<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (<a href="https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/" target="_blank">IBES</a>) has begun a summer <a href="https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/summer-research-early-identification-program/" target="_blank">Leadership Alliance</a> (LA) program. IBES is a leading interdisciplinary institute addressing the grandest environmental challenges facing 21st-century society, located at <a href="http://www.brown.edu/" target="_blank">Brown University</a> in Providence, RI.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please feel free to share information about this program to *rising college seniors* in your department for this summer internship opportunity. We welcome students with an academic background in Environmental Science or Environmental Studies, from any Physical, Life, or Social Science discipline to apply.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WHAT IS IT?</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This <b>fully paid</b> 9-week summer internship runs from June 3 - August 4, 2018, and includes a competitive stipend, housing, and travel. The program will pair advanced undergraduate interns studying Environmental Science or Studies with an IBES faculty mentor to receive one-on-one training in academic research. Examples of research projects are highlighted <a href="https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/summer-research-early-identification-program/ibes-research-areas" target="_blank">here</a>. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WHAT DOES THE EXPERIENCE INCLUDE?</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Students will work full-time on an individual research project and are expected to complete a research proposal and create a poster for presentation at the LA <a href="http://www.theleadershipalliance.org/programs/national-symposium" target="_blank">National Symposium</a>. Students will also participate in weekly activities with other IBES-LA students, which include research seminars, professional development events, GRE preparation, and weekly excursions. <span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WHO IS QUALIFIED?</span></u></b><br></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The <a href="https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/news/story/announcing-summer-ibes-leadership-alliance-internship" target="_blank">IBES-LA</a> internship seeks rising college seniors with academic backgrounds in Environmental Science or Environmental Studies, from any Physical, Life, or Social Science discipline. Students interested in pursuing a PhD program and from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">HOW DO I APPLY?</span></u></b></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Apply online <a href="http://theleadershipalliance.org/programs/summer-research/apply" target="_blank">here</a>. Applications are due by *<b>February 1st, 2018</b>*. Email questions to Samiah Moustafa, IBES-LA Coordinator, at <a href="mailto:samiah_moustafa@brown.edu" target="_blank">samiah_moustafa@brown.edu</a> <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please feel free to share this opportunity with students, colleagues, departments, and faculty that may have promising students in mind! The program flyer is <span><a href="https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/sites/brown.edu.academics.institute-environment-society/files/uploads/IBES-LA_Advertisement_Final%20%282%29.pdf">here</a>. </span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Samiah Moustafa and Elizabeth Fussell<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IBES-LA Coordinators<span></span></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail-m_-9094173780106253617m_-640942503649666780gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Thanks,<div>Samiah Moustafa, PhD</div><div>Visiting Assistant Professor</div><div>Institute at Brown for Environment and Society</div><div>Urban Environmental Laboratory Room 209</div><div>Website: <a href="https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/people/details/samiah-moustafa" target="_blank">https://www.brown.edu<wbr>/academics/institute-environme<wbr>nt-society/people/details/<wbr>samiah-moustafa</a></div><div>Phone: <a href="tel:(401)%20863-5324" value="+14018635324" target="_blank">401-863-5324</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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