NOAA Office of Education has selected 130 Ernest F. Hollings undergraduate scholars and 15 José E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) undergraduate scholars for the classes of 2024. Scholars receive a two-year academic scholarship for their junior and senior years, paid summer internship opportunities, and funding to participate in two national scientific conferences.
EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholars gathered in Silver Spring, Maryland, to present their summer internship research at the 2023 Science and Education Symposium. (Image credit: Chris Zimmer Photography)
This year, 3,735 students applied for these two competitive scholarships. The selected applicants of both NOAA undergraduate scholarship programs come from a total of 90 different campuses in 36 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.
Congratulations and welcome to the 2024 class of NOAA scholars! Your hard work and drive has earned you a spot as one of our prestigious undergraduate scholars. We are confident that you will make the most of your NOAA internship.
The 2024 EPP/MSI undergraduate scholars will begin their two-week orientation on May 20, 2024, and begin the first of two summer internships on June 3, 2024. The Hollings undergraduate scholars will attend orientation from May 27-30, 2024, and will complete their internships during the summer of 2025.
During orientation, the scholars will learn about NOAA’s work, network with NOAA leadership and staff, and hear about some of the research topics that could be available for their summer internships. They will also have the opportunity to tour NOAA facilities and local points of interest, including Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary and the National Aquarium. EPP/MSI scholars will have an additional opportunity to spend a day touring and kayaking Mallows Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
The scholarship application period for the class of 2025 opens on September 1, 2024, and will close on January 31, 2025.
2024 EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program recipients
|
State |
Scholar name |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
AK |
Hazelanne Stuart |
Alaska Pacific University |
|
CA |
Rohan Vaswani |
University of California, Irvine |
|
DC |
Kalimah Muhammad |
Howard University |
|
FL |
Ainsley Vanderhyde |
Barry University |
|
FL |
Sophie Welch |
Nova Southeastern University |
|
FL |
Paola Santini Dosal |
Valencia College |
|
HI |
Amy Deatherage |
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
|
IL |
Yair Banuelos |
Northeastern Illinois University |
|
MD |
Daryl Bullock |
University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
|
MS |
Peyton Lockett |
Jackson State University |
|
NC |
Normandy Carter |
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University |
|
NY |
Sor Bello Melendez |
City College of New York |
|
NY |
Jose Keppis |
Hostos Community College |
|
TX |
Renediego Martinez |
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi |
|
TX |
Mario Escobar |
University of the Incarnate Word |
2024 Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship recipients
|
State |
Scholar name |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
AK |
Ella Lieb |
Alaska Pacific University |
|
AK |
Belladonna Darby |
University of Alaska Southeast |
|
AK |
Markayla Katchatag |
University of Alaska Southeast |
|
AK |
Brett Kaufman |
University of Alaska Southeast |
|
AK |
Ruby Kresge |
University of Alaska Southeast |
|
AL |
Raeed Kabir |
The University of Alabama |
|
AL |
Blake Yuenger |
The University of Alabama |
|
AR |
Andie Forbes |
University of Arkansas |
|
AZ |
Tatum Beyer |
University of Arizona |
|
CA |
Moira McGovern |
California Polytechnic State University |
|
CA |
Sophia Tinkey |
California Polytechnic State University |
|
CA |
Conner Timario |
College of the Canyons |
|
CA |
Mia Case |
San Diego State University |
|
CA |
Jason Hu |
Stanford University |
|
CA |
Taylor Hart |
University of California, Irvine |
|
CA |
Selena Yu |
University of California, Los Angeles |
|
CA |
Serena Miranda |
University of California, Santa Cruz |
