Students, undergraduate, and early graduate students are invited to join the second Space Weather Simulation Summer School to be held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, July 24 - August 5, 2023. The goal of the summer school is to prepare students to gain skills that are required for science researchers. Specifically, the school teaches coding and how to code well, as well as how to write simulations. One of the many things covered are reading real space instrument data and making plots in python, documentation, and solving non-linear equations on a grid. Financial support is available for students.
The deadline for applications is May 1st.
Link to online application form: https://forms.gle/fRroNi6CYcrm8mn16
For more information, please email Qusai Al Shidi

The NSF funded 2023 Incoherent Scatter Radar (ISR) Summer School (in-person) is planned to be held at University of Alaska Fairbanks between July 17-22. The summer school’s goal is to train students in the theory and concepts of incoherent scatter radar, and allows for hands-on opportunities to design and run experiments at ISR facilities. This year’s school will focus on high-latitude / auroral observations using the Poker Flat ISR (PFISR) as a part of the NSF supported Geospace Facility.

We encourage graduate/advanced undergraduate students to apply for the school. The program funds participants from the U.S. institutions, and international students who wish to participate can apply if their university/organization is willing to cover their travel expenses. The program web site ishttps://amisr.com/school/
The deadline for application submission is March 24, 2023.

The 2023 Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science (PARS) summer school will be held in person at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) between August 1-10, 2023. The summer school provides faculty, graduate, and advanced undergraduate students with exposure to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Subauroral Geophysical Observatory (SAGO) for Space Physics and Radio Science and the HAARP research site in Gakona, Alaska.
Graduate and advanced undergraduate students are encouraged to apply for the school, and attendance is limited. Those candidates who are selected for the 2023 PARS summer school and are enrolled at U.S. Universities/institutions will receive travel support and accommodation to attend this event. Self-funded students from institutions in other countries are welcome to apply as well.
Website: https://haarp.gi.alaska.edu/pars2023
Deadline for applications: March 31, 2023

JIREP is an international internship program organized by Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory in Lima, Peru that is offered to junior/senior undergraduate and/or first and second year graduate students. The program will cover travel expenses (to and from Lima) as well as a reasonable stipend. Since the Observatory is located outside the city of Lima, transportation also will be provided. This is the opportunity to gain valuable international work experience and get to know Peru, a multicultural country, full of traditions, with an award-winning gastronomy and vast nature reserves.

More information about our program is available on our website: https://www.igp.gob.pe/observatorios/radio-observatorio-jicamarca/?page_id=9834

Application deadline: February 24th, 2023

UCAR | CPAESS is accepting applications for the NASA Heliophysics Summer School which focuses on the physics of space weather events that start at the Sun and influence atmospheres, ionospheres, and magnetospheres throughout the solar system. This year’s theme is Observational Heliophysics.
Program website: https://heliophysics.ucar.edu/summer-school/recruitment-announcement
The Summer School has two sections. There will be a remote phase from July 17-21, 2023; and an in-person phase from August 7-11, 2023. The summer school has been expanded to include a remote phase so that more people can participate. Admission is competitive; up to 50 students are selected to attend each year.
Application deadline: March 3, 2023.

The Institute of Space Weather Sciences (ISWS) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in the summer of 2023 (May 22 to July 28, 2023), funded by the National Science Foundation.

Undergraduate students in STEM fields will be invited to Newark, New Jersey for 10 weeks to engage in cutting-edge solar physics, terrestrial physics, space weather, and big data research with space physicists, astronomers, and computer scientists. A list of research projects offered can be viewed at this link: https://spaceweather.njit.edu/reu-research-projects. Students will be provided a stipend of $6,000 for the 10-week program. Additionally, travel, meal allowance, and accommodation are provided to each student. Applications by members of under-represented groups are encouraged. For more information about the program and online application, please visit the ISWS REU website: https://spaceweather.njit.edu/reu

Deadline for applications: February 15, 2023

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $8,500 to rising juniors and seniors who are enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is January 27, 2023. See https://vsgc.odu.edu/undergraduatescholarships/
The VSGC Graduate Research STEM Fellowship Program provides fellowships of $6,000 in add-on support to graduate students to supplement and enhance basic research support. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is January 27, 2023. See https://vsgc.odu.edu/graduatefellowships/
The VSGC STEM Bridge Scholarship Program provides scholarships of $1,000 to students who are rising sophomores or juniors majoring in STEM. Students from any federally recognized minority group in STEM and enrolled full-time in a program of STEM at one of the five Virginia Space Grant member universities are strongly encouraged to apply. Application deadline is March 10, 2023. See https://vsgc.odu.edu/stembridge/

The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is accepting applications for its 2023 Space Weather Summer School, scheduled for June 5th-July 28th 2023. The school, which will be in-presence, combines lectures and summer research projects. Students receive a prestigious Vela Fellowship (worth $13,000 to cover travel and living expenses), technical training, and opportunities for professional development. Information about the school can be found at:
https://www.lanl.gov/projects/national-security-education-center/space-earth-center/space-weather-school/index.php

The details of the application process can be found at:
https://www.lanl.gov/projects/national-security-education-center/space-earth-center/space-weather-school/apply.php

Application deadline: January 31st 2023

Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) is an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge program designed to broaden participation of historically underrepresented communities in the atmospheric and related sciences. SOARS Protégés can participate for up to four (4) summers conducting research in atmospheric and earth-system sciences. SOARS offers comprehensive financial support for summer research, conference travel, as well as undergraduate and graduate school funding.

SOARS invites students from multiple STEM disciplines — including chemistry, ecology, engineering, geography, mathematics, meteorology, physics, and the social sciences--to deepen their expertise in understanding the Earth’s Atmosphere. see the SOARS program website at https://soars.ucar.edu/

Application Deadline: February 1, 2023

Research groups in the Center for Space Science and Engineering Research (Space@VT) at Virginia Tech have funding available for students to enroll in the PhD program of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and pursue research in the emerging area of geospace data analytics. Successful applicants will work with Space@VT faculty on space weather specification and forecasting using globally distributed ground- and space-based datasets and numerical simulations. Applicants must be able to satisfy the admission requirements to the ECE PhD degree program. Candidates with suitable academic backgrounds in physics or engineering and advanced computer skills are encouraged to respond. Candidates should make the Fellowship sponsors aware of their interest by emailing a resume and statement of purpose to Prof. Joseph Baker (jo.baker@vt.edu). Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.

Do you want to be in the shadow of the next two US solar eclipses? We need students for a project sponsored by NASA Space Grant to live-stream the April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse from the edge of space. An information session will be held (with light refreshments) on Monday Dec. 12th 3-4pm in Goodwin 145 and on zoom. The project will officially kick-off in January, and no prior experience is required to join the project. Through this project you will learn the fundamentals of high-altitude ballooning and work on the design, assembly, verification, and testing of project equipment including a ground station, Raspberry Pi camera payload, cutdown mechanism, data collection units, tracking systems, and payloads of your own design.

If you think you might be interested in this project but cannot make this time, still fill out the interest form (https://forms.gle/NNJnN4jvhEf26wmu7) so we know to reach out to you before next semester.

We hope to see you at the information session!
Cheers,
Ginny Smith and Kevin Sterne

The University of Colorado Boulder invites undergraduates to apply for a paid summer research experience for highly motivated students interested in solar and space physics. Students will come to Boulder, Colorado for 10 weeks to work on a research project with a mentor. The topic areas span the field of solar and space physics, from instrument hardware to data analysis to modeling of the Sun, the Sun-Earth system, the near-Earth environment, or the heliosphere. Successful applicants will work with scientist mentors at one of eight Boulder institutes (see 'Read More'). For further details see https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/information/undergraduates/reu/ and to request more information, email

Deadline for applications: February 1, 2023

UCAR | CPAESS is pleased to announce the 2023 call for applications to the NASA Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowships, sponsored by the NASA Living With a Star (LWS) program. The two-year fellowships are designed to train the next generation of researchers in the emerging interdisciplinary field of Heliophysics. Early-career PhDs are matched with experienced scientists at U.S. host research institutions. There will be up to 5 positions available this year. For more information including how to apply see the program website at heliophysics.ucar.edu/jack-eddy

Deadline for application: January 20, 2023

The NCAR Advanced Study Program is accepting applications from students and the NCAR scientific staff for two programs:
1 - Graduate Visitor Program (GVP)
The Graduate Visitor Program provides opportunities to the NCAR staff to bring graduate students to NCAR for visits ranging from two months to a full year. These visits have the goal of enhancing NCAR partnerships with other public and private institutions while enriching the research of the participating students. Application deadline: October 31, 2022.
Website: https://edec.ucar.edu/advanced-study-program/graduate-visitor-program
2 - GVP Bridge Program
The new GVP Bridge program provides a one-month internship at NCAR for graduate students who may be early in their career or who don't have a fully defined collaborative project for a regular GVP visit. The internship will give the student an opportunity to explore potential collaborations at NCAR with the goal of a longer visit in the future. Unlike the regular GVP process, this program does not require an application from an NCAR sponsor. Application deadline: November 30, 2022
Website: https://edec.ucar.edu/advanced-study-program/gvp-bridge-program

The NASA Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) has announced that NASA Internship Programs are preparing for Spring 2023 selections and spring applications are now open. The Intern program allows high school and college-level students to contribute to agency projects under the guidance of a NASA mentor. The Pathways Intern program offers current students and recent graduates internships that are direct pipelines to full-time emplyment at NASA upon graduation. There are also Fellowships for graduate-level students and International Internships. For more information see: https://intern.nasa.gov/
The internships are split into spring and summer sessions:
Spring session dates: January 23 – May 12 > Application deadline: November 7, 2022
Summer session dates: June 5 – August 11 > Application deadline: March 10, 2023

An informal series of online ‘Coffee talks’ is being held this semester for undergraduate students to find out about career opportunities in space research and engineering. The next Talk will be held on Thursday, October 20, 5 - 6 PM on the topic of ‘Women in Space Sciences.’ A panel of young researchers will relate personal stories of how they found out about this field and progressed from undergrads to interns to career professionals. The series of Coffee Talks is hosted by four teaching universities (including Virginia Tech) that are participating in the recently awarded NASA DRIVE Science Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Link to Flyer: http://vt.superdarn.org/assets/docs/news/CoffeeTalkSeriesPoster_Oct2022.pdf
Coffee Talk time: October 20, 2022, 5 - 6 pm
Zoom link: https://jhuapl.zoomgov.com/j/1612216069?pwd=SmZK Z1RoZE1najY1NVlLcnU1Vi9udz09

The 6th IAGA (International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy) Summer School will be held in early July 2023 at the Niemegk geomagnetic observatory of GFZ near to and just before the IUGG General Assembly (11-20 July, 2023) in Berlin, Germany. About 20 early career scientists will be sponsored for accommodation and cost of living (but not the travel cost to Germany). The definition of early career scientists is: 'Being an undergraduate or postgraduate (Masters/PhD) student or having received the highest degree qualification (e.g., BSc, MSc, PhD) within the last two years from 31 December, 2022.'

