Check out these Resources:
http://www.colorado.edu/ocg/funding.html
http://www.ors.duke.edu/orsmanual/graduate-and-professional-student-funding
http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3gradinf.htm
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding - look for the Grant Doctor
and searchable engines:
http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/?p=132
http://www.grad.nd.edu/gfd/
****PDF link to main fellowship opportunities****
February 17, 2011
Scholarship: CU Engineering Scholarship opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students
CU Engineering Merit Scholarship Application for students entering their sophomore, junior and senior years. Students must have a GPA of 3.000 by the end of the spring semester (if you’re not sure what your GPA will be-apply anyway) and be enrolled full time in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The application closes March 1, 2011
https://engineering.colorado.edu/scholarships/merit/
Rocky Mountain Water Environment Assoc. Scholarships: two $1000 scholarships are available to pursuing studies in water environments. For information and an application visit www.rmwea.org
Application deadline is May 1, 2011
SEAC Scholarship Fund, Inc
The Structural Engineers Association of Colorado has two scholarships of $2000 each to award to civil or architectural engineering students. Students must be entering their Junior year or later in Fall of 2011. Graduate students are also eligible. Students must intend to practice structural engineering in Colorado after graduation to be eligible for these scholarships. Applications must be received by SEAC by 5 p.m. April 1, 2011. Applications are available in ECAD 113 inside the Administration Offices in the engineering building or online at http://www.seacolorado.org/scholarship/ .
ASDSO (Association of State Dam Safety Officials) has scholarship available up to $10,000 to undergraduates planning careers related to the field of dam safety. Applications must be postmarked by March 31, 2011. US citizens planning to graduate in May/December 2012 are eligible to apply.
They also have a Student Paper Competition which awards up to $1500 to winners. The paper competition is open to graduate and undergraduate students.
Abstracts are due February 11, 2011 Information and applications on both of these is available at into@damsafety.org
HENAAC Scholars Program: Applicants must be full time college students active in the Hispanic community majoring in science, technology, engineering and math with an overall grade point average of at least a 3.000. Postmark deadline to apply is April 30, 2011
Applications are available at www.greatmindsinstem.org . If additional information is needed contact kbbarrera@greatmindsinstem.org
Cherokee Nation Higher Education Scholarships: Scholarships are available for members of the Cherokee Nation http://www.cherokeenationfoundation.org/
CU-Boulder Financial Aid Scholarships: Scholarship applications are available at http://www.colorado.edu/finaid/scholarships.html This site has merit and need-based scholarship opportunities. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2011.
AEE (Association of Energy Engineers) Foundation Scholarship Program: These scholarships are available to undergraduate or graduate students focusing on engineering, architecture or technical discipline with an emphasis on energy. Applicants must be at sophomore standing or above in the 2010-11 academic year and must be nominated by a local AEE Chapter. For additional information on submission and eligibility, please contact Maren Traeger at mtraeger@long.com or 303.357.2303. April 1, 2011 deadline.
