The American Meteorological Society is pleased to announce a new scholarship program open to all high school students and designed to encourage study in the atmospheric and related sciences. Serving as a unique example of various sectors of our field joining together to support young, talented minds, the scholarships are being sponsored by partners in industry and the government, as well as through named scholarships either established by an AMS member or in memory of someone. The sponsors of these scholarships have all recognized the importance in encouraging young people to enter into the atmospheric and related sciences and thus have made generous contributions in support of the 2006/2007 AMS Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship Program.

Similar to the AMS minority scholarship program established in 1992, the scholarships will be awarded, based on academic excellence, to high school seniors entering their freshman year of study in the atmospheric, oceanic, or hydrologic sciences. The scholarships are for the freshman and sophomore years, with second-year funding dependent on successful completion of first year. The scholarship stipends will vary from $2000 to $3000 a year. Students entering their first year of undergraduate study in the fall of 2006 are eligible to apply.

Eligibility:
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold permanent resident status. Applicants must be entering their freshman year of college in the fall of 2006 as a full-time student and plan to pursue a degree in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences. Students eligible to apply for both the AMS Minority Scholarship Program and the AMS Freshman Scholarship Program may apply to both programs, but may only accept one AMS scholarship.