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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>NOAA Hollings Scholarship Workshop II: application tips, letters of rec and writing a good essay<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are hosting a workshop for any UW students planning on applying to the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.noaa.gov/office-education/hollings-scholarship__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!inyxL3bnUiJP5GH-uAxFKVRjnRDtQBmL5jMxd5ChuU1zxavu1bi90IYb7UQ7Hd8ulX1JMb7M-Q$" target="_blank">NOAA Hollings Scholarship </a>on<b> Wednesday, December 7th at 4:30pm in FSH 207.</b> This workshop is aimed at providing application support with general application tips, guidance on asking for letters of recommendation, and best practices for essay writing. While focused on the NOAA Hollings Scholarship application, much of what we cover will also be helpful when applying to other opportunities (e.g., other scholarships or internships) and may be of general interest. You do need to have attended the first workshop to benefit from this one.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>The Hollings Scholarship Program provides the following:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b>A scholarship up to $9,500 </b>per year for two years of full-time study<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>A <b>10-week, full-time paid ($700/week) internship</b> at a NOAA facility during the summer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Travel funds to attend a mandatory NOAA Scholarship Program orientation and the annual Science & Education Symposium, scientific conferences where students present their research, and a housing subsidy for scholars who do not reside at home during the summer internship.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Eligibility Requirements for this scholarship:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Be a U.S. citizen;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Be currently enrolled or accepted as a full-time 2nd year student in a four-year academic program or as a full-time 3rd year student in a five-year undergraduate program (e.g. some engineering programs).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Earn and maintain a 3.0 GPA <i><u><span style='background:#FFF2CC'>in all courses each term and cumulative</span></u></i>, as well as an overall GPA of 3.0 in your major field of study. The GPA requirement applies prior to and at the time of application for a scholarship, for the period between application and award notification, and after award distribution. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Have and maintain a declared major in a discipline including, but not limited to, oceanic, environmental, biological, and atmospheric sciences, mathematics, engineering, remote sensing technology, physical and social sciences including geography, physics, hydrology, geomatics, or education - all fields that support NOAA's programs and mission. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>For more information, contact <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><br>Markus Min, SAFS Graduate Student and '17 Hollings Alum (<a href="mailto:mmin@uw.edu" target="_blank">mmin@uw.edu</a>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Emily Bishop, SAFS Graduate Student and '13 Hollings Alum (<a href="mailto:ebish@uw.edu" target="_blank">ebish@uw.edu</a>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Joe Kobayashi, Marine Biology Academic Advisor (<a href="mailto:jkob@uw.edu" target="_blank">jkob@uw.edu</a>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>