[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 48873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23751]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7062-6]


EPA Fellowships for Graduate and Undergraduate Environmental 
Study: Request for Pre-Applications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for pre-applications.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides information on the availability of fiscal 
year 2002 Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study, Minority 
Academic Institutions (MAI) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental 
Study, and Minority Academic Institutions (MAI) Undergraduate Student 
Fellowships, in which the areas of interest in academic disciplines 
relating to environmental research, description of fellowship awards, 
eligibility and submission requirements, evaluation criteria, and 
implementation schedules are set forth. Fellowships will be 
competitively awarded following peer review.

DATES: The deadline for pre-applications is 4 PM, EST, on November 19, 
2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
National Center for Environmental Research (8703R), 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20460, telephone (800) 490-9194. The complete 
announcements can be accessed on the Internet from the EPA homepage: 
http://www.epa.gov/ncerqa under ``announcements.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as 
part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering, in 
environmentally related fields of study: (1) Graduate Fellowships for 
master's and doctoral level students, (2) MAI Graduate Fellowships for 
master's and doctoral level students, and (3) MAI Undergraduate 
Fellowships for bachelor level students. The purpose of the fellowship 
programs is to encourage promising students to obtain undergraduate and 
graduate degrees and pursue careers in environmentally related fields. 
Subject to availability of funding, EPA plans to award approximately 
100 Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study, 25 MAI Fellowships 
for Graduate Environmental Study, and 20 MAI Undergraduate Student 
Fellowships. The announcements for the fellowship programs provide 
relevant background information, describe the fellowship awards, and 
outline the pre-application and review process. Top ranked applicants 
following the peer review will be required to submit a brief formal 
application.
    Contact person for the Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study 
and the MAI Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study is Virginia 
Broadway ([email protected]), telephone 202-564-6923. Contact 
person for the MAI Undergraduate Student Fellowships is Georgette 
Boddie ([email protected]), telephone 202-564-6926.

Ann Akland,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 01-23751 Filed 9-21-01; 8:45 am]
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