{"id":515,"date":"2025-03-12T23:17:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T23:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/star-summer-program\/?page_id=515"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:06:06","slug":"star-program-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/star-summer-program\/star-program-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"STAR Program 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STAR (STEM Transformation and Advancing Retention) is a cross-institutional peer mentoring and workforce development experience that leverages cohort building and shared resources to boost the recruitment, retention, and success of students in the Geosciences and related disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>STARs collaborate in undergraduate-graduate teams to share strategies for persistence, resilience and academic success, and explore career pathways and professional opportunities. Sloan STARs meet for 2-4 hours per week from <strong>June 1st to July 24th, 2026<\/strong>, and receive a $3,000 stipend.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264097322 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264097322 BCX8\">STARs are:\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>Based on the Rutgers Newark or New Brunswick campus<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Undergraduate or graduate students who will continue at either institution in Fall 2026<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Enrolled in degree programs in the Geosciences and related disciplines, including Environmental Science, Ecology &amp; Evolution, Ocean Science, Earth &amp; Planetary Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences, Microbiology, Geography and more<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Committed to participating for 2-4 hours per week over an 8-week period<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW29929101 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29929101 BCX8\">We encourage applications from students from<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29929101 BCX8\">\u00a0groups that are traditionally underrepresented\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29929101 BCX8\">in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29929101 BCX8\">\u00a0STEM<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29929101 BCX8\">.\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW29929101 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><u><a id=\"OWA88b067b1-3a58-847d-3023-0d9560c9a151\" title=\"https:\/\/rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0P1QiSqo5YWkIcu\" href=\"https:\/\/rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_6QiyDi1eAPaw5SK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Apply here<\/a><\/u> to become a <span class=\"mark0ebtdpt3x\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">STAR<\/span>! Applications are due <strong>Friday,<\/strong> <b>March 6th 2026.<\/b><\/p>\n<div>Email Questions to:<\/div>\n<div>Ashaki Rouff,\u202f<u><a id=\"OWAbb2f5125-eea7-83ef-e5cf-3027fef515b2\" title=\"mailto:ashaki.rouff@rutgers.edu\" href=\"mailto:ashaki.rouff@rutgers.edu\" data-linkindex=\"1\">ashaki.rouff@rutgers.edu<\/a><\/u>\u202f(Newark)<\/div>\n<div>Carrie Ferraro,\u202f<u><a id=\"OWA729588b7-80b1-f32c-d599-0c3b0fa94dff\" title=\"mailto:ferraro@marine.rutgers.edu\" href=\"mailto:ferraro@marine.rutgers.edu\" data-linkindex=\"2\">ferraro@marine.rutgers.edu<\/a><\/u>\u202f(New Brunswick)<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Luis Rivera,\u202f<u><a id=\"OWAf5ae6bcb-31e1-0127-cf7c-efb244bc768b\" title=\"mailto:luis@psychology.rutgers.edu\" href=\"mailto:luis@psychology.rutgers.edu\" data-linkindex=\"3\">luis@psychology.rutgers.edu<\/a><\/u>\u202f(Newark)<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/star-summer-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2026\/02\/Rutgers-STAR-Program-Flyer-2026.pdf\">Rutgers STAR program flyer 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>The STAR initiative is funded by the Alfred P. 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