The CASFM-Ben Urbonas Scholarship has $2,500 available to award to students. This scholarship is awarded to a graduate level student studying in a field closely related to the goals of CASFM. Examples include hydrology, hydraulics, watershed management, floodplain management, stormwater management, stormwater quality, emergency response, meteorology and climatology. The scholarship application deadline is March 15, 2011. http://www.casfm.org/Scholarship/ben_urbonas_scholarship.htm The scholarship application deadline is March 15, 2011
The CASFM-UWRI Scholarship has $2,500 available to award to students. This scholarship is funded by the Urban Watersheds Research Institute (UWRI) and is awarded to an undergraduate student in the field of Civil Engineering enrolled in an ABET accredited College or University in the state of Colorado. http://www.casfm.org/Scholarship/UWRI_CASFM_scholarship.htm
The scholarship application deadline is March 15, 2011
Healthy Lifestyles Scholarship: Deadline 4/30/11 This $5000 scholarship is open to students currently enrolled as high school students or first-year college students. To be eligible for this award you must be under 25 years of age and submit an essay
http://www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship/8809/healthy_lifestyles_scholarship_scholarship.php
Gretchen Lee
Scholarship Coordinator
College of Engineering and Applied Science
422 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0422
303/735-2440
fax 303/492-2199
January 17, 2011
National Academies Post-Doc Fellowships
There are 4 deadlines throughout the year (1 Feb, 1, May, 1 August, 1 November). More information on Post-Doc Fellowships (part of the “Research Associateship Program”) can be found at: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/RAP/index.htm
December 5, 2010
National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Date Due: December 17, 2010
http://ndseg.asee.org/
The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG) is a renowned Department of Defense (DoD) fellowship program available to students in the beginning stages of their graduate studies and applications for the program are now available. Each spring, government agencies including: the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the Army Research Office (ARO), the High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCM), and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) sponsor 200 students with awards. These awards include full tuition and mandatory fee coverage, a monthly stipend to off-set additional costs incurred, and up to $1,000 in health insurance per academic year. The award lasts for 36-months and is portable to any U.S. academic institution. National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships are awarded to applicants who will pursue a doctoral degree in, or closely related to, an area of DoD interest within one of the fifteen following disciplines:
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November 15, 2010
L'Oreal USA Fellowships for Women in Science 2011
Five Fellowships of up to $60,000 each. Applicants must be female scientists, who will have completed their PhD and have started in a postdoctoral research position by September 1, 2011. Applicants must be American born, naturalized citizens or permanent residents. Applicants must be affiliated with a U.S.-based academic or research institution. Applicants must conduct their postdoctoral studies and research in the US. Applicants must be involved in life or physical/material sciences, engineering, technology, computer science or mathematics. Applications open November 1, 2010 and close December 13, 2010
More info/Application:
http://www.lorealusa.com/forwomeninscience
November 9, 2010
Fifth Annual National Security Innovation Competition, April 29, 2011, Colorado Springs, CO
The Colorado Homeland Defense Alliance (CHDA) will host the fifth annual National Security Innovation Competition on April 29, 2011 in Colorado Springs. The purpose of this competition is to stimulate interest by college students in national security-related innovations and expose novel concepts and technologies to a broad audience including industry, academic, and government organizations involved in aerospace, defense, security, and first responder activities. Unlike traditional business plan competitions, the goal is not for students to demonstrate how they will exploit the opportunity. Instead, students should apply critical analytical skills to determine why a new concept or technology has the potential to meet an identifiable national security need. At least one student member of the team must have been actively involved in the development of the concept or technology being presented. The concept or technology must not currently be licensed to any business.
This Competition will draw the best minds from academia. We are looking for cutting-edge ideas that advance security and also have commercial applications. Our judges represent a cross section of disciplines from industry and government.
Scholarship prizes will be awarded to the top three finalists.
Beyond winning the competition, the CHDA strives to facilitate additional funding for needed concept and technology research and development (R&D). Many of our competitors are already working projects consistent with the R&D needs of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA). Or, perhaps some of the research addresses emerging challenges to national and homeland security such as those discussed in The Joint Operating Environment 2010 (JOE 2010) such as demographics, globalization, economics, water, food, energy, pandemics, space, and cyber. The JOE 2010 is available at www.jfcom.mil/ newslink/storyarchive/2010/ JOE_2010_o.pdf.
For more detail on R&D portfolios at DARPA and HSARPA, see http://www.darpa.mil/ offices.html, https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=agency&mode=form&tab=notices&id=048f413b4c64abc6c0afbc36b09f099d, and http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/ High_Priority_Technology_Needs.pdf.
We have provided the attached poster for display in appropriate locations on campus.
For more information please visit the CHDA at www.coloradohda.org. Or contact me directly at rscott@coloradohda.org or (719) 685-7877.
