[Scholarship_alert] Summer Internship - Lunar and Planetary Institute

[Science & Engineering Scholarships Alert]

Title:            Summer 
Internship 


Sponsor:          Lunar and Planetary Institute

SYNOPSIS:  The sponsor provides an internship program for
undergraduates to perform cutting-edge research in the lunar and
planetary sciences. Participants experience a real research
environment, learn from top-notch planetary scientists, and preview
careers in research.

Deadline(s):      01/21/2011
Established Date: 02/23/2005
Follow-Up Date:   11/01/2011
Review Date:      10/12/2010

Contact:          Claudia 
Quintana 


Address:          Lunar and Planetary Institute
                   3600 Bay Area Blvd.
                   Houston, TX 77058
                   U.S.A.
E-mail:           internprogram at lpi.usra.edu
Web Site: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpiintern/application/form.cfm
Program URL: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpiintern/index.shtml
Tel:              281-486-2180
Fax:              281-486-2173
Deadline Ind:     Receipt
Deadline Open:    No



Award Type(s):    In-Residence
                   Internships
                   Summer


Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
                   Any/No Restrictions

Locations Tenable:    U.S.A. Institution (including U.S. Territories)


Appl Type(s):     Undergraduate Student


Target Group(s):  NONE
Funding Limit:    $0   SEEBELOW
Duration:         10 WEEK(s)
Indirect Costs:   Unspecified
Cost Sharing:     No
Sponsor Type:     Professional/Academic Assoc & Soc.


Geo. Restricted:  NO RESTRICTIONS

CFDA#:

OBJECTIVES:  Areas of research include: Lunar Science and
Exploration; Planetary Remote Sensing and Spectroscopy; Image
Processing; Planetary Geology and Surface Processes; Impact Studies;
Geophysical Data Analysis and Modeling; Physics and Chemistry of
Planetary Atmospheres; Meteorites and Sample Analysis; Interplanetary
Dust and Presolar Grains; and Mineralogy/Petrology.

ELIGIBILITY
  College undergraduates with at least 50 semester hours of credit
interested in pursuing a career in the sciences are eligible. Relevant
fields of study include the natural sciences, engineering, computer
sciences, and mathematics. Applicants will be considered for
appointment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national
origin, age, handicap status, or other nonmerit factors. Selection is
based on these criteria: scholarship, curriculum, and experience;
career objectives and scientific interest; and match of interest of
applicant with available research projects.

FUNDING
  The recipient will receive a $5,000.00 stipend and $1000.00 for US
travel expense reimbursement, or $1,500 travel reimbursement for
foreign interns. (cam)

KEYWORDS:         Image Processing
                   Atmospheres/Planets
                   Biological Sciences
                   Chemical Sciences
                   Data Analysis
                   Geochemistry
                   Geology
                   Petrology
                   Remote Sensing
                   Planetary Geology
                   Geophysics
                   Physics
                   Planetary Studies
                   Spectroscopy
                   Lunar Sciences
                   Lunar Atmosphere
                   Lunar Environment
                   Lunar Exploration
                   Planetary Environments
                   Planetary Orbits





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