NSF NCAR| UCAR| UCP offer many different summer experiences for students in Earth System Science. Labs and Programs have unique opportunities with separate applications and different deadlines. We invite you to explore the compiled list below and apply to opportunities you find interesting.
NSF NCAR Earth System Science internship (NESSI)
https://edec.ucar.edu/students/nessi
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
The NSF NCAR Earth System Science Internship (NESSI), hosted by NSF NCAR Education, Engagement & Early-Career Development (EdEC), offers students interested in the Earth system sciences an opportunity to conduct research with NSF NCAR scientists from across all labs on a wide range of topics including but not limited to atmospheric science, computational science, engineering, and solar & space physics. Our Program is designed to support students and promote Earth system science through research, mentoring, and community building.
Application Deadline: January 6, 2024
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SIParCS Technical Internships
https://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/outreach/internships
Summer Internships in Parallel Computational Science (SIParCS) embed students in CISL to provide them with significant hands-on experience in high-performance computing and related fields that use HPC for scientific discovery and modeling. Available for undergraduate and graduate students.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2024
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EOL Summer Undergraduate Program for Engineering Research (SUPER) Internship
https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/summer-undergraduate-program-engineering-research-super
While working at EOL, interns help develop new instrumentation and improve EOL's existing suite of NSF/NCAR lower atmosphere observing facilities. Most internships also offer the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to advance atmospheric science research capabilities.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2024
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Boulder Solar REU Program
https://lasp.colorado.edu/reu/
NSF NCAR's HAO partners with CU Boulder on a summer experience for 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.
Applications expected to open in December and close mid January. Check the website for updates.
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NSF Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS)
https://soars.ucar.edu/apply
NSF SOARS is an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge program designed to broaden participation of historically underrepresented communities in the atmospheric and related sciences. NSF 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.
Applications will open in December and will be due February 1, 2024.
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NASA Heliophysics Summer School
https://heliophysics.ucar.edu/summer-school/how-to-apply
UCAR CPAESS partners with NASA to hold the Heliophysics Summer School each year. We invite you to apply for the 2024 NASA Heliophysics Summer School, which will be held both virtually and in-person this year. We are seeking students to join us this coming summer for a unique professional experience. They 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.
Applications will open in December.
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NSF Unidata Summer Internships
https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/community/internship/
The NSF Unidata Summer Internship program offers graduate students and upper-level undergraduates the opportunity to work closely with NSF Unidata's professional staff on projects that interest them and benefit the wider NSF Unidata community. Interns interact with software developers, instructional designers, technical writers, and other mentors within the program, building skill with modern software development processes, learning about data-enabled geoscience, and generally getting to know what it's like to work in a community-focused organization supporting Earth Science research and education. Participants contribute to NSF Unidata's innovative data access, analysis, and visualization tools by writing code, creating learning materials, or participating in other aspects of the software development lifecycle.
Applications expected to open in December and close mid January. Check the website for updates.
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UCAR CPAESS NOAA Ocean Exploration Explorer-in-Training Program
https://cpaess.ucar.edu/explorer-in-training-program
As part of its mission to train the next generation of ocean explorers, scientists, engineers, and communicators, NOAA Ocean Exploration hosts students in the Explorer-in-Training Program. These interns gain valuable, interdisciplinary experience in ocean exploration while collaborating on office projects and expeditions. Explorer-in-Training internships enable students to increase their competitiveness for educational and career opportunities in ocean-related fields.
Applications expected to open in December and close mid January. Check the website for updates.
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ACOM Ralph Cicerone Fellowship
https://www2.acom.ucar.edu/ralph-cicerone-fellowship
The Ralph Cicerone Fellowship in Earth System Science is intended for graduate students with experience in, or working with, underrepresented communities. One fellowship is awarded each year for a two-year period. Successful candidates receive financial support for four months, divided over two years, and benefit from the training and guidance of ACOM scientists on tools and techniques that enhance and support their graduate research. Generally, the Fellowship recipient will visit NCAR for three consecutive months in the summer of the first year to focus on a self-defined research project in the field of atmospheric chemistry and one month in the following year to complete the project.
Applications due February 29, 2024
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UCAR Next Generation Fellowship
https://www.ucar.edu/opportunities/fellowships/ucar-next-generation-fellowships
The UCAR Next Generation graduate Fellowship is a prestigious, multi-faceted opportunity to explore the interplay between the areas of scientific research, diversity and inclusion, and public policy within the field of Earth Systems Science. Fellows engage with, and learn from, UCAR's leaders in these three arenas while participating in dedicated professional development and leadership training opportunities.
Application will open in January 2024.
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Student Opportunities Website
Check the opportunities website for other opportunities that are not currently accepting applications but may during other times of the year.
https://www.ucar.edu/exhibit/students_postdocs
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Rachel Dammann
UCAR/NCAR/UCP
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