RONALD J. SCOTT, JR., Ph.D.
National Security Innovation Competition Program Director
Colorado Homeland Defense Alliance
(719) 685-7877 (office)
(719) 482-5997 (mobile)
November 3, 2010
Bev Sears Graduate Student Grant
Application is now available on the graduate school website: http://www.colorado.edu/GraduateSchool/funding/awards.html#beverly
The deadline is December 13th and students can email me with any questions.
Gretchen S. O'Connell
Graduate Student Funding and Assistantships Coordinator
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research/Dean of the Graduate School
University of Colorado at Boulder, UCB 026
tel: 303.492.6143
fax: 303.492.5777
Graduate School: http://www.colorado.edu/GraduateSchool
November 1, 2010
L’ORÉAL USA ANNOUNCES CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR
2011 FELLOWSHIPS FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE PROGRAM
Fellowship grants help women shape the future of science
NEW YORK, NY, November 1, 2010 – L’Oréal USA announced today the start of the application period for its esteemed L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science program. Now entering its eighth year, this national program annually recognizes, rewards and provides support to five women postdoctoral researchers in the U.S. who are pursuing careers in the life and physical/material sciences, as well as mathematics, engineering and computer science. As part of L’Oreal’s commitment to further help women scientists achieve their goals, L’Oréal USA awards each recipient up to $60,000 to apply toward their postdoctoral research.
Since its inception in 2003, the L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science program has awarded 35 fellowships to women scientists across the U.S. Each year, the program attracts a number of talented applicants from diverse scientific fields, representing some of the nation’s leading academic institutions and laboratories. A distinguished jury of nine eminent scientists reviews the applications and selects the L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science recipients.
The five beneficiaries of the 2011 L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science program will be invited to attend a week of events that include an awards ceremony, professional development workshops, media training and networking opportunities. In 2011, these workshops, which are facilitated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), will encompass job search techniques, interviewing skills, budget development for grant requests and strategies for peer-reviewed publication.
The L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science program is open to women postdoctoral researchers only. Candidates interested in applying may visit the L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science website at http://www.lorealusa.com/forwomeninscience to obtain more information about program eligibility and requirements. Applications must be submitted online by December 13, 2010 and transcripts must be postmarked no later than December 15, 2010.
The L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science program complements the international L’ORÉAL-UNESCO For Women in Science program which annually awards $100,000 to each of five leading women career scientists; one from Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Africa. In addition, the UNESCO-L’ORÉAL International Fellowships annually grants, over a two year period, up to $40,000 each to 15 promising young women scientists from around the world, at the doctoral or postdoctoral levels.
The L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science program and its aim to advance the careers of women postdoctoral researchers in the U.S., is especially relevant in light of America’s waning competitiveness in the global marketplace. There is an urgent need to increase both the funding for basic science research in the U.S. and also the number of students, particularly girls and young women, majoring in science, mathematics and engineering.
Earlier this year, L’Oréal USA commissioned a national survey, fielded by the American Association for the Advancement of Women in Science (AAAS), of 1,300 male and female scientists. This survey exposed the insurmountable barriers women encounter in the pursuit of scientific careers. Survey respondents included male and female scientists who hold doctoral degrees and are registered users of Science online, including members of AAAS. The survey revealed:
- Nearly all female scientists (98 percent) know a female colleague who left the science field because she encountered barriers to her professional success
- More than half of female scientists (52 percent) have experienced gender bias during their career
- More than one in three female scientists (37 percent) faced barriers in having/raising children
L’Oréal understands the need to attract more women to science. In developing programs such as the L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science, L’Oréal’s goal is to support today’s women scientists, develop female role models for generations to come, and help shape the public’s perception of science in a positive light, particularly among young women.