|
CO |
Sasha Renton |
Colorado College |
|
CO |
Claire Labuda |
Colorado State University |
|
DC |
Beatrice Olivier |
Howard University |
|
DE |
Piper Priddy |
University of Delaware |
|
DE |
Teagan Rudderow |
University of Delaware |
|
FL |
Samantha Cuson |
Eckerd College |
|
FL |
Lydia Hughes |
Eckerd College |
|
FL |
Clara Oxford |
Eckerd College |
|
FL |
Elizabeth Pellegrini |
Eckerd College |
|
FL |
Mikaela Serio |
Eckerd College |
|
FL |
Riley Stoppa |
Eckerd College |
|
FL |
Megan Neumann |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
|
FL |
Samantha Morales |
Florida International University |
|
FL |
Samantha Walkiewicz |
Florida International University |
|
FL |
Coral Tolman |
Florida Southern College |
|
FL |
Layla Lacelle |
Nova Southeastern University |
|
FL |
Aidan Pflieger |
Nova Southeastern University |
|
FL |
AG Cornell |
University of Florida |
|
FL |
Aileen Donnelly |
University of Miami |
|
FL |
Ariella Duvel |
University of Miami |
|
FL |
Miles Lubas |
University of Miami |
|
FL |
Kylie Marozsan |
University of Miami |
|
FL |
John Yudt |
University of Miami |
|
FL |
Bradley Boyadjiev |
University of South Florida |
|
FL |
Coen McGarrah |
University of South Florida |
|
FL |
Anna Soltys |
University of South Florida |
|
FL |
Elizabeth Wilson |
University of Tampa |
|
GA |
Sylvia Chan |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
|
HI |
Aralyn Hacker |
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo |
|
HI |
Jessica Kamman |
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
|
HI |
Grace McCoy |
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
|
IA |
Jordan Howell |
Iowa State University |
|
IA |
Eliot Morrow |
Iowa State University |
|
IL |
Meera Dasgupta |
University of Chicago |
|
IL |
Conrad Avila |
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
|
IL |
Charlie Remmers |
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
|
IL |
Alyssa Shih |
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
|
IN |
Elliott Kirwan |
University of Notre Dame |
|
IN |
Hannah Kostka |
Valparaiso University |
|
MA |
Helena Shenk |
Boston University |
|
MA |
Greg Roitbourd |
Brandeis University |
|
MA |
Leila Curtis |
Northeastern University |
| MA | Kayla Pacheco | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
|
MA |
Larissa Meyer |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
|
MD |
Leah Rottler-Gurley |
Loyola University Maryland |
|
MD |
Olivia Griffith |
University of Maryland, College Park |
|
ME |
Graham Lucas |
Bowdoin College |
|
ME |
Jamie Fogg |
University of Maine |
|
MI |
Gregory Venarsky |
Central Michigan University |
|
MI |
Jack Wojczynski |
Central Michigan University |
|
MO |
Emma Knudson |
University of Missouri |
|
NC |
Elizabeth Glazer |
Duke University |
|
NC |
Dhruv Rungta |
Duke University |
|
NC |
Andrew Price |
University of North Carolina Asheville |
|
NC |
Clara Divincenzo |
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
|
NC |
Lucy Henthorn |
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
|
NC |
Isabel Leonard |
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
|
NC |
Rochelle David |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
|
NC |
Siobhan Duffy |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
|
NC |
Nicholas Angeli |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
|
NC |
Nicolea Dwight |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
|
NH |
Elisabeth Petit |
University of New Hampshire |
|
NJ |
Ligaya Manalastas |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
|
NJ |
Emma Barrett |
Raritan Valley Community College |
|
NJ |
Elisha Shmalo |
Rutgers University – New Brunswick Campus |
|
NY |
Maia Berthier |
Barnard College |
|
NY |
Daniel Schwartz |
Lehman College |
|
NY |
Jessica Yesensky |
Elmira College |
|
OH |
Nyrobi Whitfield |
Oberlin College |
|
OH |
Alexandra Ensign |
The Ohio State University |
|
OK |
Jonathan Douglas |
University of Oklahoma |
|
OK |
Liam Thompson |
University of Oklahoma |
|
OR |
Moani Tiare Atay |
Oregon State University |
|
OR |
Teaghan Knox |
Oregon State University |
|
PA |
Maven Mercado |
Drexel University |
|