See https://iaga-aiga.org/iagaschool/ for more details.

The deadline for applications is September 30, 2022

The Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP) designs and implements strategies to increase access to STEM education, funding, and careers. Towards this end, the IBP has created the website www.PathwaysToScience.org as a resource to help students find paid summer research programs and fully funded STEM graduate programs. PathwaysToScience.org has over 70 portable scholarships and fellowships posted on the site. These include undergraduate, graduate, and postdoc level funding opportunities with an emphasis on increasing diversity in STEM.
Undergraduate scholarships and tips and resources for applying: https://pathwaystoscience.org/Undergrads.aspx
Graduate fellowships and resources for applying: https://pathwaystoscience.org/Grad.aspx
Postdoc funding and resources: https://pathwaystoscience.org/Postdocs_Portal.aspx

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech has funding available for students to enroll in its PhD program and pursue research in the emerging area of geospace data analytics. Successful applicants will work with faculty in the Center for Space Science and Engineering Research (Space@VT) to conduct fundamental research on space weather specification and forecasting using globally distributed ground- and space-based datasets and numerical simulations. Outstanding candidates with advanced computer programming skills and academic backgrounds in physics or engineering are encouraged to respond. Potential applicants should make the Fellowship sponsors aware of their interest by emailing a resume and statement of purpose to Prof. Joseph Baker (jo.baker@vt.edu). Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.

The Boulder Space Weather Summer School (SWSS) is a two-week program, funded by NSF and hosted by HAO, that gives students a comprehensive introduction to the science of space weather: what it is, what it does, and what can be done about it. The theme is the physics of space weather and its impacts on the space environment, spacecraft, astronauts and ground based systems. Students will learn from leading researchers in the field and experts in forecasting space weather and meet other students working in the field. The program will appeal to graduate students starting their research careers in space physics as well as selected undergraduate students interested in exploring the topic.

The school wil be held July 18 – 29, 2022, in person in Boulder, CO (circumstances permitting). For more information see https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/SWSS

Application Deadline: June 3, 2022

During this two-week NASA funded summer school hosted by UCAR, participants will dive into physics connecting global models to remote and in-situ measurements, learn from leading experts in the field, use prototype visualizations tools to recreate data from a spacecraft flying through the magnetosphere, and connect with other early career researchers. The program will appeal to advanced graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who want to broaden their understanding of fundamental processes across all disciplines of heliophysics.

The school will be held remotely Aug. 1 - 12, 2022. For more information see https://cpaess.ucar.edu/heliophysics/summer-school

Application deadline: May 6, 2022

The 2022 Incoherent Scatter Radar (ISR) Summer School will be held in-person only at Boston University between July 17-22. The summer school’s goal is to train students in the theory and concepts of incoherent scatter radar, and allows for hands-on opportunities to design and run experiments at ISR facilities. This year’s school will focus on mid-latitude / subauroral observations using the Millstone Hill ISR, operated by MIT Haystack Observatory as part of the NSF supported Millstone Hill Geospace Facility. Details about school lectures and the application procedure can be found at the following web site:
https://amisr.com/school
Deadline for application: April 27, 2022

Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) provides STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Bridge Scholarships of $1,000 to students who will be sophomores or juniors. Students from any federally recognized minority group in STEM and enrolled full-time in a program of STEM at one of the five Virginia Space Grant member universities (William & Mary, Hampton University, Old Dominion University, University of Virginia, and Virginia Tech) are strongly encouraged to apply. Allied Health Science majors are not eligible for this program. The application deadline is March 11, 2022 and letters of reference are due March 18, 2022.

For more information see 'Read More'

The Institute of Space Weather Sciences (ISWS) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in the summer of 2022 (May 23 to July 29, 2022), funded by the National Science Foundation.

Undergraduate students in STEM fields will be invited to Newark, New Jersey for 10 weeks to engage in cutting-edge solar physics, terrestrial physics, space weather, and big data research with space physicists, astronomers, and computer scientists. Students will be provided a stipend of $6,000 for the 10-week program. Additionally, travel, meal allowance, and accommodation are provided to each student. Applications by members of under-represented groups are encouraged. For more information about the program and online application, please visit the ISWS REU website: https://sites.google.com/njit.edu/iswsreu/home
Deadline for applications: Mar. 1, 2022

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $8,500 to rising juniors and seniors who are enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is January 28, 2022. See https://vsgc.odu.edu/undergraduatescholarships/

The VSGC Graduate Research STEM Fellowship Program provides fellowships of $6,000 in add-on support to graduate students to supplement and enhance basic research support. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is January 28, 2022. See https://vsgc.odu.edu/graduatefellowships/

For a complete listing of posted student internships click on the menu item 'Student Opportunities' or directly on http://vt.superdarn.org/tiki-index.php?page=Student+Interest

The Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP) designs and implements strategies to increase access to STEM education, funding, and careers, with special emphasis on diverse underrepresented groups. Towards this end, the IBP has created the website www.PathwaysToScience.org as a resource to help students find paid summer research programs and fully funded STEM graduate programs. The site has a searchable database of 600+ undergrad summer research positions and 60+ graduate summer research programs, all paid and fully funded. Deadlines are approaching!
Direct link to the searchable database:
https://pathwaystoscience.org/programs.aspx?descriptorhub=SummerResearch_Summer%20Research%20Opportunity

The High Altitude Observatory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research announces the availability of Newkirk Fellowships. The Newkirk Fellowship provides financial support to graduate students for research visits to HAO, allowing for 3 to 6 months per year in a single visit. The total supported length is 9 months, which can be spread out over up to 3 years. Newkirk Fellows will work with guidance from HAO scientists and engineers on projects related to their thesis, qualifying exams, or other research projects within the scope of HAO research including study of the Earth's upper atmosphere, solar physics and solar-terrestrial physics through observation, theory and instrumentation. To be eligible for the fellowship, the student must be enrolled full-time in a university graduate program having common interest with HAO research goals. The program website is https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/partnerships/visitor-program/newkirk-fellowship and the application deadline for fellowships starting in 2022 is March 1, 2022.

The NASA Airborne Science Program invites highly motivated advanced undergraduates who will be rising seniors in summer 2022 to apply for participation in the 14th annual NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP 2022). Students will work in multi-disciplinary teams to study surface, atmospheric, and oceanographic processes. Participants will fly onboard a NASA research aircraft and assist in the operation of instruments to sample and measure atmospheric gases and aerosols and to image land and water surfaces in multiple spectral bands. Along with airborne data collection, students will participate in taking measurements at field sites. Each student will complete an individual research project from the data collected. The eight-week program begins June 12, 2022 and concludes August 5, 2022.
Applicants must be US citizens. For more information and to apply: https://baeri.org/sarp
Application Deadline: January 26, 2022

The High Altitude Observatory (HAO) at The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) offers postdoctoral fellowships to early career Ph.D. scientists interested in theoretical, experimental and observational studies of the solar and terrestrial system. Successful applicants will pursue research in collaboration with members of the HAO scientific staff. The HAO postdoc program is closely coordinated with the postdoc program of NCAR’s Advanced Study Program (ASP) and prospective applicants should apply through ASP and specify HAO as their host laboratory. See https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/partnerships/visitor-program/postdoctoral-fellows for further details.
Deadline for applications: December 10, 2021

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) located in Boulder, Colorado sponsors postdoctoral fellowships through the Advanced Study Program (ASP) in areas broadly related to NCAR strategic priorities (https://ncar.ucar.edu/who-we-are/strategic-plan), including Earth system science and actionable science. Candidates should have completed their Ph.D. or should expect to complete their degree requirements by October 2022. Applications from all related fields are welcomed. Fellowships are for 2 years and carry an annual salary of $70,270, travel budget of $3500 annually, in addition to a relocation allowance and full health and retirement benefits.
Virginia Tech graduate Dr. Dong Lin is a current ASP postdoc and is available to answer questions about the program.
Review application instructions here: https://asp.ucar.edu/postdocs/prospective-applicants
For further information about this position and to submit your application, see this link: https://ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_Careers/job/Mesa-Lab-Building/ASP-Postdoctoral-Fellow_REQ-2021-304-1

Application deadline: December 10, 2021

NCAR's Advanced Study Program (ASP) has announced a new program which provides a one-month internship at NCAR for graduate students who may be early in their career or who don't yet have a defined project that could serve as the basis for a full Graduate Visitor Program (GVP) experience. The GVP Bridge Program gives the student an opportunity to explore potential collaborations at NCAR with the goal of a longer visit in the future. Unlike the regular GVP process, this program does not require an application from an NCAR sponsor. See
https://asp.ucar.edu/graduate-visitors/gvp-bridge-program

The deadline for application is Nov. 30, 2021

NSF graduate student internships are available now to do space/geospace research with Air Force scientists and research infrastructure at Air Force Office of Scientific Research facilities. Open to graduate students of PIs with an active geospace NSF awards or students participating in the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Up to $55k/six-month NSF graduate student internships are available. The deadline for application is rapidly approaching.

For details see *Read more* or the website https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21029/nsf21029.jsp

The NASA Directorate of STEM Enjgagement has announced opportunities for professional development. To be eligible to submit a proposal, candidates must be U.S. citizens or a national who hold a bachelor's degree earned before Aug. 31, 2021; candidates must be enrolled in a master's or doctoral degree program no later than Sept. 1, 2021, and intend to pursue a research-based Masters or Ph.D. program in a NASA-relevant field. For each Fellow, his or her institution receives up to a $55,000 annual award ($50,000 for Master’s student and $55,000 for Doctoral student), pending available Congressional funding.
Note: MSI - Minority Serving Institution
Proposals are due:
June 30, 2021 for ​APPENDIX L: Program Element Two: MSI and Non-MSI Fellowship 2021
July 19, 2021 for APPENDIX M: Program Element Three: MSI and Non-MSI Fellowship 2021 Part 2
For full program details, visit: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary!init.do?solId=%7b24E3CA0D-F71B-03FF-AD0E-AB283B3B1050%7d&path=open

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) provides early-career and more senior scientists opportunities to share in NASA's mission. NASA Postdoctoral Fellows work on 1 to 3 year assignments with NASA scientists and engineers at NASA centers and institutes to advance NASA's missions in earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics, engineering, human exploration and space operations, astrobiology, and science management. For eligibility requirements see 'Read More'.

