Education:

CSIS is committed to providing exceptional opportunities for dedicated and self-motivated individuals to pursue education in systems integration and sustainability at both postdoctoral and graduate student levels. In addition, we also provide internship opportunities for outstanding undergraduate students and high school students.

It is our goal that the experiences at CSIS lay a solid foundation for the trainees to build bright careers in academia, government agencies, non-government organizations, international organizations, and industry. Former trainees under the direction of the CSIS Faculty Fellows have moved to Cornell University, MIT, University of Chicago, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium, Boeing, and Landcare in New Zealand.

To apply for educational opportunities at CSIS, please contact the Faculty Fellows.

Assistantships, Fellowships, Scholarships, and Grants:

The Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability provides research assistantships and fellowships to outstanding students for them to pursue graduate studies. We would also be happy to sponsor outstanding candidates to apply for external graduate and postdoctoral fellowships. A number of past and current members of the Center have received many of the fellowships listed below.

Those interested should prepare (1) a letter of application, (2) a resume (3) statement of professional goals, (4) university transcripts, (5) GRE (and TOEFL for international students) scores, and (6) a list of 3 references (name and contact information) to an appropriate Faculty Fellow.

Fellowships for Postdoctoral Associates:

• WWF Kathryn Fuller Fellowships 2007-2008 (Deadline: November 15, 2006)
• NSF Bioinformatics (Deadline: April 11th, 2005)
• Office of the Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (Salary + research funds + health coverage and benefits; Due Date: January 15 every year; US Citizens or permanent residents; Female and under-represented minority candidates are especially encouraged to contact Dr. Jack Liu at jliu@panda.msu.edu or other faculty members at CSIS)

Fellowships for Graduate Students:

• Fall 2007 EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships (deadline: November 28, 2006, 4:00 pm)
• MSU Distinguished University Fellowship(Deadline: Early January)
• MSU Environmental Science and Policy Fellowship(deadline: March)
• NSF Graduate Fellowship (Deadline: November)
• NASA Fellowship in Earth System Science (Deadline: End of January)
• USEPA STAR Fellowship (Deadline: November)
• Canon National Parks Science Scholarship (Deadline: May)
• Ford Fellowships (Deadline: November)
• ESPP Recruitment Fellowship Program (for students who are interested in MSU's specialization in the Environmental Science and Policy Program in addition to an MSU's Ph.D. program; Competitive stipend and health/tuition coverage; Application due date: December 15 each year; Students who are interested in integrating natural and social sciences are encouraged to contact Dr. Jack Liu at jliu@panda.msu.edu or other faculty members at CSIS).

Fellowships for Undergraduate Students:

• Alumni Distinguished Scholarship (Deadline: November)
• University Distinguished Scholarship

Travel Grants:

• NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Awards(Deadline: November 20, 2008)