Scholarship Undergraduate

AMS Scholarship for Underserved Communities

American Meteorological Society

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Avg. Amount Awarded
281
Days
February 23 2025
Application Deadline
N/A
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Description

The AMS Scholarship for Underserved Communities will award funding to students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, especially Hispanic, Native American, and Black/African American students. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold permanent resident status. Students who will be entering their freshman year of college in the fall of 2024 are eligible to apply. Students must plan to pursue careers in the atmospheric or related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. Marine Biology is not eligible. An official high school transcript showing the past three years of the applicant's education and one letter of recommendation from a high school teacher or guidance counselor must be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the American Meteorological Society for more information.

Amount Details

$3,000
Low Amount Awarded
$6,000
High Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university or a four-year college
  • CheckmarkMinimum 3.0 GPA
  • CheckmarkRestricted by race for Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaska Native students
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Oceanography
  • CheckmarkRestricted by ethnic heritage: African, Hispanic, Latin American/Caribbean

How to Apply

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Contact Donna Fernandez
AMS Development and Student Program Manager
dfernandez@ametsoc.org
Tel: 617-227-2426 ext. 3907 Address 45 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108-3693