For complete details see the NPP website at https://npp.usra.edu/

Deadline for Applications: July 1, 2021 6:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is accepting applications for the 2021-2023 Next Generation Fellowships. Three awardees will receive financial support and two summer visits. Graduate students working on a masters or doctoral degree in Earth system science are encouraged to learn more about the fellowship online. For a listing of specific fellowship opportunities click on 'Read More'. Full fellowship details are available at: https://www.ucar.edu/opportunities/fellowships/ucar-next-generation-fellowships

Application and two referral letters must be received by Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
Awards announced: August 3, 2021
Awards begin: Fall semester 2021
Summer visits begin: May/June 2022 & May/June 2023

An informal on-line conversation will be held Thursday, April 15 4:00 - 4:45 PM on behalf of undergrads with interests in space science and engineering. The event is sponsored by the NASA DRIVE Center for Geospace Storms and involves several universities including Virginia Tech. A panel of young researchers will describe their paths into this field and offer insights on how today's undergrad can get involved.

See 'Read More' for information on how to attend. There is an optional registration that will connect you to receive emails about student opportunities in this field.

The 2021 Incoherent Scatter (IS) Radar Summer School will be held virtually July 19-24. The school provides students with experience in designing and running experiments on IS radars. These large and powerful facilities are used to study the ionosphere and space weather by providing critical measurements of ionospheric plasma and the upper atmosphere. IS radars operate in the equatorial, mid-latitude, and high-latitude regions. The IS Radar summer school is suitable for graduate and advanced undergraduate students and attendance is limited. Apply using the summer school web site: https://amisr.com/school
The deadline for application submission is extended to March 12, 2021.

Photo: Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar (PFISR) located in central Alaska

The Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP) designs and implements strategies to increase access to STEM education, funding, and careers, with special emphasis on diverse underrepresented groups. Towards this end, the IBP has created the website www.PathwaysToScience.org as a resource to help students find paid summer research programs and fully funded STEM graduate programs. The website currently lists
· 630 paid summer research programs for undergrads and grad students, including opportunities funded by NSF, NASA, NOAA, etc.
· 138 fully funded STEM masters programs
· 160 fully funded STEM PhD programs
The website includes a search tool to help identify opportunities.

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $8,500 to rising juniors and seniors who are enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is January 29, 2021. See https://vsgc.odu.edu/undergraduatescholarships/

The VSGC Graduate Research STEM Fellowship Program provides fellowships of $6,000 in add-on support to graduate students to supplement and enhance basic research support. Applicants must be Student at NASA enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is January 29, 2021. See https://vsgc.odu.edu/graduatefellowships/

For a complete listing of posted student internships click on the menu item 'Student Opportunities' or directly on http://vt.superdarn.org/tiki-index.php?page=Student+Interest

The High Altitude Observatory (HAO) of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) located in Boulder, Colorado announces the availability of Newkirk Fellowships. The Newkirk Fellowship provides financial support to graduate students for research visits to HAO, allowing for 3 to 6 months per year in a single visit. The total supported length is 9 months, which can be spread out over up to 3 years. Newkirk Fellows will work with guidance from HAO scientists and engineers on projects related to their thesis, qualifying exams, or other research projects within the scope of HAO research including study of the Earth's upper atmosphere, solar physics and solar-terrestrial physics through observation, theory and instrumentation.To be eligible for the fellowship, the student must be enrolled full-time in a university graduate program having common interest with HAO research goals. Application deadline for fellowships starting in 2021 is March 1, 2021. Program website: https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/partnerships/visitor-program/newkirk-fellowship

The NCAR Earth System Science Internship (NESSI) is accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students interested in conducting research in the Earth system sciences with NCAR scientists. Research topics include but are not limited to atmospheric science, computational science, engineering, and solar & space physics. The NESSI program is hosted by the NCAR office of Education & Outreach. The program is designed to support and promote Earth system science through research, mentoring, and community building. The application deadline is February 7, 2021.

Program website: https://ncar.ucar.edu/what-we-offer/education-outreach/undergraduate-graduate-programs/nessi

NOAA is sponsoring a competition with support from NASA involving prize money to "better forecast changes in Earth's magnetic field", specifically the disturbance-storm-time index, Dst, which is a measure of the severity of geomagnetic storms. In the words of the announcement, "..we seek solutions that work on the raw, real-time data streams and are agnostic to sensor malfunctions and noise." The sources of real-time data are NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite and NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) satellite. Prize money varies from $15k for first place to $2k for fourth place. The competition announcement can be found at https://www.drivendata.org/competitions/73/noaa-magnetic-forecasting/page/278/. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 12, 2021 11:59 PM
Art credit: NOAA MagNet website

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) located in Boulder, Co. sponsors postdoctoral fellowships tthrough the Advanced Study Program (ASP). The program provides successful applicants with considerable freedom to pursue their own research interests. Fellows develop research projects in collaboration with NCAR scientists and engineers, but all are expected to choose their own research directions and are responsible for the design and conduct of their projects. The program website is https://asp.ucar.edu/postdocs/prospective-applicants
Virginia Tech graduate Dr. Dong Lin is a current ASP postdoc and is available to answer questions about the program.
Application deadline: December 21, 2020

The 2021 Heliophysics Summer School will be held June 15 - 22, 2021 in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. The school is seeking approximately 35 graduate students, from masters through postdoctoral fellows. Participants will learn about the exciting science of heliophysics as a broad, coherent discipline that reaches in space from the Earth’s troposphere to the depths of the Sun, and in time from the formation of the solar system to the distant future. For more details see 'Read More'. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2021 Heliophysics Summer School may be held in a virtual format.

Website: https://cpaess.ucar.edu/heliophysics/summer-school/recruitment-announcement

Deadline for Applications: January 22, 2021

For students interested in doing scientific research in the atmospheric sciences, solar and space physics, engineering, social sciences, or computer sciences the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is holding an NCAR Explorer Series Student Opportunities event on Wednesday, November 18 from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (MT). During the event, a panel of educational program leads, an NCAR scientist, and a student internship participant will talk about internships, workshops, and fellowships for students in all stages of their academic careers, from undergraduate through early career.
Please note the registration link below and the request to register by the end of the day on Monday, November 16th : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzG7l3f7XCMgBK3nsfYkhFVuCEYDP6LYLnNacau8wJv8UQVw/viewform

Space@VT doctoral graduate Dong Lin has pointed out that NCAR hosts a program that makes it possible for graduate students to visit for periods ranging from a few months to a full year. In the words of the program announcement: 'NCAR's Advanced Study Program's Graduate Student (GVP) Fellowship is an excellent way to spend time at NCAR and work on parts of your thesis, or final project equivalent, with guidance from NCAR scientists and engineers. The GVP also is an opportunity to develop research collaborations at NCAR and to participate in professional development workshops and seminars.' The program website is https://asp.ucar.edu/graduate-visitors/graduate-visitor-program
Dong, now an ASP Postdoctoral Fellow at High Altitude Observatory, has offered to answer questions about the program and further opportunities. Application deadline: November 15, 2020

NASA will be at this year's SciFest from Sept. 16-23. This is a FREE virtual career fair for students, recent graduates, and early career folks.

Registration: https://usasciencefestival.org/ccc/. This effort is in collaboration with NASA's recruitment team and NASA Internships is helping support this event by spreading awareness via social media. NASA representatives will be sharing how students and recent graduates can get involved with the agency.

Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) provides STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Bridge Scholarships of $1,000 to students who will be sophomores during the 2020-2021 academic year. Students from any federally recognized minority group in STEM and enrolled full-time in a program of STEM at one of the five Virginia Space Grant member universities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Click the attached link for more information and the online application. http://vsgc.odu.edu/stembridge/

Deadline for students to apply is extended to April 13, 2020

The 2020 ISR Summer School will be held July 27 - August 1 in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school provides students with hands-on experience in designing and running experiments at incoherent scatter radar (ISR) facilities. During this summer school, students will have the opportunity to run experiments with the Millstone Hill incoherent scatter radar and use data from multiple ISR observatories, such as Poker Flat (PFISR), Arecibo, and Jicamarca. The ISR summer school is suitable for graduate and advanced undergraduate students and attendance is limited. For most students attending institutions within the United States, travel, housing and meals will be provided. For post-docs and students outside of the United States, funding will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All students who wish to apply for the ISR summer school must follow the application instructions at the summer school web site: https://amisr.com/school
The deadline (exte3nded) for application submission is March 13, 2020.
Notice of acceptance will be sent to participants by March 27, 2020.

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides annually more than 50 scholarships to the brightest and most talented college students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.Students can not apply directly themselves. They must be nominated by a Virginia Tech Faculty member.

Eligibility: The student must be U.S. citizen and must be in a STEM major.
https://astronautscholarship.org/assets/astronaut-scholarship-major-fields-of-study.pdf
The student must intend to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degree. Current Sophomore or Juniors (graduating > May 2021)

Faculty Nomination deadline: Thursday, March 5, 2020

The Jicamarca Radio Observatory (JRO) located near Lima, Peru is the venue for a summer school that is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the Geophysical Institute of Peru. JIREP is an international internship program that is offered to junior/senior undergraduate, and/or first and second year graduate students. The program will cover the travel expenses (to and from Lima) as well as a reasonable stipend. Students with interests in atmospheric and ionospheric science and radar techniques, electronics, RF, instrumentation and computer science are encouraged to apply. If you would like to discuss this possibility with interested VT faculty, contact Dr. Mike Ruohoniemi (mikeruo@vt.edu) or Dr. Jo Baker (bakerjb@vt.edu) or any faculty member in the Space@VT research center listed at http://space.vt.edu/people.html The application deadline is February 20, 2020 and the JIREP web site is https://www.igp.gob.pe/convocatorias/jirep

The Boulder Space Weather Summer School (SWSS) will be held June 29 – July 10, 2020 at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) located in scenic Boulder, Colorado. The SWSS is a comprehensive two-week introduction to the science of space weather: what it is, what it does, and what can be done about it. The SWSS curriculum integrates the fundamental science of the Sun-Earth system with the impacts of space weather, and has a particular emphasis on modeling and forecasting. The School is broadly designed for graduate students who are considering space weather or space physics as a research field, as well as active practitioners from government and industry (for example, space weather forecasters). Admission is also open to advanced undergraduate students. For further information, and instructions on how to apply, see: https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/SWSS

