Ariel Powers wins scholarship for summer study in Brazil

OSWEGO, NY (05/25/2011)(readMedia)-- Ariel Powers of Milford, a SUNY Oswego sophomore studying meteorology, is one of 15 State University students each awarded a $5,000 scholarship to travel to Brazil this summer to take part in hands-on learning in SUNY Oswego's Global Laboratory project.

Powers is the daughter of Joseph and Mary Powers of Burdick Road in Milford.

Banco Santander through its U.S. subsidiary Sovereign Bank provided funding to support students and faculty at any SUNY institution taking part in Oswego's research partnerships with Brazil. The scholarship program will be open to another 15 students next year.

The funding is part of a larger, three-year Banco Santander grant to SUNY's Office of International Programs to promote international education, research and a dual-diploma program.

The $5,000 scholarships cover airfare, accommodation and stipends for students taking part in six- to eight-week projects in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields hosted by research university partners in Brazil.

Potential scholarship projects for SUNY students in 2011 and 2012 include exploring the wetland ecology of the Pantanal region, drug development from medicinal plants, condensed matter physics, comparative health care systems, software engineering and development of solar energy cells.

For more information, see http://www.oswego.edu/academics/research/global_laboratory/brazil.html