<div dir="ltr"><h2 style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:1.375em;line-height:1.636em;font-family:&quot;times new roman&quot;,times,serif;font-weight:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgb(139,24,28);letter-spacing:1px">APPLICATIONS FOR 2017 ARE OPEN</h2><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.9em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">The 2017 Summer Program will run from May 21 - August 5.</p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.9em"><font color="#58595b" face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="1"><a href="http://www.soars.ucar.edu/apply/">http://www.soars.ucar.edu/apply/</a></font><br></p><p class="gmail-colorBlack" style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.9em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong style="padding:0px;margin:0px">SOARS 2017 applications are due on February 1, 2017.</strong></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.9em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">If you have questions, please contact SOARS at 303-497-8622 or <a href="mailto:SOARS@UCAR.edu" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(139,24,28)">SOARS@UCAR.edu</a></p><h3 style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"> </h3><h3 style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><abbr title="Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science" lang="en" style="padding:0px;margin:0px">SOARS</abbr> is dedicated to broadening participation in the atmospheric and related sciences.</h3><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.9em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">SOARS is an undergraduate to graduate program built around a summer research internship, mentoring by top scientists and engineers, and a supportive learning community. In addition to the summer internship, SOARS includes year-round support, funding to attend conferences and last-dollar tuition scholarships. Successful proteges are eligible to participate in the program for up to four years.</p><h3 style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Selection Considerations</h3><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.9em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">SOARS encourages applications from individuals who are members of a group that is historically under-represented in the atmospheric and related sciences, including students who are Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Hispanic or Latino, female, first generation college students, veterans and students with disabilities. SOARS welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students; students who have experienced, and worked to overcome, educational or economic disadvantage and/or have personal or family circumstances that may complicate their continued progress in research careers.</p><h3 style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">A successful candidate should</h3><ul style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 1em;list-style:none;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:16.0016px"><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Have completed the equivalent of two years of college</li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Have at least one semester of undergraduate studies remaining after the initial summer program (graduating seniors are not eligible to apply)</li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Ideally have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; if your GPA is less than this, please address the circumstances in your essay</li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Have a major in atmospheric science or a related field such as the geosciences, chemistry, computer science, earth science, engineering, environmental science, mathematics, meteorology, oceanography, physics, or social science; and a plan to pursue a career in atmospheric or a related science</li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Have U.S.-citizen or permanent-resident status</li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat"><a href="http://www.soars.ucar.edu/DOCS/Documents/SOARS_Protege_Job_Description_2017.pdf" target="_blank" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(139,24,28)">Be comfortable with all internship requirements</a>.</li></ul><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.9em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong style="padding:0px;margin:0px">Your submission needs:</strong></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 1em;list-style:none;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:16.0016px"><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat"><a href="https://scied.ucar.edu/forms/2017-soars-application" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(139,24,28)">A SOARS application</a></li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Two <a href="https://scied.ucar.edu/forms/soars-recommendation-form-2017" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(139,24,28)">letters of recommendation</a></li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Unofficial Transcripts</li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Two essay questions, each with a limit of 500 words. These are: <br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">1. <strong style="padding:0px;margin:0px">Academic Statement of Purpose</strong>: A statement outlining your career goals and how participating in SOARS will help you meet these goals.<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">2. <strong style="padding:0px;margin:0px">SOARS Mission and Personal Journey</strong>:  SOARS is dedicated to enhancing the diversity of future scientific communities and sharing our science with a broader audience.  Please describe how you, based on your personal background and life experiences (including social, cultural, familial, educational, or other opportunities or challenges) will contribute to this mission during and after participation in SOARS. <br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"></li></ol><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.9em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Are you ready to submit? Please read through these detailed instructions!</p><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:16.0016px"><h3 style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Submission Instructions</h3><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:16.0016px"><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.9em;font-size:0.75em;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">To successfully apply to SOARS, be sure to complete each of the following steps:</p><ol start="1" type="1" style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 1em;list-style:none;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:16.0016px"><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Request two recommendations from contacts who can speak to your ability to do research, such as faculty members or academic counselors, using the <a href="https://scied.ucar.edu/forms/soars-recommendation-form-2017" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(139,24,28)">SOARS Recommendation Form</a>.<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"></li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Collect transcripts from all institutions you have attended. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted during the application process. However, students selected for the internship will need to provide official transcripts before they will be officially accepted into the program. Please do not include high school transcripts. <br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"></li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Fill out and submit the <a href="https://scied.ucar.edu/forms/2017-soars-application" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(139,24,28)">SOARS Application</a>. Please note that this will take you away from the SOARS website and to the UCAR Center for Science Education website (SOARS&#39; parent department).<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"></li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;margin:0px;font-size:0.75em;background-image:url(&quot;../img/bullet_gold.gif&quot;);background-position:0% 3px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Remember to give yourself enough time to write the essays and make sure you address what is being asked.  You can find tips for writing effective application essays <a href="http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/application-essays/" target="_blank" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(139,24,28)">here</a>.</li></ol></div>