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COAST Funding

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COAST Internal Funding

COAST Student Awards for Marine Science Research – Undergraduate and Graduate Students

In an effort to increase undergraduate and graduate student participation in faculty-mentored marine and coastal research throughout the CSU, COAST will provide undergraduate student awards (up to $2500) and graduate student awards (up to $3000) to CSU students engaged in marine and coastal research with a COAST faculty member.

Support is available for either the 2010-2011 Academic Year or Summer 2011. For academic year funding, review of applications begins 10/15/2010 and will continue until all funds are awarded or January 31, 2011 at 5 pm PST, whichever comes first. For Summer 2011, applications must be received by February 28, 2011 at 5 pm PST.

View the full funding announcements:

Undergraduate (.pdf, 329 KB)            Graduate (.pdf, 328 KB)

Online application forms:

Undergraduate            Graduate

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