For more information, please visit: http://www.lorealusa.com/forwomeninscience
ABOUT L’ORÉAL
A worldwide leader in the cosmetics industry, L’Oréal develops innovative products to meet the diverse needs of customers in 130 countries worldwide. Nearly 3,000 people work in the Group’s 16 research centers, located in France, Asia and America. Their findings are responsible for the registration of hundreds of patents annually. Women represent 55% of the research workforce – a percentage unmatched anywhere else in the industry. www.loreal.com
ABOUT AAAS
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world’s largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, Science (www.sciencemag.org) as well as Science Translational Medicine (www.sciencetranslationalmedicine.org) and Science Signaling (www.sciencesignaling.org). AAAS was founded in 1848, and includes some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of 1 million. The non-profit AAAS (www.aaas.org) is open to all and fulfills its mission to “advance science and serve society” through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more. For the latest research news, log onto EurekAlert!, www.eurekalert.org, the premier science-news Web site, a service of AAAS.
ABOUT UNESCO
Since its creation in 1945, UNESCO has been dedicated to eliminating all forms of discrimination and promoting equality between men and women. While designing scientific education programs intended especially for young women, UNESCO has created several academic chairs that connect women of science around the world. With 191 Member States, UNESCO functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues. UNESCO works to create the conditions for true dialogue, based upon respect for commonly shared values and the dignity of each culture. www.unesco.org
For more information please contact:
L’ORÉAL USA
Virginia Niz
Tel: +1-212-984-4474
vniz@us.loreal.com
October 28, 2010
Notice From the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program
We are pleased to inform you that the application is now open for the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) at https://www.krellinst.org/doecsgf/application/. This is an exciting opportunity for doctoral students to earn up to four years of financial support along with outstanding benefits and opportunities while pursuing degrees in fields of study that utilize high performance computing technology to solve complex problems in science and engineering.
Benefits of the Fellowship:
- $36,000 yearly stipend
- Payment of all tuition and fees
- $5,000 academic allowance in first year
- $1,000 academic allowance each renewed year
- 12-week research practicum at a DOE Laboratory
- Yearly conferences
- Career, professional and leadership development
- Renewable up to four years
Applications for the next class of fellows are due on January 11th, 2011. Your help in promoting the opportunity at your institution would be much appreciated. Please display or forward on the DOE CSGF poster ( http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/how-apply ) for interested students.
For more information regarding the fellowship and to access the online application, visit http://www.krellinst.org/csgf
DOE CSGF Program
Krell Institute
1609 Golden Aspen Dr.Suite 101
Ames, IA 50010
515-956-3696
Fax 515-956-3699
gingery@krellinst.org
October 1, 2010
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program - For further information please visit the NSF GRFP website: http://www.nsfgrfp.org/
The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is NSF’s oldest program, dating to the Foundation’s first fully funded year of 1952. Since then, the GRFP has supported over 44,000 U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents to pursue advanced degrees in science and engineering. Among its alumni are over 20 Nobel Laureates, thousands of science and engineering faculty, and many notable individuals in industry, government, and the non-profit sector.
Eligibility
- Typically for seniors, first-year graduate students, or second-year graduate students in first semester (or not more than 24 semester hours of credit for graduate study)
- U.S. Citizen, National or Permanent Resident
- Pursuing research-based Masters or PhD in NSF-Supported Field
NSF – Supported Fields
- Chemistry
- Computer and Information Science and Engineering
- Engineering
- Geosciences
- Life Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Physics and Astronomy
- Psychology (non-clinical)
- Social Sciences (non-clinical)
Financial Support
The Fellowship provides three years of stipend and a cost of education allowance. Currently the annual stipend is set at $30,000 and the COE is $10,500. While on active tenure the full cost of a fellow’s tuition and fees will be covered.
