The Office of University Partnerships would like to inform you that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making available 30 grants of $46,500 each to enhance and support quality environmental education for undergraduates. The hope is that this assistance will encourage more students to continue their education beyond the baccalaureate level and pursue careers in environmentally related fields.

All students currently enrolled at an accredited college or university are eligible to apply for these grants. The deadline for application is December 10, 2009.

The fellowships are intended to help defray costs associated with environmentally oriented study leading to a bachelor's degree. Fellowships are funded in the following fields of study:

• Natural and Life Sciences (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-P1).


• Environmental Science and Interdisciplinary (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-P2).


• Engineering (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-P3).


• Social Sciences and Decision Making (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-P4).


• Physical Sciences (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-Q1).


• Mathematics and Computer Science (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-Q2).

For all the details pertaining to these grants, including contact information on this and other new funding opportunities, please visit:

http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2010/2010_gro_undergrad.html