Application deadline: March 1, 2020

The Los Alamos Space Weather Summer School is accepting applications for its 2020 session to be held June 1 - July 31, 2020. Sponsored by the Center for Space and Earth Sciences at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), this summer school brings together top space science graduate students and LANL space scientists to work on challenging space weather research. Students receive a prestigious Vela Fellowship (worth $10,000 to cover travel and living expenses), technical training, and opportunities for professional development. Applications due: January 31, 2020 (extended deadline)

Eligibility: Open to U.S. and foreign graduate students currently enrolled in PhD programs in space physics, planetary science, aerospace engineering, or related fields. For more details see 'Read More' or the website http://swx-school.lanl.gov

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $8,500 to rising juniors and seniors who are enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is January 31, 2020. See http://vsgc-net.odu.edu/undergraduatescholarships/

The VSGC Graduate Research STEM Fellowship Program provides fellowships of $6,000 in add-on support to graduate students to supplement and enhance basic research support. Applicants must be Student at NASA enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is January 31, 2020. See http://vsgc-net.odu.edu/graduatefellowships/

For a complete listing of posted student internships click on the menu item 'Student Opportunities' or directly on http://vt.superdarn.org/tiki-index.php?page=Student+Interest

NASA Office of STEM Engagement (OSE) opened a call for graduate research proposals on December 23, 2019. The NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH20ZHA001N: NASA Fellowship Activity 2020 is seeking student-authored and independently conceived graduate research proposals responding to a NASA Research Opportunity listed in the solicitation. The 2020 NASA Fellowship Activity is designed to support OSE objectives and provide academic institutions the ability to enhance graduate-level learning and development. The program details and requirements are outlined in the solicitation document.

To be eligible to submit a proposal, candidates must be U.S. citizens or a national who hold a bachelor's degree in a STEM field earned before Aug. 31, 2020. Candidates must be enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral degree program no later than Sept. 1, 2020, and intend to pursue a research-based Master’s or Ph.D. program in a NASA-relevant field.

Proposals are due February 21, 2020.

Duration: June 19-25, 2020
Location: NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia

Open to: US Citizens and Permanent Residents
Application Deadline: 30 April 2020
Apply Through: http://tinyurl.com/2020RockOn

How it works: You register to participate and, when selected, you are invited to stay in scenic Chincoteague, Virginia (next to the Wallops Flight Facility) for the duration of the program, assembling and then flying a rocket payload as part of a team of rocketeers.Teams of 3 build a sounding rocket payload from a kit in three days and launch it into space on the sixth day. Since 2008, 702 people have participated in the RockOn workshops and successfully built and launched 226 payloads to space. The hardware in the kit may be used on future RockSat (and possibly CubeSat) flights. NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility will again be providing the rocket (two stage Terrier-Orion) and launch operations during the 2020 workshop. This hands-on workshop is about learning to build sounding rocket payloads, not rockets. RockOn is supported by the Colorado and Virginia Space Grant programs with significant cost sharing from Wallops and NASA Education. The registration for the 2020 RockOn workshop, is $909 if your register by March 6, 2020 ($999 after), which includes kit hardware (that teams take home), breakfast and lunch each day plus one dinner, t-shirt, handbook, software, and more plus a priceless experience. For more information on the workshop, please visit the website.

Applications are open for the 2020 Heliophysics Summer School to be held in beautiful Boulder, CO over 14-21 July, 2020. Advanced graduate students and post doctoral fellows who have completed some research in the area of space physics or related fields are eligible. The aim of the summer school is to provide students with the background and understanding they need to do research and make discoveries about the interconnected Heliophysics system in their professional careers.
Application Deadline: February 21, 2020
For additional information on the Summer School and instructions on how to apply:
https://cpaess.ucar.edu/heliophysics/summer-school
Photo credit: CPAESS Heliophysics Summer School website

Space@VT doctoral graduate Dong Lin has pointed out that NCAR hosts a program that makes it possible for graduate students to visit for periods ranging from a few months to a full year. In the words of the program announcement: 'NCAR's Advanced Study Program's Graduate Student (GVP) Fellowship is an excellent way to spend time at NCAR and work on parts of your thesis, or final project equivalent, with guidance from NCAR scientists and engineers. The GVP also is an opportunity to develop research collaborations at NCAR and to participate in professional development workshops and seminars.' The website for the program is https://asp.ucar.edu/graduate-visitors/graduate-visitor-program
Dong, now an ASP Postdoctoral Fellow at High Altitude Observatory, has offered to answer questions about the program and further opportunities. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2019

UCAR is pleased to announce the 2020 call for applications for the Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowship program sponsored by NASA’s Living with a Star (LWS) program. These fellowships are designed to train the next generation of researchers in the emerging field of heliophysics. Heliophysics embraces all aspects of the Sun-Solar System, and includes many of the basic physical processes found in the laboratory, the solar system, and throughout the universe. These processes generally involve the interactions of ionized gases (plasmas) with gravitational and electro-magnetic fields, and with neutral matter. The physical domain of heliophysics ranges from deep inside the Sun to the Earth’s upper atmosphere.

Jack Eddy Fellowships provide a unique opportunity to go where few have gone before! Fellows are UCAR employees and receive a fixed annual salary, UCAR’s extensive benefits package, and allowances for relocation, travel and publications. Appointments will be announced by April 1, 2020.

Application Deadline: January 17, 2020
To apply for the fellowship and for more information and please visit: https://cpaess.ucar.edu/heliophysics/jack-eddy/how-postdocs-apply

The 2019 ISR Summer School, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (U.S.) and the EISCAT Scientific Association (Europe) will be held August 12-17 at Pikku-Syöte, about an hour’s drive from Oulu, Finland. The school provides students with hands-on experience in designing and running experiments at incoherent scatter radar facilities. During this summer school, students will have the opportunity to run experiments with the EISCAT incoherent scatter radars (ISRs) and use data from multiple ISR observatories, such as Poker Flat (PFISR), Millstone Hill, Arecibo and Jicamarca.

The ISR summer school is suitable for graduate and advanced undergraduate students and attendance is limited. For most students attending institutions within the United States, travel, housing and meals will be provided. For post-docs and students outside of the United States, funding will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Link to the program web site at https://amisr.com/workshop

The deadline for application submission is 19 April 2019. Notice of acceptance will be sent to participants by 3 May 2019.

There are opportunities for undergrad students to participate as summer interns in research carried out by Space@VT research groups. The website for Summer 2019 applications is now open. Please apply using the applicable link below:

VT login required: https://goo.gl/forms/ckXw76SGuvY5Vntu1

External applicants: https://goo.gl/forms/s1qdiItra6Mpik6C3

More information about Space@VT can be found at http://www.space.vt.edu including a high-level listing of research topics at https://space.vt.edu/research.html.

Educational opportunities are available at NASA for students at all levels. Applications are now being accepted for 2019 summer internships with a deadline of April 1, 2019. NASA also makes competitive awards to support independent research by faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students. A Pathways program offers paths to Federal interships for student from high school through post-graduate studies.
For more details and answers to specific questions regarding NASA Summer 2019 internships click on the 'Read More' to this News item. The NASA hosting web site is https://intern.nasa.gov

For a complete listing of posted student internships click on the menu item 'Student Opportunities' or directly on http://vt.superdarn.org/tiki-index.php?page=Student+Interest

Current freshman are invited to apply to the Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Bridge Scholarships of $1,000. Students must be sophomores during the 2019-2020 academic year. Students from any federally recognized minority group in STEM and enrolled full-time in a program of STEM at one of the five Virginia Space Grant member universities are strongly encouraged to apply. The program web site is http://vsgc.odu.edu/stembridge/ For information on eligibility see 'Read More'.

Application deadline: March 11, 2019

The 2019 Boulder Space Weather Summer School (SWSS) will be held July 8 – July 19 at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. The SWSS is a comprehensive two-week introduction to the science of space weather: what it is, what it does, and what can be done about it. The School is targeted at first or second year graduate students who are considering space weather or space physics as a research field and is also open to advanced undergraduate students. For more information see 'Read More'. The application deadline is March 1, 2019

For further information, and instructions on how to apply, see:
https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/SWSS

Undergrad students may apply to participate in an expedition to Greenland in the summer of 2019 to map climatic conditions from these institutions:
• Hampton University
• University of Albany
• University of Michigan
• Virginia Tech University
First priority will be for 3rd and 4th year undergraduates in fields of atmospheric and other geosciencesas as well as sociocultural studies.
For more information see: http://greenland.engin.umich.edu
Application deadline: March 1, 2019
See 'Read More' for VT contact information.

UCAR is pleased to announce the 2019 call for applications for the Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowship program sponsored by NASA’s Living with a Star (LWS) program. These fellowships are designed to train the next generation of researchers in the emerging field of heliophysics. New application deadline: February 8, 2019.

Fellows are UCAR employees and receive a fixed annual salary, UCAR’s extensive benefits package, and allowances for relocation, travel and publications. Appointments will be announced by April 1, 2019.

To apply for the fellowship and for more information and please visit: https://cpaess.ucar.edu/heliophysics/jack-eddy/how-postdocs-apply

Applications are being accepted for the 2019 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program hosted by the Arecibo Observatory (Puerto Rico). Research on radio astronomy, planetary sciences, and space and atmospheric sciences are carried out at the site. Interested students must be U.S. citizens or permament residents enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program for Fall 2019. Among the suitable majors are physics, engineering, geophysics, and space sciences. For more information click on the program web site at http://www.naic.edu/ao/REUT or click 'Read More'.

