The National Science Foundation’s Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science is an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge program. The program broadens participation of marginalized communities in the atmospheric and related sciences. Students are invited from multiple disciplines, including chemistry, computer science, ecology, engineering, environmental studies, geography, mathematics, meteorology, oceanography, physics, science education, social sciences, and other related fields. 

  • Participants work 40 hours a week for 11 weeks and earn a competitive wage.
  • The program provides furnished apartments, round-trip airfare, and a bus pass.
  • Participants are funded to attend national scientific conferences to present their summer research.

Applicants must be enrolled in a degree-granting institution, must have NOT received a Bachelor’s degree in STEM, and must have at least one more semester left of undergraduate work.