Environmental

Workforce

innovative

problem

solvers

environmental

challenges

diverse

HACUMarch 26&27, 2012

Brandon Jones, PhDEPA Fellowship Programs ManagerEPA’s National Center for Environmental Research (ORD)

GRO & P3

STAR & Marshall

AAAS & ASPH

Environmental Protection Agency(protect Human Health & the Environment)

Undergraduate

Graduate

Post-graduate

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EPA STAR Fellowship AwardsAvg = 94

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

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EPA GRO Fellowship AwardsAvg = 17

7-8% funded

~28% funded

Program Details – GRO (Undergrad)http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/2012_gro_undergrad.html

Last two years of undergraduate study Students must attend a GRO eligible institution (<$35M in R&D) Provides up to $48,900 over 2 yrs

Up to $10,000 for tuition and fees$7,200/yr = stipend

$2,500/yr = expense allowance$9,500 = 12 wk summer internship

40 selected in Fall 2011 2012 Topic Areas

Natural and Life SciencesEnvironmental Science and Interdisciplinary EngineeringSocial Sciences and Decision MakingPhysical SciencesMathematics and Computer Science

Program Details – STAR (Graduate)http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/2012_star_gradfellow.html

2-yr financial support for students for Master’s students3-yr financial support for Doctoral studentsProvides up to $42,000/yr

Up to $12,000/ yr for tuition and fees$25,000/yr = stipend

$5,000/yr = expenses

110 selected Fall 2011 80 – 100 for Fall 2012

2012 STAR Fellowship Categories

Clean Air

Global Change

Green Energy/Natural Resources Production & Use

ACE

Green Engineering/Building/Chemical Products & Processes/Materials Development 

Nanotechnology

Pesticides and Toxic Substances

CSS

Public Health

Risk Assessment and Risk Management

HHRAAquatic Systems Ecology

Terrestrial Systems Soil and Plant Ecology

Terrestrial Systems Animal Ecology

Built Environment and Land use

Tribes and American Indian/Alaska Native/Pacific Islander Communities

SHC

Drinking Water

Coastal & Estuarine Processes

Hydrogeology & Surface Water

SSWR

Information Science

Social Sciences

Environmental Entrepreneurship

Emerging Areas

STAR Fellowship Categories + Agriculture

Information ScienceSocial sciences – communities, farmers, GMOsClean Air – CAFO issuesGlobal Change – precipitation patterns, stormsGreen Energy – biofuels, wind farms, frackingGreen MaterialsPesticidesPublic Health – allergenicity in foodsDrinking water – useCoastal – ecosystem impactsHydro & surface water – impairmentEcology – ecosystem impactsLand useTribal communities

ReviewCriteria for External Peer Review:

Criteria I. Comment on the Scientific Merit of the Applicant's Proposed Area of Inquiry.

Criteria II. Comment on the Applicant's Demonstrated Commitment to an Environmental Career.

Criteria III. Comment on the Potential for Broader Societal Impacts.

Criteria for Internal Programmatic Review:

Comment on the Relevance to EPA's Mission of Protecting Human Health and the Environment.

Comment on the Potential for Broader Environmental Application.

Outcomes – case studies

Dr. Ashanti Johnson Turner (Education impact)http://www.epa.gov/ncer/events/news/2009/07_10_09_feature.html

Dr. Cyrus Wadia (Economic and Energy impact) http://www.cyruswadia.com/prof/Home.html

Dr. Erica Holloman (Community based & EJ impact) http://www.vims.edu/newsandevents/topstories/holloman_epa_care_grant.php