June 13, 2024
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NOAA Office of Education has selected 130 Ernest F. Hollings undergraduate scholars and 15 José E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) undergraduate scholars for the classes of 2024. Scholars receive a two-year academic scholarship for their junior and senior years, paid summer internship opportunities, and funding to participate in two national scientific conferences.
EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholars gathered in Silver Spring, Maryland, to present their summer internship research at the 2023 Science and Education Symposium. (Image credit: Chris Zimmer Photography)
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This year, 3,735 students applied for these two competitive scholarships. The selected applicants of both NOAA undergraduate scholarship programs come from a total of 90 different campuses in 36 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.
Congratulations and welcome to the 2024 class of NOAA scholars! Your hard work and drive has earned you a spot as one of our prestigious undergraduate scholars. We are confident that you will make the most of your NOAA internship.
Louisa Koch, Director of NOAA Education
The 2024 EPP/MSI undergraduate scholars will begin their two-week orientation on May 20, 2024, and begin the first of two summer internships on June 3, 2024. The Hollings undergraduate scholars will attend orientation from May 27-30, 2024, and will complete their internships during the summer of 2025.
During orientation, the scholars will learn about NOAA’s work, network with NOAA leadership and staff, and hear about some of the research topics that could be available for their summer internships. They will also have the opportunity to tour NOAA facilities and local points of interest, including Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary and the National Aquarium. EPP/MSI scholars will have an additional opportunity to spend a day touring and kayaking Mallows Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
The scholarship application period for the class of 2025 opens on September 1, 2024, and will close on January 31, 2025.
2024 EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program recipients
State
Scholar name
Institution
AK
Hazelanne Stuart
Alaska Pacific University
CA
Rohan Vaswani
University of California, Irvine
DC
Kalimah Muhammad
Howard University
FL
Ainsley Vanderhyde
Barry University
FL
Sophie Welch
Nova Southeastern University
FL
Paola Santini Dosal
Valencia College
HI
Amy Deatherage
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
IL
Yair Banuelos
Northeastern Illinois University
MD
Daryl Bullock
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
MS
Peyton Lockett
Jackson State University
NC
Normandy Carter
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
NY
Sor Bello Melendez
City College of New York
NY
Jose Keppis
Hostos Community College
TX
Renediego Martinez
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
TX
Mario Escobar
University of the Incarnate Word
2024 Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship recipients
State
Scholar name
Institution
AK
Ella Lieb
Alaska Pacific University
AK
Belladonna Darby
University of Alaska Southeast
AK
Markayla Katchatag
University of Alaska Southeast
AK
Brett Kaufman
University of Alaska Southeast
AK
Ruby Kresge
University of Alaska Southeast
AL
Raeed Kabir
The University of Alabama
AL
Blake Yuenger
The University of Alabama
AR
Andie Forbes
University of Arkansas
AZ
Tatum Beyer
University of Arizona
CA
Moira McGovern
California Polytechnic State University
CA
Sophia Tinkey
California Polytechnic State University
CA
Conner Timario
College of the Canyons
CA
Mia Case
San Diego State University
CA
Jason Hu
Stanford University
CA
Taylor Hart
University of California, Irvine
CA
Selena Yu
University of California, Los Angeles
CA
Serena Miranda
University of California, Santa Cruz
CO
Sasha Renton
Colorado College
CO
Claire Labuda
Colorado State University
DC
Beatrice Olivier
Howard University
DE
Piper Priddy
University of Delaware
DE
Teagan Rudderow
University of Delaware
FL
Samantha Cuson
Eckerd College
FL
Lydia Hughes
Eckerd College
FL
Clara Oxford
Eckerd College
FL
Elizabeth Pellegrini
Eckerd College
FL
Mikaela Serio
Eckerd College
FL
Riley Stoppa
Eckerd College
FL
Megan Neumann
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
FL
Samantha Morales
Florida International University
FL
Samantha Walkiewicz
Florida International University
FL
Coral Tolman
Florida Southern College
FL
Layla Lacelle
Nova Southeastern University
FL
Aidan Pflieger
Nova Southeastern University
FL
AG Cornell
University of Florida
FL
Aileen Donnelly
University of Miami
FL
Ariella Duvel
University of Miami
FL
Miles Lubas
University of Miami
FL
Kylie Marozsan
University of Miami
FL
John Yudt
University of Miami
FL
Bradley Boyadjiev
University of South Florida
FL
Coen McGarrah
University of South Florida
FL
Anna Soltys
University of South Florida
FL
Elizabeth Wilson
University of Tampa
GA
Sylvia Chan
Georgia Institute of Technology
HI
Aralyn Hacker
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
HI
Jessica Kamman
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
HI
Grace McCoy
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
IA
Jordan Howell
Iowa State University
IA
Eliot Morrow
Iowa State University
IL
Meera Dasgupta
University of Chicago
IL
Conrad Avila
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
IL
Charlie Remmers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
IL
Alyssa Shih
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
IN
Elliott Kirwan