New application deadline: Feb. 28, 2019

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $8,500 to rising juniors and seniors who are enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is January 28, 2019. See http://vsgc-net.odu.edu/undergraduatescholarships/

The VSGC Graduate Research STEM Fellowship Program provides fellowships of $6,000 in add-on support to graduate students to supplement and enhance basic research support. Applicants must be Student at NASA enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is January 28, 2019. See http://vsgc-net.odu.edu/graduatefellowships/

For a complete listing of posted student internships click on the menu item 'Student Opportunities' or directly on http://vt.superdarn.org/tiki-index.php?page=Student+Interest

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $8,500 to rising juniors and seniors who are enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is January 31, 2020. See http://vsgc.odu.edu/undergraduatescholarships/

The VSGC Graduate Research STEM Fellowship Program provides fellowships of $6,000 in add-on support to graduate students to supplement and enhance basic research support. Applicants must be Student at NASA enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is January 31, 2020. See http://vsgc.odu.edu/graduatefellowships/

For a complete listing of posted student internships click on the menu item 'Student Opportunities' or directly on http://vt.superdarn.org/tiki-index.php?page=Student+Interest

The NASA Airborne Science Program invites highly motivated advanced undergraduates to apply for participation in the 11th annual NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP 2019). Students will work in multi-disciplinary teams to study surface, atmospheric, and oceanographic processes. Participants will fly onboard the NASA DC-8 and assist in the operation of instruments to sample and measure atmospheric gases and to image land and water surfaces in multiple spectral bands. Along with airborne data collection, students will participate in taking measurements at field sites. Each student will complete an individual research project from the data collected. Outstanding faculty and staff for this program will be drawn from several universities and NASA centers, as well as from NASA flight operations and engineering personnel. The eight-week program begins June 16, 2019 and concludes August 9, 2019. Application Deadline: January 30, 2019

SARP participants will receive a $5,000 stipend, a travel allowance, and free housing and local transportation during the 8-week program. Applicants must be US citizens.

For more information click on https://baeri.org/sarp/ or 'Read More'.

The Jicamarca Radio Observatory (JRO) located near Lima, Peru is the venue for a summer school that is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the Geophysical Institute of Peru. Senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students with interests in atmospheric and ionospheric science and radar techniques, electronics, RF, instrumentation and computer science are encouraged to apply. If you would like to discuss this possibility with interested VT faculty, contact Dr. Mike Ruohoniemi (mikeruo@vt.edu) or Dr. Jo Baker (bakerjb@vt.edu) or any faculty member in the Space@VT research center listed at http://space.vt.edu/people.html The application deadline is February 22, 2019 and the JIREP web site is http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/.

For more details click 'Read more'. To read of more student summer opportunities click http://vt.superdarn.org/tiki-index.php?page=Student+Interest

Applications are invited for the 2019 Heliophysics Summer School, which will be held July 23 - 30, 2019 in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. Approximately 35 graduate students or first or second year postdoctoral fellows will learn about the exciting science of heliophysics as a broad, coherent discipline that reaches in space from the Earth’s troposphere to the depths of the Sun, and in time from the formation of the solar system to the distant future. The theme of this year's school is "Heliophysics Exploration" (see 'Read More').
Application Deadline: February 22, 2019

For additional information on the Summer School and instructions on how to apply:
https://cpaess.ucar.edu/heliophysics/summer-school/recruitment-announcement

The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is offering four scholarships for the next academic year to undergraduate students with a career interest in the physical, engineering, or life scientists with an emphasis on space or aerospace-related sciences or engineering.

The awards are available in amounts of $4,000 each, paid directly to receipients. Applicants must be full-time undergraduate students within two years of earning a degree and citizens or lawful Permanent Residents.

Application deadline: Aug 8, 2018

For more information see www.usra.edu/about/outreach/scholarship/

This summer (June 4-8), take advantage of an opportunity to explore the burgeoning field of space weather by joining the Space Weather REDI 2018 Bootcamp to be held at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and taught by NASA GSFC scientists. While the bootcamp training is geared to undergraduate students, it will be beneficial for anyone interested in broadening their space weather knowledge - graduate students, educators, scientists, engineers, mission operators, and competitive high school students. Note: while Bootcamp is free, hotel and other costs are the responsibility of the participant.

Application deadline: April 10, 2018.

For more information see https://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/support/SWREDI/bootcamp/

The Jicamarca Radio Observatory (JRO) located near Lima, Peru is once again the venue for a summer school that is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students with interests in atmospheric and ionospheric science and radar techniques, electronics, RF, instrumentation and computer science may apply. If you would like to discuss this possibility with interested VT faculty, contact Dr. Mike Ruohoniemi (mikeruo@vt.edu) or Dr. Jo Baker (bakerjb@vt.edu) or any faculty member in the Space@VT research center listed at http://space.vt.edu/people.html. The application deadline is February 22, 2018 and the JIREP web site is http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/

For more details click 'Read more'

The 2018 ISR Summer School will be held July 21-27 at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. The school provides students with hands-on experience in designing and running experiments in the ionosphere and upper atmosphere with large incoherent scatter radars (ISRs). Applications are considered for both graduate and advanced undergraduate students and attendance is limited. For most students attending institutions within the United States, travel, housing and meals will be provided. For post-docs and students outside of the United States, funding will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The summer school web site is http://www.amisr.com/workshop For more information about the school, please contact

The deadline for application submission is 01 March 2018. Notice of acceptance will be sent to participants by 30 March 2018.

The 2018 Boulder Space Weather Summer School (formerly the CISM Space Weather Summer School) will be held July 9-20 at NCAR in Boulder, CO. The SWSS is a comprehensive two-week introduction to the science of space weather: what it is, what it does, and what can be done about it.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2018
For further information and instructions on how to apply see:
http://www2.hao.ucar.edu/SWSS
Or contact Mark Miesch (miesch@ucar.edu).
See 'Read more' for additional details

The VSGC Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $8,500 to rising juniors and seniors who are enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is February 5, 2018. See http://www.vsgc.odu.edu/sf/undergrad/

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) Graduate Research STEM Fellowship Program provides fellowships of $6,000 in add-on support to graduate students to supplement and enhance basic research support. Applicants must be Student at NASA enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Application deadline is February 5, 2018. See
http://www.vsgc.odu.edu/sf/gradfellow/

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) has announced that applications are being accepted for $1,000 STEM Bridge Scholarships to sophomores from any federally recognized minority group. Students must be enrolled full-time in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program at one of the five Virginia Space Grant member universities. Awards are renewable for one year. The deadline for applications is March 12, 2018.

For more information, and to complete the online application for 2018-2019, please contact Joyce Kuberek at or visit: http://vsgc.odu.edu/sf/Bridge

There are opportunities for undergrad students to participate as summer interns in research carried out by Space@VT research groups. The website for Summer 2018 applications is now open. Please fill out the form and attach your resume at https://goo.gl/forms/48q0iyTzmuRWbCGB2

Submissions close on March 1st.

You can find a high-level list of research topics at https://space.vt.edu/research.html.

This summer (June 6-16), take advantage of a unique free opportunity to explore the burgeoning field of space weather by joining the Space Weather REDI summer Bootcamp. Bootcamp, to be held at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, includes two weeks of space weather tutorials led by the NASA GSFC scientists. The application deadline: April 20, 2017. For more information see the following websites:
http://bit.ly/swredi2017
https://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/support/SWREDI/bootcamp/

A letter from a faculty member will be needed to complete the application. Contact Dr. Mike Ruohoniemi or any Space@VT faculty member for assistance.

Senior undergrad and beginning grad students are eligible to participate in an introductory summer school program in space weather hosted by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) located in Boulder, Colorado. Support is available. The term of the school is July 17 - 28, 2017 and the deadline for applications is March 1, 2017.

Feel free to consult with Space@VT faculty about this opportunity and ways to pursue your interest in this topic. Email to Dr. Mike Ruohoniemi at or anyone listed at http://space.vt.edu/people.html

For information about the school and links to the NCAR school website, click 'Read More' below:

Photo: Satellite image of aurora provided by Dr. Mike Wiltberger (NCAR/High Altitude Observatory)

Missions have been announced that welcome student ideas and participation in the launch of scientific sounding rockets from the Andoya rocket range located in Norway. The first, called the Grand Challenge Initiative - CUSP Project, welcomes partners for the purpose of access to all CGI data via a common database. The second, the Grand Challenge Student Rocket (G-Chaser), is an education-specific program to recruit interested universities to provide student payloads. Information on both programs can be found at http://www.grandchallenge.no/

If you would like to discuss these opportunities or more broadly the possibility of conducting space research with Virginia Tech faculty, contact anyone in Space@VT or email Dr. Mike Ruohoniemi at .

The emerging field of radio glaciology lies at the intersection of applied electromagnetics, geophysics, glaciology, and planetary science. The Department of Geophysics at Stanford University is actively recruiting students for its graduate program in radio glaciology with the possibility of starting as early as Fall 2016. Inquiries can be made to the head of the program, Dr. Dustin Schroeder at .
Information about the research and doctoral program at Stanford can be accessed via these links:
https://earth.stanford.edu/radio-glaciology/
https://eart.stanford.edu/geophysics/propspective-students/

June - August 2016
Various Locations in China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand

Open to: U.S. Citizens or permanent residents enrolled in STEM/STEM Education Masters or Ph.D. Programs at U.S. Institutions
Application Deadline: 12 November 2015
Apply Through/Official Information: http://www.nsf.gov/eapsi
Support: $5000 stipend, travel, room, and board is provided.

Read about VT SuperDARN Student Evan Thomas' experience in this program from the summer of 2013!

Still looking for something fantastic to do and financial assistance this summer? You get a lot of choices: the Space@VT REU program right here at VT; Summer Bootcamp and internship at NASA, GSFC; Heliophysics and CISM Summer School in Bounder, CO; GEM Summer Workshop in Viceroy Snowmass, CO; ISR Summer School in Jicamarca Radio Observatory in Lima, Peru. Click on Summer schools in 2015_updated.pdf for more details about these summer schools! Act as soon as possible, the deadlines are approaching!!!

Students are invited to apply for a ten-week summer program to work on cutting edge topics in space science and engineering research within the Space@VT research center of Virginia Tech. The Space@VT REU website includes an on-line enrollment form: http://www.space.vt.edu/REU/index.html

Come learn about space science while enjoying the summer of 2015 in the beautiful mountains of southwest Virginia!

Applications are due by March 14, 2015. Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

The annual Virginia Tech GIS and Remote Sensing Research Symposium will be held on April 10, 2015 (Friday) between 1 and 5 pm in the Multipurpose Room on the first floor of the Newman Library. The Symposium provides a venue for presenting recent advances in geographic information systems and remote sensing applications and research. The VT SuperDARN group participates via its involvement in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Program (IGEP) for Remote Sensing (http://rsigep.frec.vt.edu/). Poster Proposals are due by Friday, March 13, 2015.

Open to: Undergraduate and Graduate Students with US Citizenship attending VA Space Grant Schools (Including Virginia Tech!)
Graduate STEM Research Fellowship Deadline: February 9, 2015
Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Deadline: February 9, 2015
Application and more information: http://www.vsgc.odu.edu/

June - August 2015
Various Locations in China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand

Open to: U.S. Citizens or permanent residents enrolled in STEM/STEM Education Masters or Ph.D. Programs at U.S. Institutions
Application Deadline: 13 November 2014
Apply Through/Official Information: http://www.nsf.gov/eapsi
Support: $5000 stipend, travel, room, and board is provided.

