Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU)
http://www.mvsu.edu
Mississippi Valley State Univerisity, a historically black university located in the Mississippi Delta, "is a Carnegie Master's I institution, which provides accessible, relevant and quality academic and public service programs". "With the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Professional Studies, Education and the Graduate School, MVSU provides its students with a variety of educational and future career opportunities"--preparing them for a successful life after college.

Undergraduate Research Experience in Ocean, Marine, Polar Science 2012
http://nia.ecsu.edu/rueomps2012/index.html
The URE OMPS program objective is to promote the professional development of minority undergraduate students through their participation in ocean, marine and polar science research. The program consists of undergraduates, each student assigned to a specific research team, where they will work closely with the faculty. In addition, seminars, lunch meetings, and social functions are organized to facilitate undergraduate interaction.

National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov
The National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…"

NIA
http://nia.ecsu.edu
NIA is the central point of entry for several research programs at Elizabeth City State University.

The Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research
http://cerser.ecsu.edu
The goal of CERSER is to develop and implement innovative and relevant research collaboration focused on ice sheet, coastal, ocean, and marine research.

The Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets
http://www.cresis.ku.edu/
CReSIS is a Science and Technology Center established by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2005, with the mission of developing new technologies and computer models to measure and predict the response of sea level change to the mass balance of ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica.

Elizabeth City State University
http://www.ecsu.edu
ECSU, a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, will be the premier public institution serving northeastern North Carolina, providing affordable academic programs and services of exceptional caliber in a nurturing environment.