DATES:

The 10-week summer program typically starts at the end of May and continues through mid-August.

STIPEND:

Protégés work 40 hours a week and earn a competitive wage, which increases with each year of participation.

HOUSING:

Furnished apartments are provided at no cost to protégés.

TRANSPORTATION:

Round-trip airfare is provided to summer working locations from anywhere within the United States and Puerto Rico. Protégés receive a regional bus pass that meets local transportation needs.

RESEARCH & WRITING:

- Protégés spend their initial summer at NCAR or UOP in Boulder, Colorado, while subsequent summers may be spent at NCAR, UOP, or one of several DOE, NASA, or NOAA national laboratories;

- Protégés participate in ongoing research projects that may result in publishable papers and/or conference presentations;

- Protégés participate in an eight-week scientific writing and communication workshop;

- Protégés participate in seminars with peers and scientists; benefit from long-term mentoring from respected scientists & professionals;

- Protégés learn about education and career opportunities, and are encouraged to apply to graduate programs.

CONFERENCES & FUNDING:

Protégés are funded to attend national scientific conferences to present their research. Successful protégés are also eligible to receive funding for undergraduate and graduate education.

SOARS, Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research in Science, is an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge program designed to broaden participation in the atmospheric and related sciences. The program is equal parts research internship, learning community, and mentoring program. SOARS offers comprehensive financial support for summer research, as well as undergraduate and graduate school funding for up to four years.

SOARS invites students from many disciplines, including meteorology, chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, ecology, and the social sciences, to apply their expertise to understanding the Earth's Atmosphere. In particular, SOARS seeks to involve more students from groups that are historically under-represented in the sciences, including Black or African-American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latino, female, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities. SOARS welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students.