The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) in 1986 to foster a growing interest among higher education students in environmental careers. The NNEMS program is a comprehensive fellowship program that provides undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to participate in a fellowship project that is directly related to their field of study.
The NNEMS program is sponsored by EPA’s Environmental Education Division (EED), Office of Children’s Health Protection and Environmental Education (OCHPEE).
Students who are awarded NNEMS fellowships are offered a unique opportunity to gain research and training experience directly linked to their undergraduate or graduate studies. NNEMS fellows conduct research projects to augment their academic studies, which EPA supports with financial assistance.
EPA has awarded more than 1,400 fellowships under this program and awarded 25 fellowships in 2009. The deadline for applying to the 2010 program is February 5, 2010. For more information on the program or an application form, please visit http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/NNEMS/2010pm.html
