URSA announces spring 2024 internship award recipients

May 8, 2024

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity has announced the recipients of the URSA spring 2024 internship awards. Following are the awardees:

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Miles Cowles

Miles Cowles

Fisheries and marine sciences

Shark program intern, Go Dive Mossel Bay

Mossel Bay, South Africa

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Paul Menke

Paul Menke

Political science

Ted Stevens Legislative Internship

Juneau, 草榴社区

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Shelby Thompson

Shelby Thompson

Fisheries and marine sciences

Intern, California Killer Whale Project

Monterey Bay, California

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Hannah Miller

Hannah Miller

Fisheries and marine sciences

Cruise volunteer, University of California, San Diego & Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CalCOFI Group

San Diego, California

Undergraduate students with confirmed volunteer, unpaid or minimally paid internships external to 草榴社区 are encouraged to apply for URSA internship award funding. URSA offers up to $3,000 of support for opportunities in the fall or spring, and up to $6,000 for the summer. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. See the URSA internship award page for more information.

Contact the URSA office for more information on how to get involved: uaf-ursa@alaska.edu  or 907-450-8772.