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StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes® - Scholarships

The StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes® Scholarship Program offers five $1,500 scholarships aimed at students seeking academic degrees in various areas of study related to disaster mitigation. The scholarships will awarded for three consecutive terms beginning 2012/2013 through 2014/2015.

The $22,500 scholarship program was created as a higher education extension of StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes®, the popular interactive severe weather experience at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort.

The scholarships are sponsored by the same companies and organizations that sponsor the StormStruck experience: the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH®); RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.; WeatherPredict Consulting Inc., an affiliate of RenaissanceRe; Simpson Strong-Tie® and State Farm®.

All five $1,500 scholarships are available to master and doctorate-degree students and are as follows:

RenaissanceRe® Risk Management Scholarship – for students performing research on the identification, assessment or prioritization of risk as it relates to natural disaster liabilities.

Simpson Strong-Tie® Structural Engineering & Construction Scholarship – for students performing research on resilient construction materials or techniques.

State Farm® Financial Services Scholarship – for students performing research on financial analysis, investment management or corporate finance as they relate mitigating the effects of, responding to or recovery from natural disasters.

The WeatherPredict Consulting Inc. Meteorology Scholarship – for students performing research on meteorology or meteorological risk modeling as it relates to natural disasters.

FLASH Social Science Scholarship – for students performing research on behavior change, societal effects or other social aspects as they relate to natural disaster mitigation or preparation.

StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes is designed to help guests learn their risks for natural disasters, understand their property-protection and safety options and take action today to protect their families and their homes. In a 100,000-square-foot venue, StormStruck allows guests of all ages to experience a spectacular 4-D windstorm and team up to build a home that can withstand severe weather. Guests play fun-filled disaster safety games, create storm kits, take interactive quizzes on natural disasters local to their zip codes and can even create simulated mini-storms.

Scholarship Details

FLASH Social Science Scholarship

RenaissanceRe® Risk Management Scholarship

Simpson Strong-Tie® Structural Engineering & Construction Scholarship

State Farm® Financial Services Scholarship

WeatherPredict Consulting Inc. Meteorology Scholarship

Faculty Advisor Form

Scholarship Application

Opening of 2012/2013 Application Process:
December 1, 2011

Closing of 2012/2013 Application Process:
February 15, 2012

Notification to Scholarship Awardees:
March 2012

Winner Requirement: Winners are required to present their research findings as posters at the 2012 FLASH Annual Meeting in October at Lake Buena Vista, FL.

If you have questions regarding the StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes® Scholarship Program, contact tim@flash.org

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