NOAA Undergraduate Scholarship Orientation Survey

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NOAA Undergraduate Scholarship Orientation Survey
Q1: Which scholarship have you been awarded?

o Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program (1)
o Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions Undergraduate
Scholarship Program (2)

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Start of Block: Orientation Quality
Q2: Please select the degree to which you agree with the following statements.

The
orientation
program
provided me
with a greater
understandin
g of NOAA.
The line office
presentations
helped me
identify
internships I
would like to
have.
The career
fair helped
me identify
career tracks
at NOAA that
I would like to
pursue.
I am satisfied
with the
Office of
Education's
customer
service.

Strongly
Disagree (1)

Somewhat
disagree (2)

Neither
agree or
disagree (3)

Somewhat
agree (4)

Strongly
agree (5)

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Q3: Which NOAA line office presentation was most relevant to your interests?

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Marine & Aviation Operations (OMAO)
NOAA Fisheries (NMFS)
National Ocean Service (NOS)
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
National Weather Service (NWS)
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)

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Q4: What was most useful to you during the scholarship orientation program?

Q5: What, if anything, could be eliminated from the scholarship orientation program? Why?

Q6: What would you recommend being added or substituted during the scholarship orientation
program?

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Start of Page: Technology

Q7: Adobe Connect was easy to use.

o Yes
o No
Q8: Please list any technical issues you faced while attending orientation.

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Start of Page: General Feedback
Q9: Please provide any comments or feedback on your overall orientation experience.

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Start of Page: Research Experience
Q10: Have you had any other opportunity to conduct hands-on research or participate in a
similar experiential opportunity? (e.g. Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU),
Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE), private sector internship, etc.)

o Yes
o No
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Start of Page: Research Experience [If Q10 = yes]
Q11: Please list the research or experiential opportunities you have participated in.

Q12: Which type of experience most shaped your current academic path?

o National Ocean Sciences Bowl
o Science Fair
o Science summer camp
o School class or club
o Outdoor educational experience
o Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
o Other (please specify) ________________________________________________
Q13: Which type of experience most shaped your current future aspirations?

o National Ocean Sciences Bowl
o Science Fair
o Science summer camp
o School class or club =
o Outdoor education experience
o Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
o Other (please specify) ________________________________________________

Q14: Have you participated in any of these activities or programs?

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American Meteorological Society (AMS) Scholarship
National Ocean Sciences Bowl
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
NOAA Summer Camps (e.g. Weather or Fisheries camps)
Any other NOAA or NOAA-related internship or student program

Q15: If you have participated in any NOAA summer camps or other NOAA/NOAA related
internships or student programs, please specify here.

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Start of Page: Professional Skills
Q16: Please select the degree to which you agree to the following statements.
Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Neither
Agree Nor
Disagree

Agree

Strongly
Agree

I have a good
professional
network in my
discipline.

o

o

o

o

o

I am confident
in conducting
research
projects
independently.

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

I am confident
in my ability to
work with a
team to
conduct
research

o

o

o

o

o

I have strong
understanding
and
stewardship of
the ocean and
atmosphere.

o

o

o

o

o

I have strong
environmental
literacy
competencies.

o

o

o

o

o

I am confident
in presenting
my research.

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Start of Page: Future plans
Q17: What are your plans after graduation?
❐ Pursue post-baccalaureate study
❐ Pursue a master’s degree
❐ Pursue a doctoral degree (e.g. PhD)
❐ Pursue a professional degree (e.g. M.D., J.D., etc.)
❐ Seek employment
❐ Take a gap year
❐ Undecided
❐ Other…

Q18: If you plan to pursue a graduate degree in the future, please share the degree type and
field of study (ex: MS in computer science, PhD in environmental science, etc.):
________________________________________________________________

Q19: Are you interested in any of the following?
Interested

Possibly interested

Not interested

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o

o

o

o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o

NSF Graduate
Research Internship
Program (GRIP)
Sea Grant Knauss
Marine Policy
Fellowship
Dr. Nancy Foster
Scholarship
The William M.
Lapenta NWS
Student Internship
Program
Coastal Management
Fellowship
National Coral Reef
Management
Fellowship
NOAA SeaGrant
Fellowship
NOAA Conservation
Corps/Direct Hire
Program

Q20: Are you interested in working for NOAA when you're ready to enter the workforce?

o Yes
o No
o Unsure
Q21: If you are not interested in working for NOAA, where are you interested in working?
__________________________________________________________________
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Start of Page: Demographics

Q22: Are you a first-generation college student (your parents/guardians have not completed a
4-year degree)?

o Yes
o No
Q23: How do you identify your gender?

o Woman
o Man
o Non-binary
o Other...
Q24: Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

o Yes
o No
Q25: How do you identify your race? (Select all that apply)
❐ Native American or Alaska Native
❐ Asian
❐ Black or African American
❐ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
❐ White
❐ Other…
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Start of Page: Survey Completion

Please note, your responses to this survey are anonymous. The information entered below will
be used to determine who completed the survey and is completely separate from your answers
on the previous pages.
First Name: ___________________________________________________
Last Name: ___________________________________________________
Email Address: ________________________________________________
Would you like to receive additional information about future academic and early career
opportunities?

o Yes
o No
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of selecting successful candidates for scholarships, fellowships and internships, generating internal NOAA reports, and
articles to demonstrate the success of its program.
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in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice Commerce/NOAA-14, Office of Education, Educational Partnership Program
(EPP/MSI); Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program and National Marine Fisheries Service Recruitment,
Training, and Research Program.
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