Graduate Student Research Fellowships
CIRES has long supported a Graduate Student Research Fellowship program to promote student scholarship and research excellence. The program embraces a dual approach by 1) attracting the best talent to CU at the outset of their graduate careers, and 2) enabling graduating seniors to complete and publish their research results.
What is a CIRES graduate student research fellowship?
CIRES Graduate Student Research Fellowship (GSRF) provides support for an outstanding current or prospective graduate student affiliated with CIRES. Students receive tuition coverage, partial health insurance, half-time stipends during the academic year and summer.
Who is eligible?
Any current or prospective Ph.D. student advised by a CIRES Fellow is eligible for this one-time award. Fellowships can be used either to recruit prospective students or to support advanced students. Funding for prospective students may be used in their second year if a Teaching Assistantship covers their first year.
Applying for a Fellowship
Candidates are evaluated on the likelihood for environmental science contribution evident in their University of Colorado application and/or accomplishments to date. Independence, passion for science, and ability to communicate are considered. Limits will not be put on departments or general topics.
Currently accepting applications until March 5, 2012. Click here to apply.
Who nominates and who decides?
Each CIRES Fellow may nominate one student for a fellowship each year. A committee of CIRES Fellows who have not nominated any students will select the final recipients.
Selection Committee
- Steve Nerem, Chair
- Tom Chase
- Tingjun Zhang
- Roger Pielke, Jr.
- Suzanne van Drunick, Program Director
For more information, contact Suzanne van Drunick, Associate Director for Science (suzanne.vandrunick@colorado.edu).
For additional graduate research assistance, see also:
- Graduate Student Research Assistantships in Geophysics
- Graduate Study in Atmospheric Chemistry & Air Pollution
