Thursday, October 3, 2024

New mentoring program for undergrad women in the earth and environmental sciences

Are you interested in the earth and environmental sciences? 

Are you an undergraduate student who identifies as a woman?
Are you interested in participating in a successful national scale mentorship program? 

The PROGRESS program offers students the opportunity to meet peers from regional universities with similar interests, learn more about careers in earth and environmental sciences and expand their professional networks. 

Complete this 5 minute online application to get involved!

Check the workshop website to find out more about the workshopschedule of events, and panelist information for November 8th! We’ll have panelists from NASA, NOAA, EPA, AGU, WBAL, & CDM Smith! 

To find out more about the national PROGRESS mentorship program, click here.

What you will receive:
  • A large network of peers and professionals in your local region
  • A professional development workshop on Friday, November 8th from 10am-4:30pm, hosted in the Atrium in the Stamp Student Union on University of Maryland’s campus.
    • Lunch will be provided; Transportation can be reimbursed.
    • Free to participate

Your professors are not involved in the research and your participation will have no bearing on your course grade or credit. Your application will be confidential. There is no charge so that we can be sure that there are no barriers to participation. 

This project is funded by the National Science Foundation (award #’s: 2013318, 2013333, 2013323, 2013312, 2013326). 

For questions, please contact us at progressgeoscience@gmail.com