For students entering the Team-TERRA program fall 2025 cohort, applications will be reviewed starting on February 10th, 2025, with priority given to those applications that are received prior to February 10th, 2025. Rolling admission will continue until April 15th, 2025.

We seek trainees who are:

• Collaborative, driven, and creative students with diverse lived and professional experiences who are trained broadly in the environmental sciences for this National Science Foundation-funded training program.
• Strong potential to lead or contribute to and taking part in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Environmental Justice initiatives
• We encourage applicants from groups historically excluded from STEM, including  but not limited to people with varying neurological and physical abilities, women, gender non-conforming, Black, Indigenous, and other Students of Color.
• We are interested in students whose life experiences or  academic history will contribute to the environmental justice focus of the program. 

The training program provides successful applicants with:

Besides collecting basic information about you and your preferences for the program, we ask that you answer the following questions.

1. What are your research and career goals, and how will participation in Team-TERRA advance them? (400-word maximum)
2. What skills, qualities, experiences, disciplinary expertise, or interdisciplinary experiences would you bring to help understand risks to food, water, energy, and ecosystems? (400-word maximum)
3. What do you foresee as the opportunities for and the challenges to collaborating on interdisciplinary research? (400-word maximum)
4. In what way(s) do you see yourself contributing to Team-TERRA’s efforts to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the program and more generally in the science and application of risk management? (400-word maximum)

Information about you

Name(Required)

First Last

Phone

Email(Required)

Are you already enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UConn or are you a new applicant to a Ph.D. program at UConn?(Required)

Already enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UConn

New Applicant to a Ph.D. program at UConn

Department (enrolled in or applying to)(Required)

If already enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UConn, please specify the month and year you began in the department.

If already enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UConn, please provide your anticipated date of graduation.

Primary advisor(Required)

Advisor support

Check if applicable. I have spoken with my advisor and they are in full support of my participation in the Team-TERRA and understand the program requirements in terms of courses, internship and research.

What types of involvement are you seeking?(Required)

1-year fellowship (funded) US and non-US citizens and green card holders are eligible

Associate Trainee (not funded, eligible for full participation in team-TERRA including access to incentive funds. Individuals who are interested in participating in Team-TERRA whether or not they receive funding should check this box; you can check both!).

Demographic Information

Please indicate all ethnic or racial identities that apply to you. A response is not required. This information is used for assessing our efforts at diversifying this program. Only the NRT leadership will have access to this information. Your responses will be kept private and secure. The information will not be used for a discriminatory purpose. You can change this information in the future by emailing the NRT coordinator.(Required)

Hispanic and Latinx

Not Hispanic or Latinx

Native American or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Biracial

Prefer not to disclose

Please check any disability boxes that apply to you. A response is not required. This information is used for assessing our efforts at diversifying this program. Only the NRT leadership will have access to this information. Your responses will be kept private and secure. The information will not be used for a discriminatory purpose. You can change this information in the future by emailing the NRT coordinator.(Required)

Hearing Impairment

Visual Impairment

Mobility/Orthopedic Impairment

None

Prefer not to disclose

Other

Please check any Gender boxes that apply to you. A response is not required. This information is used for assessing our efforts at diversifying this program. Only the NRT leadership will have access to this information. Your responses will be kept private and secure. The information will not be used for a discriminatory purpose. You can change this information in the future by emailing the NRT coordinator.(Required)

Agender

Androgyne

Demigender

Genderqueer or gender fluid

Man

Questioning or unsure

Trans man

Trans woman

Woman

Prefer not to disclose

Other

Are you a veteran of the US armed services?(Required)

Yes

No

Prefer not to disclose

Did one or more of your parents or guardians obtain a four-year college degree?(Required)

Yes

No

Prefer not to disclose

Are you a U.S. citizen or green card holder?(Required)

Yes

No

Prefer not to disclose

How did you hear about the Team-TERRA program?(Required)

Essays

Here we ask you to provide some brief answers to a set of questions to gauge your contributions to Team-TERRA. Please adhere to word limits. We suggest that you compose your answers in a word processing document first before copying and pasting them into the fields below.

What are your research and career goals, and how will participation in Team-TERRA advance them? (400-word maximum)(Required)

What skills, qualities, experiences, disciplinary expertise, or interdisciplinary experiences would you bring to help understand risks to food, water, energy, and ecosystems? (400-word maximum)(Required)

What do you foresee as the opportunities for and the challenges to collaborating on interdisciplinary research? (400-word maximum)(Required)

In what way(s) have you contributed or do you foresee yourself contributing to Team-TERRA’s efforts to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the program and more generally in the science and application of risk management? (400-word maximum)(Required)

Please upload here or send a curriculum vitae that includes information on G.P.A., education, research experiences, publications, other relevant experiences, and grants or other funding to mark.urban@uconn.edu

Max. file size: 250 MB.

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