RESEARCH INTENSIVE PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY ESTUARINE SCIENTISTS (RIP-TIDES)
Target Audience: Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student
Institution: San Francisco State University
Institutional Web Link: http://riptides.sfsu.edu/
Description of Internship or Research Opportunity: RIPTIDES is an intensive Masters of Science program that provides in-depth training in interdisciplinary science research, technology, communication and teaching skills, professional internship experience, career development workshops and dedicated program advising. This two (2) year program prepares students to solve the critical challenges facing urbanized coastal ecosystems in a time of rapid global change with a focus on SF Bay.
Scholarships, Fellowships Associated with the Course: All students accepted into the RIPTIDES MS program will be eligible for a National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) fellowship award during their second year. For each cohort admitted into the program ten students will be awarded NRT fellowships with a full support package of $34,000 plus full in-state SF State tuition during the second year of the program.
RIPTIDES students without NRT fellowships and first-year fellows may also be supported by individual faculty members' research grants and departmental teaching assistantships.
Funding Source: National Science Foundation (NSF)
How to Apply: Follow the instructions on the RIPTIDES Admissions website: riptides.sfsu.edu/admissions
Application Closing Date: 02/01/2018
Opportunity Starts: 2018-08-20
Opportunity Ends: 2020-05-22