HEI SUMMER FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION

Welcome to the HEI Summer Fellowship application page!

Thank you for your interest in applying to our summer fellowship for undergraduate students. If you have not done so yet, please review the list of mentored fellowship opportunities posted on our website and select up to 3 opportunities you are interested in.

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* 1. Full Name

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* 2. Contact Information (email address)

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* 3. Academic Year, Summer 2023

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* 4. College or University

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* 5. Major

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* 6. I self-identify as being eligible for this fellowship because I come from a background that is underrepresented in the Environmental Health Sciences, defined as follows:

Indigenous or underrepresented race or ethnicity group

Individuals with disabilities (physical or mental impairments that substantially limit major life activities)

Other socially disadvantaged groups (first-generation students, sexual orientation/gender identity, or others). Note that following NIH, women are not considered to be underrepresented in environmental health at the undergraduate level.

These definitions are based on a simplification of the NIH definition of underrepresented groups in environmental health. If you are not sure whether you are eligible to apply, please request a confidential consultation with the HEI fellowship group at fellowship@healtheffects.org before continuing the application.

For the following questions, please aim for 200 to 500 words. We recommend you draft your responses in a word processor before adding them to the form.

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* 7. Why are you interested in this opportunity?

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* 8. Please describe how this fellowship provides an opportunity that you would not otherwise have and indicate whether this is your first opportunity to engage in environmental health research.

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* 9. Briefly describe your career goals.

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* 10. Please list your top 3 opportunities from the list of potential mentors and indicate why you are interested in them.

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* 11. What skills, experiences, or personal motivations will allow you to be successful in this position (e.g., coding or data analysis skills if applying for a modeling position, relevant coursework for skills you aim to develop)?

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* 12. What are the top three skills or areas of experience that you hope to develop or strengthen during this experience?

Fieldwork

Data Analysis

Laboratory Analysis

Learning about research and/or environmental health

Exploring potential career opportunities

Applying for graduate schools or jobs

Outreach

Communicating Science

Participating in seminars or other trainings

Working in a team

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Please upload an unofficial transcript. GPA will not be considered in evaluation of the transcripts, but improvements in grades will be.

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

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* 14. If recommended for this fellowship, I will provide a transcript or other proof of student status on request.

I will provide a transcript or other proof of student status on request.

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* 15. How did you hear about this opportunity?

Email from my school or department

Faculty advisor

Another student

Job board

Flyer at my school or department

Other (please specify)