Two-Year Evaluation Form

Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
Voluntary Evaluation
1. General Information
First Name:
Last Name:
Last Name (if different from above while in the program)
Email:
2. What is your gender (Select all that apply)? (Optional)
Female
Male
Transgender, non-binary, or another gender
Prefer not to answer
3. What is your race and/or ethnicity (Select all that apply)
American Indian or Alaska Native
For example, Navajo Nation, Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet
Indian Reservation of Montana, Native Village of Barrow Inupiat
Traditional Government, Nome Eskimo Community, Aztec, Maya,
etc.
Asian
For example, Chinese, Asian Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese,
Korean, Japanese, etc.
Black or African American
For example, African American, Jamaican, Haitian, Nigerian,
Ethiopian, Somali, etc.
Hispanic or Latino
For example, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Salvadoran, Cuban,
Dominican, Guatemalan, etc.
Middle Eastern or North African
For example, Lebanese, Iranian, Egyptian, Syrian, Iraqi,
Israeli, etc.
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
For example, Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, Tongan,
Fijian, Marshallese, etc.
White
For example, English, German, Irish, Italian, Polish, Scottish,
etc.
4. Have you graduated?
Yes
No
5. Graduation Date

Mathematics
Physical Sciences – Astronomy
Physical Sciences – Atmospheric Science
Physical Sciences – Chemistry
Physical Sciences – Geological & Earth
Physical Sciences – Ocean / Marine
Physical Science – Physics
Psychology
Social Sciences
Other:
9. Degree Obtained
Masters
Ph.D.
Other: (please specify)
10. If you are a Masters student, will you be pursuing a Doctoral degree?
Yes
No
Don’t Know
11. Are you a first generation college student? (For example, your
parents/guardians have not completed a 4-year degree).
Yes
No
12. Which of the following best describes your current occupation?
Student
Professional
Not employed
13. Are you planning on staying within the field of your degree program?
Yes
No
I don’t know
14. Industry Sector:
NOAA Federal Employee
NOAA Contractor
Other Federal, State, Local or Tribal Government
Foundation or other Non-Government Organization (NGO)
Academia
Private industry
Self-employed
Other

15. Please provide the name of institution/organization you are/will be
working for:
16. Is your job working in any of the following fields?
Marine Biology
Maritime Archaeology
Oceanography
Other science, engineering or resources management of ocean and coastal areas
None of the above
17. Area of Work
STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics
In a NOAA related field
In another STEM field
Not in a STEM field
18. Are you seeking employment?
Yes
No
19. In what area of work are you seeking employment?
STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics
In a NOAA related field
In another STEM field
Not in a STEM field
20. To what extent did participating in the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship
program change your career path?
On a scale of 1-5, please rate how your career path changed as a result of participating
in this program.
It did not change my career path 🡪 It substantially changed my career path.
21. What was your overall experience in participating in the Dr. Nancy Foster
Scholarship Program?
On a scale of 1-5, please rate your experience with this program.
Poor 🡪 Excellent
22. Do you have any suggestions on how to improve the Dr. Nancy Foster
Scholarship Program?
23. Please provide your current email address so we can follow up with you
about the voluntary Dr. Nancy Foster Scholars alumni network.
Email address

This Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program evaluation gathers information about the
pursuit and completion of degress, employment, and invovlemnt in other programs
related to your Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship.
We thank you for your participation and feedback as it will be of great help to NOAA.
The data will be treated as confidential and will be reported only in statistical
summaries so that individual members cannot be identified.
Please click on the "DONE" button below to submit your alumni response form.