(Posted September 12, 2011)

Kelsey Morgan, a junior studying anthropology
Kelsey Morgan, a junior studying anthropology

HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- Kelsey Morgan, a junior from Media, Pa. studying anthropology at Juniata College, has been awarded an EPA-GRO Fellowship from the Environmental Protection Agency that provides $10,000 a year for tuition for two years and offers a paid internship at the EPA facility of her choice.

Morgan, the daughter of Liz and Harry Morgan, of Media, is a 2009 graduate of Penncrest High School.

EPA's Office of Research and Development supports several fellowship programs in order to develop scientists and researchers interested in pursuing careers in environmental science.â?¨EPA's GRO fellowship program helps build environmental studies programs at universities with limited funding for research and development. In 2010, just over two dozen students received this award nationwide.

The purpose of the fellowship program is to encourage promising students to obtain advanced degrees and pursue careers in environmental fields. Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during the summer between their junior and senior years.
Since the fellowship program began in 1995, EPA has awarded more than 2,200 fellowships to students in almost every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. All applications for EPA's fellowship programs are rigorously peer reviewed.

Morgan will start her paid internship in summer 2012, before the start of her senior year at Juniata.

Morgan will start her paid internship in summer 2012, before the start of her senior year at Juniata.


Before taking advantage of her internship, Morgan will spend the entire upcoming academic year studying abroad at the University of Veracruz in Xalapa, Mexico. She also received Juniata's Nyce Scholarship for Study in Latin America this year to offset her expenses for the study-abroad experience.

Morgan remains active on campus, serving as secretary of the Anthropology Club in the 2010-2011 academic year. She also is a member of the Beekeeping Club and Big Brothers/Big Sisters.

Contact April Feagley at feaglea@juniata.edu or (814) 641-3131 for more information.