The 12th Urbino Summer School in Paleoclimatology (15 July – 1 August; http://www.urbinossp.it/) will provide graduate students with an intensive program on reconstructing the history and dynamics of paleoclimate through an integrated series of lectures, investigations, case studies, and field and laboratory analyses.
Scholarships for US graduate students
To promote U.S. graduate student participation in this international experience, the NSF Geoscience Divisions and the Office of International Science and Engineering are funding ten scholarships to cover U.S. carrier airfare, stipend, and course expenses (including lodging).
Interested students in U.S. graduate programs should email a pdf file comprised of a one-page CV and one-page statement on how the USSP would benefit their professional development as a researcher and educator to nsfusspscholarship@gmail.com.
In addition, students should request their primary adviser to email a recommendation letter directly to the above email address.
Members of historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Deadline for receipt of application materials, including recommendation letters, is 30 April 2015.