{"id":15496,"date":"2026-02-05T19:15:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/?p=15496"},"modified":"2026-02-12T19:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:17:43","slug":"the-verner-e-suomi-scholarship-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/15496","title":{"rendered":"The Verner E. Suomi Scholarship 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The University of Wisconsin-Madison&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies<\/a>&nbsp;(CIMSS) is pleased to announce the Verner E. Suomi Scholarship opportunity for high school students interested in pursuing studies in physical sciences; especially atmospheric science, climate science, meteorology, remote sensing, environmental science, applied physics, data science, or a related field. The scholarship is awarded to a high school senior who plans to attend a University of Wisconsin System school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1026\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Suomi_Chalkboard_Web_Banner-1026x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Suomi_Chalkboard_Web_Banner-1026x390.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Suomi_Chalkboard_Web_Banner-325x124.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Suomi_Chalkboard_Web_Banner-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Suomi_Chalkboard_Web_Banner.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UW-Madison Professor Verner E. Suomi is widely known as the \u201cfather of satellite meteorology\u201d for his transformational contributions to the field and is considered to be one of the most influential meteorologists of the 20th century. Credit: UW-Madison Archives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The $3000 scholarship honors Professor Suomi\u2019s lifelong commitment to undergraduate education, teaching undergraduate students throughout his tenure at UW-Madison. Suomi is widely known as the \u201cfather of satellite meteorology\u201d for his transformational contributions to the field and is considered to be one of the most influential meteorologists of the 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline:\u00a0<\/strong>All application materials must be submitted no later than April 17, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information and to apply visit:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/education\/verner-e-suomi-scholarship\/\">https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/education\/verner-e-suomi-scholarship\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Wisconsin-Madison&nbsp;Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies&nbsp;(CIMSS) is pleased to announce the Verner E. Suomi Scholarship opportunity for high school students interested in pursuing studies in physical sciences; especially atmospheric science, climate science, meteorology, remote sensing, environmental science, applied physics, data science, or a related field. 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