1. JoBeth Minniear and Robert Nelson

2.  ~$16,000 scholarship  $6,500 Internship  NOAA Mentor and contacts  Research Experience  Conference Travel  Meet peers in similar fields

3.  US Citizen  3.0 GPA  Sophomore

4.  Available Nov 2  Deadline Jan 29  2 essays  2 references  Official college transcript

5.  GPA and class work 30%  Essays 40%  References 20%  Extracurricular Activities 10%

6.  Learned about NOAA  Different offices  Various speakers  Objectives of NOAA  Tours of NOAA Facilities  NWS Office  NESDIS Office  Career Fair

7.  Choose internship from list or create your own  Any NOAA facility in US (including Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico)  Duration  9 weeks of research  Last week in Washington D.C. presenting research  Oral or poster presentation  Awards for best presentations

8.  http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/Hollings_info.html http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/Hollings_info.html  JoBeth: jominnie@iastate.edujominnie@iastate.edu  Robert: rrnelson@iastate.edurrnelson@iastate.edu