Read about VT SuperDARN Student Evan Thomas' experience in this program from the summer of 2013!

3-13 July 2014
NASA Goddard, Greenbelt Maryland

Open to: Undergraduate and Graduate Students, Researchers, Professionals
Apply Through: http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov
Funding: None remaining this year.

I would like to draw your attention to our 2nd Space Weather Summer Training Bootcamp (if you haven’t heard about it already). The training is required for those undergraduates (US citizenship required, rising sophomore or junior preferred) who’d like to be an independent space weather forecaster. After being certified, at least one-year commitment to working part-time with CCMC/SWRC (with compensation, can be done remotely) is expected.

But the training is intended to be multi-purpose, graduate students and researchers (and other professionals) can also benefit from it. Attached please find the tentative training agenda and description.

For the paid summer internship and the follow-on year-long part-time internship opportunity (see the description below), the number is limited (2-3 students per year). While it is too late for this year, we appreciate your recommendations of your student(s) as our potential future interns. You are more than welcome to send your students to participate the 2-week long training if they can find their way to Goddard (at their own cost or sponsored by you/your institution).

More info can be found here (http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov).

Best,
Yihua

21-26 July 2014
Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico

Open to: Graduate and advanced undergraduate students.
Extended Application Deadline: 7 March 2014
Apply Through: http://amisr.com/workshop
Funding: Travel, housing, and meals for most US-based students. Funding for post-docs and students outside of the US is considered on a case-by-case basis.

The 2014 ISR Summer School will be held at the Arecibo Observatory July 21 – July 26, inclusive. The school provides students with hands-on experience in designing and running experiments at incoherent scatter radar facilities. During this summer school, students will have the opportunity to run experiments with the Arecibo incoherent scatter radar (ISR) and use data from multiple ISR observatories, such as EISCAT, Poker Flat (PFISR), Millstone Hill, Resolute Bay (RISR), Sondrestrom, and Jicamarca. The school will be structured to provide presentations in the morning and hands-on experience in experiment design and analysis in the afternoons. The morning lectures will include an introduction to the theory of incoherent scatter, radar operations, ISR analysis techniques, and the Madrigal database. The afternoon exercises will involve working closely with ISR facility staff in the topic areas of: proposal design, experiment execution, and data analysis. All students will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with experienced scientists from multiple institutions.

Location: Various NASA Campuses across the United States, including NASA Goddard in Greenbelt, MD and JPL in Pasadena, CA.
Time: Summer 2014 (May/June - August)
Apply: https://intern.nasa.gov/
Eligibility: Varies with position. NASA has opportunities from high school through postdoctoral, as well as for US Citizens and International Students.
Field: Engineering, Science, Technology, and Administrative Internships exist.
Financial: Varies with position. In addition to salary, travel and lodging assistance is often provided.
Summer Internship Application Deadline: March 1, 2014
Apply: https://intern.nasa.gov/

NASA internships are still available for summer of 2014 at the Goddard Space Flight Facility in Greenbelt, MD, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, and other NASA campuses. The goal of NASA's internship program is to further students' pursuit of careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Research projects are offered in areas such as computer science, robotics, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, astrophysics, electrical engineering, as well as planetary, geological, and biological sciences. NASA's work reaches many fields and is conducted at numerous campuses across the United States. This internship program gives students of many levels an opportunity to explore the frontiers of human space knowledge.

Duration: June 14 - 19, 2014
Location: NASA Wallops Island Flight Facility, Virginia

Open to: US Citizens and Permanent Residents
Application Deadline: 2 May 2014
Apply Through: http://spacegrant.colorado.edu/rockon/

How it works: You register to participate (by April 4, 2014 for a discount) and, when selected, you are invited to stay in scenic Chincoteague, Virginia (next to the Wallops Island Flight Facility) for the duration of the program, assembling and then flying a rocket payload as part of a team of rocketeers. Registration will cover all your on-site expenses but you must make your own hotel arrangements (easy).

During the RockOn workshop, teams will learn through hands-on activities, how to build a sounding rocket payload or RocketSat. Teams of 3 will build their RocketSat from a kit in four days and launch it on sounding rocket to ~73 miles on the sixth day. The hardware in the kit could be used on future RocketSat and possibly CubeSat flights. Wallops will be providing the rocket and launch operations for the workshop. Wallops will also provide a tour and briefings on sounding rocket environments for future flights. We will also present their concept for standardized flight opportunities for future experiments called RockSat-C and RockSat-X. This workshop is not about building rockets. It is about learning to build sounding rocket payloads. This workshop is organized by the Colorado and Virginia Space Grant Consortium. RockOn is funded by you, the participant, and NASA Education. A significant amount of cost sharing from Wallops and the Colorado and Virginia Space Grant programs also make RockOn possible.

Duration:June 2, 2014 – August 8, 2014
Location:Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Open to: U.S. Citizen or permanent resident. Completion of Junior year as of spring term 2014. Students completing their sophomore year may be considered.
Application Deadline: February 14, 2014
Official Information: http://www.space.vt.edu/REU/
Support: $5000 stipend, travel, room, and board
Contacts: Dr. Robert Clauer (rclauer@vt.edu) or Dr. Scott Bailey (baileys@vt.edu)

Space@VT is looking for enthusiastic students to join us for a ten-week summer program opportunity to learn about space science and engineering and to participate in cutting-edge research. Students will be assisted by faculty mentors and will join their research teams for the duration of the program. Projects are available in the modeling of atmospheric and plasma processes; atmospheric science; space weather, small spacecraft engineering; instrument design & characterization; sounding rocket experiment testing; and remote sensing from space and ground platforms.

For further information see the Space@VT REU web page or email the primary contacts (both listed above) or inquire with any member of Space@VT.

10 Week Duration starting anytime between May 12 and June 20, 2014
Jicamarca and Lima, Peru

Open to: Junior/Senior Undergraduates and 1st/2nd year Grad Students
Application Deadline: January 24, 2014
Apply Through: http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/
Support: Travel expenses and a reasonable stipend

A large radar system known as the Jicamarca Radio Observatory (JRO) is located under Earth’s magnetic equator in Peru, not far from the national capital, Lima. It makes scientific observations of the atmosphere and ionosphere and is also a laboratory for developing new radar instrumentation and software. Since 2006 the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has sponsored a summer Research Experience Program for U.S. students at JRO. Students gain experience on different aspects of radar systems and are welcome to propose and run their own experiments. The program is open to junior/senior undergraduate and first/second year graduate students. It provides travel expenses and a reasonable stipend for a period of ten weeks. For 2014 a student can begin any time between May 12 and June 20. More information on the Jicamarca International Research Experience Program (JIREP 2014) can be found at http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/

June - August 2014
Various Locations in China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand

Open to: U.S. Citizens or permanent residents enrolled in STEM/STEM Education Masters or Ph.D. Programs at U.S. Institutions
Application Deadline: 25 November 2013
Apply Through/Official Information: http://www.nsf.gov/eapsi
Support: $5000 stipend, travel, room, and board is provided.

Read about VT SuperDARN Student Evan Thomas' experience in this program from the summer of 2013!

Fall 2013 (August-December)
University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Open to: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
More information and application form: http://goo.gl/OigEbC

Undergraduate students are hereby invited to spend the fall term 2013 (August-December) at The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS). Extended admission is open on a first come, first served basis for the course combination:

AGF 210 – The Middle Polar Atmosphere (15 ECTS)
AGF 213 – Polar Meteorology and Climate (15 ECTS)

There are also places available on the graduate course

AGF 345/845 – Polar Magnetospheric Substorms (10 ECTS) which is an intensive Master-/PhD-level course that runs from October 21-November 22 2013. The course includes fieldwork at the Kjell Henriksen Observatory and the EISCAT Svalbard radar.

Summer or Autumn, Flexible Dates, Minimum of 10 Weeks
Washington, DC

Open to: Graduate and undergraduate (completed junior year) at US Institution majoring physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, or geology
Application Deadline: Rolling
Apply Through: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/ssb_052239
Salary: $14.50 - $18.00/hour

As part of its celebration of the 50th anniversary of its founding, the Space Studies Board (SSB) has expanded the scope of the Space Policy Intern program it has operated since 1992 by initiating the Lloyd V. Berkner Space Policy Internships. The goal of the program is to provide promising undergraduate and graduate students with the opportunity to work in the area of civil space research policy in the Nation's capital, under the aegis of the SSB. The Lloyd V. Berkner Space Policy Internships are offered twice annually.

July 29 – August 2, 2013
MIT Haystack Observatory in Westford, MA

Open to: Graduate and advanced undergraduate students.
Application Deadline: 15 March 2013
Apply Through: http://www.amisr.com/workshop
Funding: Travel, housing, and meals for most US-based students. Funding for post-docs and students outside of the US is considered on a case-by-case basis.

The 2013 ISR Summer School will be held at the MIT Haystack Observatory July 29 – August 2. The school provides students with hands-on experience in designing and running experiments at incoherent scatter radar facilities. During this summer school, students will have the opportunity to run experiments and use data from multiple incoherent scatter radar observatories, such as Poker Flat (PFISR), Millstone Hill, Resolute Bay (RISR), Sondrestrom, Jicamarca and Arecibo. The school will be structured to provide presentations in the morning and hands-on experience in experiment design and analysis in the afternoons. The morning lectures will include an introduction to the theory of incoherent scatter, radar operations, ISR analysis techniques, and the Madrigal database. The afternoon exercises will involve working closely with ISR facility staff in the topic areas of: proposal design, experiment execution, and data analysis. All students will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with experienced scientists from multiple institutions.

Job location: San Antonio, TX
Eligibility: Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering or Science BS or MS students graduating anytime in 2013. Minimum 3.3 GPA and should be eligible for obtaining a US Security Clearance
On Campus Interview Date: February 22, 2013
More Infomation: Career fair booth on February 21, 2013 or contact Amanda Nugent at
Web Site: http://www.swri.jobs

The Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, TX is currently looking for students graduating in May, August or December 2013 to fill its employment needs. SwRI will be interviewing students at Virginia Tech on Friday, February 22nd. SwRI is looking for Electrical and Computer Engineering students pursuing a BS or MS degree with a minimum 3.3 GPA. Students must also be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance. Students can sign up for interviews at the SwRI Career Fair booth on February 21st.

