The Earth Institute offers a wide array of support for research opportunities to students in order to achieve a sustainable research and knowledge base. Undergraduate and graduate students are given many options for study and research programs, including undergraduate research assistantships, travel grants and the Millennium Villages Internship program.
We encourage students to share their work with their peers and present it in a number of different conferences throughout the year. On this page you will find links to past student research conferences at Columbia University, showcasing the research work of students in education programs supported by the Earth Institute.
In addition to directly supporting research and holding the conferences, the Office of Academic and Research Programs offers a variety of student resources, including listings of funding opportunities, student groups and organizations, related coursework and recent news.
For more information on any of these programs, please contact the OARP at ei-students@ei.columbia.edu or 212-854-3142.
During Fall and Spring semesters, the Earth Institute’s Office of Academic and Research Programs sponsors a number of undergraduate research assistantships, giving Columbia and Barnard students a valuable chance to participate in projects involving sustainability, development economics, Earth sciences, ecology, atmospheric research, and environmental policy. Students will work directly with faculty on current research projects, on a part-time basis. The program aims to give students a valuable chance to collaborate on substantive matters of inquiry. The deadline for Fall semester Research Assistant opportunities will be September 18, 2009.
The Earth Institute’s Office of Academic and Research Programs sponsors internships in EI departments and centers for both undergraduate and graduate students from Columbia University and Barnard College year-round. Part-time internships are offered during the Fall and Spring semesters, while full-time positions are offered through the summer. Internships are a wonderful opportunity for both students and their host departments, offering students invaluable exposure to EI research and operations and offering EI departments the contributions of bright and dynamic CU students. Please click here for a list of current opportunities.
Each year, the Earth Institute allocates funding to support travel by students matriculated in Columbia University degree programs engaged in research projects dealing with issues of sustainable development and/or environmental protection. This travel is for projects directly related to degree studies at
The maximum travel grant award is $750 per person, and students must use this to cover the cost of their travel for research they are conducting to meet specific degree requirements. The travel grant program funds individuals rather than projects. In so doing, each member of a research
The travel grant program is offered once per year at the beginning of each Fall semester. Please click here to learn about requirements for the program and here to see presentations from past recipients.
On Thursday, March 26th, the Earth Institute’s Office of Academic and Research Programs brought together 15 student interns, research assistants and travel grant recipients at the Earth Institute Student Research Conference. All of the research projects involved students who are currently studying under an academic program affiliated with the Earth Institute or have received funding through a travel grant, internship, or research assistantship from the Earth Institute. Please click here to view the presentations and posters.
The Earth Institute Climate Change Adaptation Initiative provides opportunities for students to work on climate change adaptation issues affecting the New York Metropolitan Area. Internships are supported in centers and institutes across
The Millennium Villages project, the groundbreaking collaboration between the Earth Institute,
The Millennium Villages Internships provide an excellent opportunity for students to learn about implementing public health, business development, agriculture, infrastructure, and other development interventions though firsthand participation. Students will be placed in one of the fourteen (14) sites in ten (10) countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Interns provide assistance to the MVP teams overseeing the interventions. In addition, students will gain knowledge, tools, skills, and experiences that they can apply to their coursework/thesis project as well as to their future professional pursuits. Students have a rewarding and challenging experience and make a genuine contribution to achieving the Millennium Development Goals in sub-Saharan Africa.
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