University of Notre Dame
IN
Hannah Kostka
Valparaiso University
MA
Helena Shenk
Boston University
MA
Greg Roitbourd
Brandeis University
MA
Kayla Pacheco
Bristol Community College
MA
Leila Curtis
Northeastern University
MA
Larissa Meyer
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
MD
Leah Rottler-Gurley
Loyola College in Maryland
MD
Olivia Griffith
University of Maryland, College Park
ME
Graham Lucas
Bowdoin College
ME
Jamie Fogg
University of Maine
MI
Gregory Venarsky
Central Michigan University
MI
Jack Wojczynski
Central Michigan University
MO
Emma Knudson
University of Missouri
NC
Elizabeth Glazer
Duke University
NC
Dhruv Rungta
Duke University
NC
Andrew Price
University of North Carolina Asheville
NC
Clara Divincenzo
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
NC
Lucy Henthorn
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
NC
Isabel Leonard
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
NC
Rochelle David
University of North Carolina Wilmington
NC
Siobhan Duffy
University of North Carolina Wilmington
NC
Nicholas Angeli
University of North Carolina Wilmington
NC
Nicolea Dwight
University of North Carolina Wilmington
NH
Elisabeth Petit
University of New Hampshire
NJ
Ligaya Manalastas
New Jersey Institute of Technology
NJ
Emma Barrett
Raritan Valley Community College
NJ
Elisha Shmalo
Rutgers University – New Brunswick Campus
NY
Maia Berthier
Barnard College
NY
Daniel Schwartz
Lehman College
NY
Jessica Yesensky
Elmira College
OH
Nyrobi Whitfield
Oberlin College
OH
Alexandra Ensign
The Ohio State University
OK
Jonathan Douglas
University of Oklahoma
OK
Liam Thompson
University of Oklahoma
OR
Moani Tiare Atay
Oregon State University
OR
Teaghan Knox
Oregon State University
PA
Maven Mercado
Drexel University
PA
Cortez Catalano
Penn State Brandywine
PA
Westin Boyd
Penn State University Park
PA
Elizabeth Johnson
Penn State University Park
PA
Samantha Kratman
Penn State University Park
PA
Emily Shor
Penn State University Park
PA
Zachary Simms
Penn State University Park
PR
Luis Acevedo Soto
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
RI
Mary Brantley
University of Rhode Island
RI
Grace Dandeneau
University of Rhode Island
RI
Alec Duffy
University of Rhode Island
RI
Grace First
University of Rhode Island
RI
Nicole Kobasa
University of Rhode Island
RI
Brooklyn Mitchell
University of Rhode Island
SC
Jennifer Angel
Coastal Carolina University
SC
William Morgan
Coastal Carolina University
SC
Liam McKenna
University of South Carolina
TN
Cora Jackson
Vanderbilt University
TX
Nathaniel Breaux
Texas A&M University
TX
Katherine Forson
Texas A&M University
TX
Malik Hall
Texas A&M University
TX
Amariss Hill
Texas A&M University
TX
Emma Scott-Wellman
Texas A&M University
TX
Mitchell Foster
The University of Texas at San Antonio
TX
Laila Combs
University of Houston – Victoria
TX
Peyton Demarco
University of Texas at Austin
TX
Sarah Barksdale
University of Texas at Dallas
UT
Elizabeth Myers
Salt Lake Community College
VA
Justin Osborne
Southwest Virginia Community College
VT
Hope Jerris
Middlebury College
WA
Minda Chen
University of Washington
WA
Megan Cosand
University of Washington
WA
Michael Han
University of Washington
WA
Hannah Tucker
University of Washington
WA
Caleb Jansen
Western Washington University
WA
Kikken Schleusner
Western Washington University
WA
Alex Rojas
Yakima Valley Community College
WI
Ryenne Julian
Northland College
WI
Alissa Choi
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
The Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship was established in 2005 in honor of Senator Ernest F. Hollings, who was well known for supporting ocean policy and conservation. The Hollings Scholarship includes a two-year academic award of $9,500 per year and a 10-week, full-time, paid summer internship opportunity at any NOAA facility nationwide. Scholars also receive funding to present their NOAA research projects at two national scientific conferences. Students apply in their second year of undergraduate study and must be a full-time undergraduate majoring in a NOAA mission field such as oceanic, environmental, biological, and atmospheric sciences, mathematics, engineering, remote sensing technology, physical sciences, social sciences, and teacher education.
José E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program Undergraduate Scholarship
The Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) was established in 2000 to support the education of postsecondary students pursuing degrees that directly support NOAA’s mission. In 2019, Congress renamed the program as the José E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program in honor of Congressman Serrano. The EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship includes a two-year academic award of $9,500 per year and two summer internship opportunities. Scholars also receive funds to present the results of their NOAA research projects at two national conferences. Students must attend a minority serving institution, have and maintain a 3.2 or higher GPA, and have declared a major in a NOAA-mission related discipline including, but not limited to, oceanic, environmental, biological, and atmospheric sciences, mathematics, engineering, remote sensing technology, physical sciences, including physics, geography and hydrology as well as social sciences.
Contact: NOAA Office of Education
For the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, please email studentscholarshipprograms@noaa.gov
For the Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions Undergraduate Scholarship, please email epp.usp@noaa.gov
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