graduate student visitor program

The Advanced Study Program will begin accepting applications in the Fall of 2012 for visits in 2013.

The Graduate Student Visitor Program is designed to provide NCAR staff opportunities to bring graduate students to NCAR for 3 to 12-month collaborative visits with the endorsement of their thesis advisors and in pursuit of their thesis research. These visits have the goal of enhancing NCAR partnerships with other public and private institutions.

Any NCAR staff member may apply for ASP Graduate Student Visitor support for a named student visitor, project, and thesis advisor using the Graduate Student Visitor Application Form. Students cannot apply. Graduate students should work with their thesis advisor to identify the appropriate NCAR staff sponsor, or contact the Advanced Study Program staff for advice. The ASP will be happy to work with interested students/advisors to identify NCAR staff members who may be willing to sponsor a Graduate Visitor.

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The length of the visit should be appropriate for the purpose of the visit. Visitor awards will be limited to travel expenses for the student and a Temporary Living Per Diem stipend of $1500/month for living costs. Temporary Living Per diem will be taxable by IRS codes if the student does NOT maintain a separate household at their home institution. If the student is maintaining two households (duplicate living expenses), the Temporary Living Per Diem will not be taxed. If the student chooses to drive, the ASP will reimburse the student a flat rate of $750.

In addition, travel expenses will be supported for the student’s thesis advisor for visits up to 2 weeks. If the student is in residence at NCAR for longer than 6 months, two advisor visits of up to 2 weeks each will be supported.

Support for the graduate student’s salary and benefits must be borne by the university granting their degree.

Guidelines

• Visits must be for a minimum of 3 consecutive months and a maximum of 12 months. No split visits will be allowed.
• While students in a Master's degree program will be considered, students enrolled in a Ph. D. program are preferred.
• In general, only one proposal from an NCAR staff sponsor is allowed per year.
• Students are entitled to travel funds to and from Boulder. No travel funds will be provided for additional trips to their home institution or elsewhere.
• Preference will be given to students from UCAR Members and Affiliates. Foreign applications are considered, but the host program or the home institution should consider providing some co-sponsorship to offset the additional expenses.
• ASP will not cover the cost of any salary or benefits. If your student is foreign, please provide information about the source and funding of the student's health insurance.
• Please ensure that the student's salary is sufficient for the cost of living in Boulder. In some cases, foreign students are not allowed to receive stipends while out of the country, so the host program may need to consider providing some sort of additional compensation to the student. The ASP will not provide any supplemental support, but will require that the student visitor is adequately supported by their home institution and/or host division.
• ASP does not have space or GAUS available for these visitors. The host division must provide those. Computers may be available from ASP for the visit, but support is provided by the host division.
• Travel arrangements for the student and thesis advisor must be made by the host division.
• Administrative support for the visitors will be provided by both the host division and ASP.
• Graduate student visitors will have direct access to the NCAR computers and the library, and will obtain appropriate access to other research facilities through the NCAR host. Special needs, such as laboratory facilities, computers and GAUS should be arranged in advance of the visit by the NCAR host.
• The advisor's visit must occur during the student's stay at NCAR, not before or after.
• Applications may be submitted directly to the ASP, but the host division or program must also receive a copy of the proposal so they may plan accordingly.
• Due to our internal travel regulations, we cannot support students from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Graduate Student Visitor Application Form - Microsoft Word format

If you have any questions about this program, please contact Paula Fisher at paulad@ucar.edu, x1607.