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Short introduction describing faculty research and student opportunities related to faculty projects
I recommend placing brief overviews of student and staff personal success stories here to attract new students and faculty. — Anne
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Funding and research opportunities for students
Internships | Work-study | Scholarships | Research | Graduate assistantship | Mentorship
Internships
Promoting undergraduate perception of, preparedness for, and placement in water resources management careers: U.S. Department of Agriculture Hispanic Serving Institutions Grant (#2345678).
Goal is to develop a stream-monitoring program at NMHU, in partnership with local watershed groups, wherein students are responsible for collecting water quality data needed to understand and protect our watersheds and aquatic resources.
- Geology majors only
- Summer
- $1200 for 8 weeks at 20 hrs./week
- Responsibilities include outreach to local and regional high schools and water quality with local agencies such as USFS, HPWA, RMNWR
Contact Dr. Jennifer Lindline: lindlinej@nmhu.edu, 505-454-3333
Alliance for Minority Participation: National Science Foundation
Goal is to promote the participation on minority/underrepresented students in STEM careers by providing research opportunities with STEM faculty.
- STEM majors
- Spring/fall semesters and summer
- $1200/semester at 20 hours/week or
- $2500 for 8 weeks during summer at 40 hrs./week
- Research responsibilities as determined by faculty mentor
Contact Dr. Blanca Cespedes: bcespedes@nmhu.edu, 505-454-3501
Scholarships
STEM student scholarship: National Science Foundation — S-STEM
The main goal of the S-STEM program is to enable low-income, talented domestic students to pursue successful careers in promising STEM fields.
- STEM majors
- $10,000 per year academic scholarship
- Must enroll in 1-credit leadership course
Contact Dr. Gil Gallegos: grgallegos@nmhu.edu, 505-454-3302
Promoting undergraduate perception of, preparedness for, and placement in water resources management careers: U.S. Department of Agriculture Hispanic Serving Institutions Grant (#2345678).
Goal is to develop a stream-monitoring program at NMHU, in partnership with local watershed groups, wherein students are responsible for collecting water quality data needed to understand and protect our watersheds and aquatic resources.
- Natural resource science and forestry majors
- Sophomore or junior — completed 64 credits
- $12,500 per year academic scholarship
- Must participate in (TBD)
Contact Dr. Jennifer Lindline: lindlinej@nmhu.edu, 505-454-3333
Graduate assistantship
STEMfast program: U.S. Department of Education — HSI STEM
The goal of the STEMfast program is to increase the number of underrepresented students in STEM disciplines and workforce.
- STEM graduate students
- $5050/semester plus tuition for 9 credits
Contact Dr. Kelly Trujillo: kmtrujillo@nmhu.edu, 505-426-2290
Work-study
CREST Forest Restoration Triangle: National Science Foundation
The goal of the program is to provide experiential learning opportunities to forestry students in research with forestry faculty. Research includes artificial regeneration, natural regeneration, dendrochronology, and landscape-scale forest restoration linking communities, agencies, and university outreach.
- Forestry majors
- Freshmen — seniors
- 20 hours per week
- $10.00 per hour
- Fall and spring semesters
Contact Dr. Blanca Cespedes: bcespedes@nmhu.edu, 505-454-3501
Mentorship
LIFT: U.S. Department of Agriculture HSI Grant Program
The goal of the LIFT project is to expose underrepresented students to STEM leadership experiential learning and mentoring activities.
- Biology, natural resources, and forestry graduate students only
- $1200 stipend per semester
- Fall and spring semesters
Contact Dr. Blanca Cespedes: bcespedes@nmhu.edu, 505-454-3501
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