Our department has a funded research opportunity for underrepresented undergraduate students called Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences in Environmental Health [SURE-EH].
You read about environmental health problems every day: diseases spread through unsafe drinking water, cancer-causing toxins, poor air quality leading to respiratory disease, deadly foodborne illness outbreaks.
Have you ever thought about being part of the solution to these problems? In environmental health science, you can, by studying the link between the environment and human health.
Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences in Environmental Health [SURE-EH] provides underrepresented students at the UW with a meaningful opportunity to work with experienced faculty on a research project addressing the relationship between environmental exposures and human health.
Administered by the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences [DEOHS], SURE-EH trainees work as paid student researchers for up to 2 years: up to 40 hours per week during summer and part-time [up to 15 hours per week] during the academic year. SURE-EH trainees will also be given the opportunity to present their research every spring at the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium.
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Read about the projects current trainees are working on here.
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You can read about former trainees here.
Participant eligibility
SURE-EH trainees are selected on a competitive basis.
Students may apply any time during the second half of their sophomore year through the beginning of their senior year. [It is possible that some research projects will give priority to students who will remain at UW for two more years.]
This program in open to students in all majors. Students who are a good fit for available projects will be the most competitive.
All SURE-EH students must come from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. To be eligible for competitive consideration, an applicant must:
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Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
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Be currently enrolled as an undergraduate at the University of Washington, or be a transfer applicant. Transfer students can apply to SURE-EH while their general application to UW is under review.
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Meet at least one of the following requirements:
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Be a low-income student [come from a family with an annual income below established low income thresholds]. Students are required to provide documentation of taxable income.
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Be a first-generation college student [neither parent or legal guardian has a Bachelor's degree].
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Be a member of a group that is underrepresented in graduate education [African American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Hispanic/Latino or Native Hawaiian, Native Pacific Islander].
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Apply now
Applications for the 2021 - 2022 cohort have now closed. Information about positions for the 2022-2023 cohort will be available in Spring 2022.
Questions? Please contact:
SURE-EH is funded by The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [NIEHS], whose research uses state-of-the-art science and technology to investigate the interplay between environmental exposures, human biology, genetics, and common diseases to help prevent disease and improve human health.
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LIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROJECT TOPICS, RESEARCH WORKS AND MATERIALS
ENV99413 | ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY IN NIGERIA AND CHALLENGE OF CRUDE OIL THEFT |
ENV36122 | INCIDENCE OF DEFORESTATION AMONG THE POPULACE AND ENVIRONMENT OF ODIGHI COMMUNITY |
ENV35494 | ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS |
ENV32554 | EFFECT OF GAS FLARING INTO THE ECOSYSTEM [A CASE STUDY OF NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA] |
ENV61182 | EVALUATING THE PROBLEMS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA |
ENV31991 | HEALTH EDUCATION AS A PARAGIDM TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER IN ACHIEVING VISION 2020 [IGBOGENE-EPIE] |
ENV75202 | IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT [A CASE STUDY OF ULI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN ANAMBRA STATE] |
ENV34545 | MARINE POLLUTION IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA: ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTS TO SHIPPING OPERATIONS AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
ENV52025 | MANAGEMENT OF ABATTIOR WASTE IN NIGERIA [A CASE STUDY OF BODIJA AND AKINYELE MARKET] |
ENV02339 | COMPENSATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN NIGERIA AND ITS EFFECTS |
ENV97187 | THE EFFECT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE ON WASTE DISPOSAL IN NIGERIA [A CASE STUDY OF CUDA] |