Student Eligibility: Virginia Tech rising sophomores and juniors majoring in science or engineering. Other majors may be eligible after individual review.
Mentor Eligibility: Virginia Tech Faculty, Postdocs, and Graduate Students in Science and Engineering Fields
Student Early Admission Deadline: January 25, 2013
Regular Student/Mentor Deadline: March 8, 2013
Application and more information: www.undergraduate.vt.edu/Scieneering
Potential Mentor Application: https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=2G9ACTjHqVgWdriJwyF4rw

Now entering its third year, the Scieneering program at VT is an innovative undergraduate program focused on interdisciplinary research and academic study at the intersection of science, engineering and law (www.undergraduate.vt.edu/Scieneering). As part of this program, science and engineering sophomores and juniors will perform one or more semesters of research in a lab/group outside of their home college, such that a science major will conduct research in an engineering lab, or vice versa. Research may be a full-time summer experience (40 hours per week over 10 weeks) or a part-time experience (~15 hrs/wk during the semester and ~20 hrs/wk during the summer). Mentors receive up to $1,000 to purchase supplies pertinent to the student’s project and students will receive a fellowship. Mentors are expected to provide lab space and project oversight, assuring satisfactory student progress.

June 3 - August 9, 2013
MIT Haystack Observatory in Westford, MA

Open to: Undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and computer science students. US Citizenship or permanent residency required to be eligible for support.
Application Deadline: 1 February 2012
Apply Through: http://www.haystack.mit.edu/edu/reu/
Funding: Housing plus $500 weekly stipend

PDF of 2012 MIT Haystack REU Flyer

The MIT Haystack Observatory invites undergraduate science, engineering and computer science students to apply for summer research positions. The program extends from June 3 to August 9, 2013. Support is provided by the National Science Foundation's REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) program. Women, minorities, and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Open to: Undergraduate and Graduate Students with US Citizenship attending VA Space Grant Schools (Including Virginia Tech!)
Graduate STEM Research Fellowship Deadline: February 8, 2013
Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Deadline: February 8, 2013
STEM Bridge Scholarship Deadline: Due March 15, 2013
Application and more information: http://www.vsgc.odu.edu/

November 7-12, 2012
Research Facilities in Alaska

Open to: Student Investigators
Application Deadline: ASAP; Application Review begins immediately
Apply Through/Official Information: E-mail Dr. Roman Makarevich. See details in this article.
Support: Travel Reimbursement up to $2,500

Apply today for student awards to travel to Alaska in November 2012 to
participate in the NSF-sponsored collaborative research project to study the
magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling at high latitudes.

AWARDS: Five awards of up to $2,500 are available to student investigators
to take part in the campaign around November 7-24, 2012. The travel awards
will be based upon the experiment proposal the students submit with their
applications.

January 9-12, 2013
Boulder, CO

Open to: 1st and 2nd time attending students who are presenting first author papers
Application Deadline: 21 September 2012
Apply Through/Official Information: www.nrsmboulder.org
Support: Travel Grant

The abstract submission and registration web sites are open for the 2013 USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting to be held in Boulder, CO, on January 9-12, 2013. The abstract submission deadline is only 5 weeks from tomorrow, so we encourage you to submit your abstracts early!

June - August 2013
Various Locations in China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand

Open to: U.S. Citizens or permanent residents enrolled in STEM/STEM Education Masters or Ph.D. Programs at U.S. Institutions
Application Deadline: 8 November 2012
Apply Through/Official Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12498/nsf12498.htm
Support: $5000 stipend, travel, room, and board is provided.

NSF and selected foreign counterpart science and technology agencies sponsor international research institutes for US graduate students in seven East Asia and Pacific locations at times set by the counterpart agencies between June and August each year. These Summer Institutes (EAPSI) operate similarly and the research visits to a particular location take place at the same time. Although applicants apply individually to participate in a Summer Institute, awardees become part of the cohort for each location. Applicants must propose a location, host scientist, and a research project that is appropriate for the host site and duration of the international visit.

July 31 - August 10, 2012
Fairbanks and Gakona, Alaska

Open to: Post-docs, graduate, and advanced undergraduate students.
Application Deadline: 15 June 2012
Apply Through: http://www2.gi.alaska.edu/PARS/
Support: Travel, food, and housing is provided.

Apply today for the Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science (PARS) summer school to be held in Alaska, July 31 through August 09, 2012. This year’s school will be organized around the theme of “Radiation Belt Physics”.

June 16 - 21, 2012
NASA Wallops Island Flight Facility, Virginia

Open to: Graduate Students and Avdanced Undergraduates who are US Citizens
Application Deadline: 1 May 2012
US Students Apply Through: http://spacegrant.colorado.edu/rockon/

The RockOn workshop is designed to be the next step beyond the Boulder BalloonSat and Ballooning Workshops. The RockOn workshop will be similar in concept to the the Boulder workshops in that teams will learn through hands-on activities, how to build a sounding rocket payload or RocketSat.

July 29 - August 5, 2012
Banff Centre, Banff, Canada

Open to: Post-docs, graduate, and advanced undergraduate students.
Application Deadline: 15 March 2012
Apply Through: http://www.haystack.mit.edu/edu/workshop/
Support: Travel, food, and housing is provided for US and Canadian participants. For participants outside of US/Canada, support will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

A workshop aimed at providing students with hands-on experience in designing and running experiments at incoherent scatter radar facilities will be held at the Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada (http://www.banff.ca/). The workshop is being held in Canada for the first time in celebration of the brand new southward-looking Canadian Resolute Incoherent Scatter Radar (RISR-C). During this workshop, students will have the opportunity to run experiments and use data from multiple incoherent scatter radar observatories, such as Poker Flat (PFISR), Millstone Hill, Resolute Bay (RISR), Sondrestrom, Jicamarca and Arecibo.

2012 Charles and Margaret Kendall International Programs Engineering Scholarship

Open to: VT Undergraduate Engineering Students
Application Deadline: 5:00pm EST on Friday, March 2, 2012
Apply Through: https://survey.vt.edu/survey/entry.jsp?id=1328544159309
Scholarship: $1200

WHAT: The International Programs office in the College of Engineering has one scholarship available in the amount of $1,200 for Virginia Tech undergraduate students planning an international experience. Eligible international experiences include VT-managed programs, bilateral and ISEP exchanges, VT Direct, non-VT programs, international internships and international service learning programs. Students must travel internationally during the summer or fall of 2012.

The ray-tracing code coupled with the latest IRI release (2012) is now available as an online plotting tool on the Virginia Tech SuperDARN website.

Summer 2012, 8-14 Week Term, Flexible Start/End Dates
Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Open to: US Citizen Graduate Students
Application Deadline: 11:59pm MT on Feb. 6, 2012
Apply Through: http://prs.afrl.kirtland.af.mil/SpaceScholars/
Stipend: Paid stipends (equivalent to Step 1: GS-7, GS-9, or GS-11) based on academic level and duration of internship. Room, board, and travel are NOT included.

WHAT: Multiple summer research topics of the 2012 AFRL scholars program are now open for application. Qualified graduate students (U.S. Citizens only) are encouraged to apply before 11:59pm MT on Feb. 6, 2012. The applicant eligibility and information can be found at http://prs.afrl.kirtland.af.mil/SpaceScholars/Eligibility.aspx. Students are encouraged to email their questions regarding a specific topic to the contact personnel listed below the research title.

April 27, 2012, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Open to: Teams comprised of full-time undergraduate or graduate students at any US or Canadian instituion.
Application Deadline: 27 January 2012
Apply Through: http://www.nhdf.org/8-innovation-competition/2012-competition/application-and-rules
Scholarship Grants: 1st: $10,000; 2nd: $5,000; 3rd: $2,500

WHO: National Homeland Defense Foundation (501c3) sponsors the 6th Annual National Security Innovation Competition

WHAT: A Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)-focused, university student innovation competition that highlights ongoing research creating technologies and concepts that are potential solutions to national security capability needs. Dozens of US and Canadian universities enter each year by submitting short innovation summaries for tech reps to review. The top ten projects are selected and the student finalist teams travel to Colorado Springs to then make personal presentations in front of a national panel of judges (e.g. DHS, DOD, CIA, DOE, Fed Labs, FFRDCs, defense industry, IP/Patent, VC companies). The top three finishers are awarded scholarship prizes. The intent is to inspire students to pursue STEM educations, highlight their research innovation, and provide a venue for rapid transition of cutting edge technologies into useable solutions for the national security user community.

June 4- August 10, 2012
MIT Haystack Observatory in Westford, MA

Open to: Undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and computer science students. US Citizenship or permanent residency required to be eligible for support.
Application Deadline: 1 February 2012
Apply Through: http://www.haystack.mit.edu/edu/reu/
Funding: Housing plus $500 weekly stipend

PDF of 2012 MIT Haystack REU Flyer

Undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and computer science students are invited to apply for summer research positions at the MIT Haystack Observatory in Westford, MA. Research projects include radio astronomical studies, atmospheric physics investigations, and hardware and software development for data acquisition and processing. The program extends from June 4 to August 10, 2012 and carries a weekly stipend of $500.00. Women, minorities and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Funding Begins 2012 Academic School Year

Open to: US-Citizens and nationals pursuing doctoral degrees in fields of science and engineering with applications to National Defense who have been graduate student for 3 years or less
Application Deadline: December 16, 2011
Apply Through: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
Funding and Stipend: $30,500+$1,000 for Health Ins+full tuition and fees each year for 3 years
Apply to: http://ndseg.asee.org/apply_online

The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship program is sponsored by the Department of Defense with the goal of providing the United States with talented, doctorally trained American men and women who will lead state of the art research projects in disciplines having the greatest payoff to national defense requirements.

Funding Begins 2012 Academic School Year
Research takes place at Home Universities, NASA Centers, and at nonprofit U.S. Research and Development (R&D) Centers

Open to: US-Citizen and Permanent Residents pursuing graduate degrees in fields of science and engineering at US institutions
Application Deadline: January 11, 2012
Apply Through: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
Funding and Stipend: Not specified
Questions to:

August, 2012
Wallops Island Flight Facility, VA

Open to: Hands on, motivated students, especially AOE, ECE, CS, & ME
Application Deadline: Contact Robbie for definitive date
Apply Through: E-mail Robbie at

PDF of 2012 RockSat-X Recruiting Flyer

Open to: Almost all graduate students (Read more for details)
Application Deadline: Rolling
Apply Through: See faculty list at bottom of article

In keeping with the global dimensions of Virginia Tech’s research mission, many faculty and graduate students are engaged in research partnerships with scholars from numerous other countries. Students who engage in research while living in other countries can gain valuable disciplinary expertise as well as deep understanding of cultural dimensions of research that are essential for fruitful global endeavors. This certificate provides a means of recognizing students’ efforts and accomplishments in gaining background knowledge required for successful international research collaborations and in conducting research abroad.

