sec-iii/a/1300-NDX.htm" target="_blank">meteorology</a>, <a title="cartography" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-IV/B/GS0900/0904.htm" target="_blank">cartography</a>, <a title="oceanography" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/sec-iii/a/1300-NDX.htm" target="_blank">oceanography</a>, <a title="hydrology" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/sec-iii/a/1300-NDX.htm" target="_blank">hydrology</a>, <a title="computer science" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/sec-iii/a/1500-NDX.htm" target="_blank">computer science</a>, <a title="environmental economics" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/sec-iii/a/1500-NDX.htm" target="_blank">environmental economics</a>, and <a title="engineering" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/sec-iii/a/0800-NDX.htm" target="_blank">engineering</a>.</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Application Deadlines:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>September 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Award:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>640 hours paid employment, full tuition, housing allowance, meal allowance, travel</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Dates of Opportunity:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Year Round</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Geographic Focus:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Nationwide</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Contact Person:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p> Chantell Haskins</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Telephone Number:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>(301) 713-9437 x 125</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Email Address:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:chantell.haskins@noaa.gov">Chantell.Haskins@noaa.gov</a> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Website:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.epp.noaa.gov/grad_science" target="_blank">http://www.epp.noaa.gov/grad_science</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Undergraduate Scholarship Program </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="187" valign="top">Category</td> <td width="799" valign="top">Details</td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Program Description:</p></td> <td valign="top">The goal of this program is to increase the number of students who undertake course work and graduate with degrees in the targeted areas integral to NOAA's mission.聽 This program targets students who have completed their sophomore or junior year, attending Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and have recently declared, or about to declare a major in atmosphere, oceanic, or environmental science disciplines.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Application Deadlines:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>September 1, 2011 - February 17, 2012</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Award:</p></td> <td valign="top"><ul> <li><strong>2 Year award period </strong> </li> <li><strong>Summer Internships </strong>- Scholars select and are placed at NOAA offices and sites for 10-week paid summer internships.</li> <li><strong>Scholarships </strong>- Scholars will receive a scholarship of $650/week during the summer internship periods.</li> <li><strong>Travel </strong>- Scholars' travel costs to and from the NOAA sites will be covered.</li> <li><strong>Tuition/Fee Assistance </strong>- A maximum of $4,000 per academic year is provided to each scholar to assit with the cost of tuition and fees and other allowable expenses approved by the program sponsor.</li> <li><strong>Housing Subsidy</strong> - Students who do not live at home during the summer internship periods will receive additional funding.</li> </ul></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Dates of Opportunity:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Two Years</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Geographic Focus:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Nationwide<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Contact Person:</p></td> <td valign="top">Sandra Sarvis</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Telephone Number:</p></td> <td valign="top">(301) 713-9437 ext.104</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Email Address:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:sandra.sarvis@noaa.gov">Sandra.Sarvis@noaa.gov</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Website:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.epp.noaa.gov/undergrad_scholar" target="_blank">http://www.epp.noaa.gov/undergrad_scholar</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2><br/> <a name="DISABILITIES" id="DISABILITIES"></a>STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES<br/> </h2> <p> </p> <p><strong>High School/High Tech Program </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="187" valign="top">Category</td> <td width="799" valign="top">Details</td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Program Description:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p><strong>The HS/HT </strong>program is a program for high school students with disabilities. This program has several goals: to motivate students to explore their own interests and potential in the sciences and technology and to explore careers in these areas. There are over 100 programs nationwide. Through this program students are provided internship opportunities, learn to write resumes, and are given public speaking and leadership training.</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Application Deadlines:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Dates vary<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Award:</p></td> <td valign="top">Paid summer internship opportunities that provide on-the-job experiences in high tech environments</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Dates of Opportunity:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Year round <br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Geographic Focus:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Nationwide</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Contact Person:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Ms. Williams </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Telephone Number:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>(202) 693-7880 Voice, (202) 693-7881/TTY, or (202) 693-7888 /FAX<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Email Address:</p></td> <td valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Website:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/hsht00/chapter1.htm" target="_blank"><u>http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/hsht00/chapter1.htm</u></a><br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.weather.gov/eeo/studentresearchopportunities.php" target="_blank">http://www.weather.gov/eeo/StudentResearchOpportunities.htm</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><strong>NOAA Workforce Recruitment Program </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="187" valign="top">Category</td> <td width="799" valign="top">Details</td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Program Description:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) for College Students with Disabilities (WRP) is a resource to connect public and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workforce. Employers seek to fill both temporary and permanent positions in a variety of fields.</p> <p>Myths, stereotypes, and misconceptions about people with disabilities often stand in the way when people with disabilities look for jobs resulting in a high rate of unemployment. Statistics show that people with disabilities from minority backgrounds encounter even greater difficulty in obtaining work. The WRP aims to eliminate this workplace discrimination one student, one employer, and one job at a time.</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Application Deadlines:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>The WRP operates on the following timeline:</p> <ul> <li>By mid-September, the schedule of recruitment visits to schools is confirmed. </li> <li>From late January through the end of February, recruitment visits, which include 30-minute personal interviews with individual students, are conducted. </li> <li>By late March, a data base composed of student information gathered during recruitment visits is made available to employers in the public and private sectors. </li> <li>Once the data base is released, interested employers make direct contact with students about temporary and permanent job offers. The data base is active for one year. </li> </ul></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Award:</p></td> <td valign="top">Temporary and permanent employment </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Dates of Opportunity:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>on-going <br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Geographic Focus:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Nationwide<br/> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Contact:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>Hope Hasberry (NWS), Rosemary Pettis (NESDIS)</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:wrp@dol.gov">WRP Coordinator</a> at the Office of Disability Employment Policy at 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room S-1303, Washington, DC 20210</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Telephone Number:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p>(301) 713-0692 x.200 (H. Hasberry), (301) 713-9210 x.118 (R. Pettis)</p> <p>1-866-633-7365 (WRP Coordinator)</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Email Address:</p></td> <td valign="top"><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:hope.hasberry@noaa.gov">Hope.Hasberry@noaa.gov</a> or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:Rosemary.Pettis@noaa.gov">Rosemary.Pettis@noaa.gov</a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:wrp@dol.gov">wrp@dol.gov</a> (WRP Coordinator)</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>Website:</p></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.dol.gov/odep" target="_blank">www.dol.gov/odep</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>   </div> </div>    <div id="footer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.noaa.gov/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~foia/">FOIA</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.cio.noaa.gov/Policy_Programs/info_quality.html">Information Quality</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.noaa.gov/disclaimer.html">Disclaimer</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.usa.gov/">USA.gov</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/http://www.ready.gov/">Ready.gov</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231113/mailto:OED.website@noaa.gov">Contact Webmaster</a><br/>  </div>    </body> </html>

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