ENV97532 | THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY [A CASE STUDY OF RIVERS PORT] |
ENV82124 | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF LIMESTONE QUARRYING IN LIMESTONE DEPOSIT AREAS [A CASE STUDY OF INI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN AKWAIBOM STATE] |
ENV72163 | PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE ACCOUNTING IN NIGERIA A CASE STUDY OF NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA |
ENV67395 | MORALE AND OFFICE PROFESSIONAL’S PRODUCTIVITY [A STUDY OF KADUNA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES [CES] |
ENV02821 | BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT IN NIGERIA |
ENV89402 | IMPACT OF ILLEGAL DUMPSITE ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN NIGERIA [A CASE STUDY OF NYANYA ABUJA] |
ENV45384 | RESOURCE EXPLOITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT [A CASE STUDY OF NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA] |
ENV75479 | MARINE POLLUTION AND CONTROL IN NIGERIAN PORTS [A CASE STUDY OF PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE] |
ENV83863 | SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL IN PORT HARCOURT |
ENV65533 | THE IMPACT OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AS A BOOSTER TO THE ENVIRONMENT [A CASE STUDY OF MAKURDI METROPOLIS] |
ENV66205 | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF LEACHATE POLLUTION OF GROUND WATER SUPPLIES |
ENV19280 | THE EFFECTS OF OIL SPILLAGE IN THE NIGER DELTA A CASE STUDY OF UGHELLI SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE |
ENV00914 | EFFECTS OF SOLID WASTES ON THE QUALITY OF UNDERGROUND WATER [A CASE STUDY OF IKIRUN, OSUN STATE] |
ENV72566 | ASSESSMENT OF ACCESS TO WASTE DUMP SITES IN NIGERIA [CASE STUDY OF GIDAN KWANO, MINNA, NIGER STATE] |
ENV86971 | EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN URBAN AREAS: CASE STUDY OF FESTAC TOWN, AMUWO ODOFIN LAGOS |
ENV48849 | IMPACT OF WASTE DISPOSAL PRACTICE ON SURFACE AND GROUND WATER [A CASE STUDY OF ABA, ABIA STATE] |
ENV05351 | THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF WASTE DUMP SITES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADO EKITI, NIGERIA |
ENV15581 | EVALUATION OF THE COST OF OIL SPILLAGE ON THE NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA |
ENV76478 | SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GAS FLARING IN AN OIL PRODUCING COMMUNITY OF DELTA STATE, NIGERIA |
ENV73986 | ROLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ADULT PROGRAMMES IN CURBING THE INCIDENCE AND EFFECT OF BLACK SOOT [A CASE STUDY OF OBIO/AKPOR L.G.A, RIVERS STATE] |
ENV05180 | A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA [TYRE WASTE AS CASE STUDY] |
ENV67864 | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION LECTURER’S PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND YEAR 4 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT [A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR] |
ENV34409 | EVALUATING THE PROBLEMS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA [A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED MARKETS IN KANO STATE] |
ENV29931 | THE EFFECT OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN LAGOS [A CASE STUDY OF ORILE AGEGE] |
ENV73326 | WASTE DISPOSAL IN OSOGBO METROPOLIS, A MODERN SYSTEM OF GARBAGE DUMPING |
ENV63720 | ANALYSIS OF PARKS AND GARDENS IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY FOR STUDENT OUTDOOR LABORATORY ACTIVITIES |
ENV29247 | ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND ECONOMIC RETARDATION IN RIVER STATE [A CASE STUDY OF BONNY KINGDOM] |
ENV77407 | THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES [A CASE STUDY OF TARABA STATE] |
ENV93402 | THE EFFECT/IMPACT OF PHYSICAL PLANNING ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN ULI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE |
ENV21280 | THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE PEOPLE OF OGUTA |
ENV93846 | EVALUATION OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD [A CASE STUDY OF OKIGWE, IMO STATE] |
ENV49505 | EVALUATION OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD [A CASE STUDY OF OKIGWE, IMO STATE] |
ENV73375 | THE IMPACT OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT [A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA REFINERY AND PETROL CHEMICAL [KRPC], KADUNA STATE] |
ENV04935 | EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION IN THE CONTROL OF MALARIA IN UYO L.G.A, AKWA IBOM STATE |
ENV35613 | THE EFFECT OF QUARRYING ACTIVITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT [A CASE STUDY OF BWARI AREA COUNCIL, ABUJA FCT] |
ENV58856 | WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WEALTH CREATION [A STUDY OF BAYELSA STATE ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AUTHORITY] |
ENV53644 | THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION IN ABUJA, NIGERIA |
ENV74146 | THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ON BUSINESS MANGEMENT IN TODAY’S WORLD |
ENV09000 | EFFECT OF AIR POLLUTION ON CHILDREN RESPIRATORY HEALTH IN PORT HARCOURT NIGERIA |
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