2012 (1 Year Appointment)
Hume Center for National Security and Technology (Virginia Tech)

Open to: US-Citizen Graduate Students attending a US institution in fields of science and engineering research and education supported by the NSF
Application Deadline: Fall 2011
Apply Through: Dr. Bob McGwier (rwmcgwi@vt.edu), Dr. Charles Clancy (Principle Investigators)
Funding and Stipend: Virginia Tech Graduate Assistantship Compensation

Opportunity: Wireless@Virginia Tech, in conjunction with the Hume Center for National Security and Technology, has recently received a grant from the Office of Naval Research to investigate the application of cognitive radio technology to radar spectrum management. Under this program Virginia Tech, in partnership with Shared Spectrum Company, will develop, prototype, and demonstrate the ability for a Navy Aegis AN/SPY-1 radar platform to coexist and share spectrum with commercial WiMAX infrastructure in the 3.5 GHz band. Students with backgrounds in radar techniques are invited to apply for a grant-supported GRA. The GRA will have an initial term of one year. Please contact the Project PIs at the Hume Center for National Security and Technology.

June-August, 2012 (8-10 weeks)
Institutes in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, or Taiwan

Open to: US-Citizen Graduate Students attending a US institution in fields of science and engineering research and education supported by the NSF
Application Deadline: 9 November 2011
Apply Through: http://www.nsfsi.org
Funding and Stipend: $5,000 Air travel, and Living Expenses

From: Ergys Ramaj .

The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) is a flagship international fellowship program for developing the next generation of globally engaged U.S. scientists and engineers knowledgeable about the Asian and Pacific regions. The Summer Institutes are hosted by foreign counterparts committed to increasing opportunities for young U.S. researchers to work in research facilities and with host mentors abroad. Fellows are supported to participate in eight-week research experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan (10 weeks), Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan from June to August. The program provides a $5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living expenses abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language, and research environment of the host location.

May 31- June 7, 2012
Boulder, CO

Open to: Graduate Students, Post-Docs, Beginning Faculty Members in the Heliophysics/Astrophysics Field
Application Deadline: 14 December 2012
Apply Through: http://www.vsp.ucar.edu/Heliophysics/summer-about-over.shtml
Funding: Air travel, lodging, and per diem costs are provided

PDF of 2012 Heliophysics Summer School Poster

Applications are invited for the 2012 Heliophysics Summer School, to be held in Boulder, Colorado. NASA Living with a Star sponsors the Heliophysics Summer Schools, which are administered by the UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs. This series of summer schools helps graduate students and scientists learn and develop the science of heliophysics as a broad, coherent discipline that reaches in space from the Earth's troposphere to the depths of the Sun, and in time from the formation of the solar system to the distant future.

Open to Undergraduate and Graduate students majoring in any science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) field and interested in supporting NASA’s Mission!
Must be a U.S. citizen

Meet with current and former VSGC Scholars and Fellows
Monday, October 17, 2011
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech - Squires Student Center
Brush Mountain Room
FREE Pizza and Soft Drinks
(Seating is limited. Please RSVP to )

Click here for the official flier.

May-August 2012 (10 Weeks)
at Various Office of Naval Research (ONR) Labs around the United States

Open to: Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students with US Citizenship
Application Deadline: 6 January 2012
Apply Through: http://nreip.asee.org/program_details
Stipend: $5,280 - $10,500


This ten-week intern program is designed to provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in research, under the guidance of an appropriate research mentor, at a participating Navy laboratory.

SuperDARN Ph.D. student Sebastien de Larquier arrived in Greenland this past weekend to attend the International Incoherent Scatter Radar Summer Workshop. The workshop will be held near the Sondrestrom Research Facility in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland from July 18-23, 2011. This workshop is aimed at providing participants with hands-on experience in designing and running incoherent scatter radar (ISR) experiments, which allow for the detailed study of upper atmospheric plasmas located within range of the radar.

SuperDARN radar operator Mark Garrett will be graduating from Fort Hays State University this coming weekend (May 14th).

Congratulations go to Mark Garrett on his graduation in the fields of physics and computer science. Mark has been our local student contact at the Fort Hays radar site and an invaluable resource for us to draw upon for coordination from the very start of the MSI radar build in the summer of 2009. After FHSU, Mark is planning on attending the University of Houston for a master's degree in computer engineering.

MSI SuperDARN wishes Mark the best of luck in his future studies!

Pictured: Mark (right) with site PI Mike Ruohoniemi during installation of the radar control electronics at the Hays MSI radar site in November, 2009.

Term of Appointment: Up to 3 Years
Application Deadline: April 30, 2011
Salary: > €38,000 for Early Stage Researcher, > €61,000 for Experienced Researcher
Locations: Multiple Host Institutions in Europe (See PDF Flyer for details.)
Eligibility: Minimum bachelors degree in a Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or a closely related subject. See See PDF Flyer and the Eligibility Web Site for details.

Applications are invited for positions part of an exciting Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) funded by the FP7 PEOPLE Programme, entitled TRANSMIT – Training Research and Applications Network to Support the Mitigation of Ionospheric Threats. Research will aim to counter the serious problems posed by the Earth’s ionosphere to, principally, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).

June 26 - July 1, 2011
Santa Fe, NM

Open to: Students, Faculty
Registration Deadline: 13 May 2011 (Student Deadline)
Registration Website: http://vsp-rosebud.dls.ucar.edu/cedar/index.php

Registration is now open for the 2011 joint CEDAR (Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions) and GEM (Geospace Environment Modeling) meeting which will be held as in Santa Fe, New Mexico from June 26 - July 1, 2011. This year's Joint meeting is themed "Exploring Connections in the Geospace System," and looks to promote collaboration between the GEM and CEDAR communities. The GEM community studies the physics of the Earth's magnetosphere and its coupling to the solar wind and the Earth's atmosphere, while CEDAR focuses on the study of the Earth's upper atmosphere and aeronomy. Both are community-driven research research programs that are funded by the National Science Foundation.

This workshop features a number of scientific and social opportunities for students. Saturday, July 26, will be a student-only workshop. Please see the workshop website for more details.

June 6 - August 12, 2011
at Various NASA Contractors in Hampton, VA

Open to: Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students with US Citizenship attending VA Space Grant Schools
Application Deadline: 4 April 2011
Apply Through: http://www.vsgc.odu.edu/internships/ESMD08.shtml
Stipend: $6,000

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) is coordinating two NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) internship opportunities at NASA Langley Research Center during the summer of 2011. The purpose of these internships is to train and develop the highly skilled scientific, engineering, and technical workforce of the future needed to implement the Vision for Space Exploration.

June 18 - 23, 2011
NASA Wallops Island Flight Facility, Virginia

Open to: Graduate Students and Avdanced Undergraduates who are US Citizens
Application Deadline: 3 May 2011
US Students Apply Through: http://spacegrant.colorado.edu/rockon/

The RockOn workshop is designed to be the next step beyond the Boulder BalloonSat and Ballooning Workshops. The RockOn workshop will be similar in concept to the the Boulder workshops in that teams will learn through hands-on activities, how to build a sounding rocket payload or RocketSat.

July 18 - 23, 2011
Sondrestrom Research Facility in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

Open to: Graduate Students and Avdanced Undergraduates
Application Deadline: 1 March 2011
US Students Apply Through: http://www.haystack.mit.edu/edu/workshop

An international incoherent scatter radar workshop aimed at providing participants with hands-on experience in designing and running incoherent scatter radar (ISR) experiments will be held near the Sondrestrom Research Facility in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, 18-23 July 2011.

Application Dealine: February 7, 2011
Apply through: http://APLapp.com

The Johns Hopkins University APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (APL) is offering summer projects for students interested in working on NASA missions or space-related research opportunities at APL.

Eligibility
Students participating in the NASA/APL Internship Program must:

• have a demonstrated interest in the space program
• be a sophomore, junior, senior, or first or second year graduate student in Fall 2011
• be in high academic standing (GPA of 3.0 or greater)
• be a U.S. citizen

From Jorge Chau and Angela Calle.

The Jicamarca Radio/Radar Observatory in Peru is offering a 10 week summer research opportunity to upper level undergraduate and first and second year graduate students. Funding is provided.

Application and recommendation forms are available at http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/

• Application deadline: January 31, 2011
• Decision: February 20, 2011
• Starting date: Anytime after May 10th until June 20th
• Duration: 10 weeks

From Nicholas Gross

Space Weather Phenomena, Consequences, and Modeling or Reality, Harsh Reality, and Virtual Reality
July 18 - July 29, 2011, Boston University

This year the Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling (CISM) Summer School will be held at Boston University, July 18 – July 29, 2011. The two-week school will closely follow the model of the previous successful Summer Schools, which comprehensively immersed students in the subject of space weather, what it is, what it does, and what can be done about it. The CISM summer school supplements standard curricula relating to the physics, "meteorology", and "climatology" of space with integrated overviews of the solar-terrestrial weather system from the Sun to the earth, its effects and consequences, and the state of the art in modeling it.

The objective of this STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) research fellowship opportunity is to encourage talented individuals to pursue careers in the aerospace industry that support NASA's mission. The Virginia Space Grant Consortium provides graduate research fellowships in the amount of $5,000 to supplement and enhance basic graduate support. Graduate Research Fellowships require that students participate in an active faculty mentored research experience that aligns with the aerospace sector and meets NASA's mission. Awards are made annually and are renewable for one year for students making satisfactory academic and research progress.

VSGC also offers a scholarship program for undergraduates.

Deadline for Application is February 7, 2011

From: Arik Posner (arik.posner at nasa.gov)

This is a reminder that the deadline of February 1st 2011 for the ROSES 2010 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Program Solicitation is approaching. This call for graduate fellowship proposals, entitled NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) Program - 2011/2012 Academic Year, solicits applications from accredited U.S. Universities on behalf of individuals pursuing Masters or Doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in Earth and space sciences, or related disciplines, at respective institutions. The purpose of NESSF is to ensure continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA's scientific goals.

The NSF and NASA are looking for students who may be considering undergrad summer research and/or applying to graduate school. For more information, please read more or see the accompanying flyer.

VT Hosts Virginia Space Grant Consortium Scholarship/Fellowship Recruitment Session

October 26, 2010 at 12:30
Brush Mountain Room of the Squires Student Center

The Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the second 2010 Travel Grant application opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in fields of space science and engineering.