PA |
Cortez Catalano |
Penn State Brandywine |
|
PA |
Westin Boyd |
Penn State University Park |
|
PA |
Elizabeth Johnson |
Penn State University Park |
|
PA |
Samantha Kratman |
Penn State University Park |
|
PA |
Emily Shor |
Penn State University Park |
|
PA |
Zachary Simms |
Penn State University Park |
|
PR |
Luis Acevedo Soto |
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus |
|
RI |
Mary Brantley |
University of Rhode Island |
|
RI |
Grace Dandeneau |
University of Rhode Island |
|
RI |
Alec Duffy |
University of Rhode Island |
|
RI |
Grace First |
University of Rhode Island |
|
RI |
Nicole Kobasa |
University of Rhode Island |
|
RI |
Brooklyn Mitchell |
University of Rhode Island |
|
SC |
Jennifer Angel |
Coastal Carolina University |
|
SC |
William Morgan |
Coastal Carolina University |
|
SC |
Liam McKenna |
University of South Carolina |
|
TN |
Cora Jackson |
Vanderbilt University |
|
TX |
Nathaniel Breaux |
Texas A&M University |
|
TX |
Katherine Forson |
Texas A&M University |
|
TX |
Malik Hall |
Texas A&M University |
|
TX |
Amariss Hill |
Texas A&M University |
|
TX |
Emma Scott-Wellman |
Texas A&M University |
|
TX |
Mitchell Foster |
The University of Texas at San Antonio |
|
TX |
Laila Combs |
University of Houston – Victoria |
|
TX |
Peyton Demarco |
University of Texas at Austin |
|
TX |
Sarah Barksdale |
University of Texas at Dallas |
|
UT |
Elizabeth Myers |
Salt Lake Community College |
|
VA |
Justin Osborne |
Southwest Virginia Community College |
|
VT |
Hope Jerris |
Middlebury College |
|
WA |
Minda Chen |
University of Washington |
|
WA |
Megan Cosand |
University of Washington |
|
WA |
Michael Han |
University of Washington |
|
WA |
Hannah Tucker |
University of Washington |
|
WA |
Caleb Jansen |
Western Washington University |
|
WA |
Kikken Schleusner |
Western Washington University |
|
WA |
Alex Rojas |
Yakima Valley Community College |
|
WI |
Ryenne Julian |
Northland College |
|
WI |
Alissa Choi |
University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
The Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship was established in 2005 in honor of Senator Ernest F. Hollings, who was well known for supporting ocean policy and conservation. The Hollings Scholarship includes a two-year academic award of $9,500 per year and a 10-week, full-time, paid summer internship opportunity at any NOAA facility nationwide. Scholars also receive funding to present their NOAA research projects at two national scientific conferences. Students apply in their second year of undergraduate study and must be a full-time undergraduate majoring in a NOAA mission field such as oceanic, environmental, biological, and atmospheric sciences, mathematics, engineering, remote sensing technology, physical sciences, social sciences, and teacher education.
José E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program Undergraduate Scholarship
The Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) was established in 2000 to support the education of postsecondary students pursuing degrees that directly support NOAA’s mission. In 2019, Congress renamed the program as the José E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program in honor of Congressman Serrano. The EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship includes a two-year academic award of $9,500 per year and two summer internship opportunities. Scholars also receive funds to present the results of their NOAA research projects at two national conferences. Students must attend a minority serving institution, have and maintain a 3.2 or higher GPA, and have declared a major in a NOAA-mission related discipline including, but not limited to, oceanic, environmental, biological, and atmospheric sciences, mathematics, engineering, remote sensing technology, physical sciences, including physics, geography and hydrology as well as social sciences.
Contact: NOAA Office of Education
For the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, please email studentscholarshipprograms@noaa.gov
For the Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions Undergraduate Scholarship, please email epp.usp@noaa.gov