Dead Lines:
The Fellowship Program operates on an annual program cycle. The actual dates vary from year to year, but the general time frame remains constant. The principal steps in NSF’s annual administrative cycle of graduate fellowships are as follows:
August – Program Solicitation Posted
- November – Applications Due February Review Panels Convene
- March-April – Continuing Fellows Submit Activities Report
- March-April – Fellowships Announced
- April – Fellows Accept/Decline Fellowship Offer
- April – Continuing Fellows submit Annual Activities Report
- April – New and Continuing Fellows Declare Tenure Plans
- May – Program Expense Report available for submission
- June – Grants Roster/Budget Request available for submission.
September 27, 2010
SMART Scholarship
The Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship-for-service Program fully funds undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of technical areas, including all fields of Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Mathematics.
The application web page is at www.asee.org/SMART. The application deadline is December 2010 for the 2011 school year. SMART provides:
· Full Tuition – to any accredited U.S. University
· A very generous stipend while in school
- $25,000 for undergraduates
- $33,000 for masters candidates
- $33,000 to $41,800 for doctoral candidates
· Book allowance – $1,000
· Health Insurance
· Paid Summer internships
· All required student fees
· Travel fees for internships
Summer internships at the facility/laboratory are required. In return for fully funding their education, students are required work as a civilian employee at a Service (Army, Navy, Air Force) or DoD Agency (NSA, DIA, DARPA, etc.) laboratory, or similar activity, for a period equal to the time the program paid for their school. Students must be U.S. Citizens, able to obtain a DoD Security Clearance, and be willing to work in a defense facility/laboratory upon graduation.
There will be approximately 300 new awards this year. A list of SMART fellows from previous years is listed by University at:
http://www.asee.org/fellowships/smart/schools/scholar%5Fdirectory/list%5Fby%5Fschool/
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Please direct your interest to: www.asee.org/SMART. There are links to the application portal and other program related information. Additional applicant and SMART related questions can be answered via:
Email: smart@asee.org
Phone: (202) 331-3544
_________________________________
Knox T. Millsaps, Sc.D.
Professor and Chairman
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
700 Dyer Road, Room 338
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA 93943-5100 USA
Phone: (831) 656-2586, 656-3382
Fax: (831) 656-2238
September 24, 2010
AIST, Tsukuba, Japan 3-12 month research opportunities for graduate students and postdocs
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
(AIST) has research fellowships (internships) available - 10 slots - for US graduate students or postdocs to conduct research at any of the AIST labs (http://www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html
<http://www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html> ) in areas that will potentially contribute to realization of a low carbon society. The internship provides RT airfare, housing, and daily subsistence for 3-12 months. The program guideline and the application form are attached. The application deadline is September 30, 2010 for a start date of on or before March 31, 2011.
AIST is the largest national laboratory in Japan and over 3,000 researchers (including over 500 foreign researchers) conduct cutting-edge research in areas such as Environment, Energy, Life sciences, Biotechnology, Information technology, Electronics, Nanotechnology, Materials, Metrology and measurement science, and Applied geosciences.
Please share the information with anyone who might be interested. If you or anyone has further questions about the program, please contact Ms.
Naoko Nishioka at koryu@m.aist.go.jp directly.
Please note the Sept 30 deadline.
Sincerely,
Clive Woods
Japan Program Director
Office of International Science and Engineering (OD/OISE) National Science Foundation, Room II-1155
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington VA 22230, U.S.A..
September 23, 2010
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR U.S. GRADUATE STUDENTS - 2011 APPLICATION NOW OPEN
(Link: www.nsfsi.org )
The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) is a flagship international fellowship program for developing the next generation of globally engaged U.S. scientists and engineers knowledgeable about the Asian and Pacific regions. The Summer Institutes are hosted by foreign counterparts committed to increasing opportunities for young U.S. researchers to work in research facilities and with host mentors abroad. Fellows are supported to participate in eight-week research experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan (10 weeks), Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan from June to August. The program provides a $5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living expenses abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language, and research environment of the host location.
The 2011 application is now open and will close at 5:00 pm local time on November 10, 2010. Application instructions are available online at www.nsfsi.org. For further information concerning benefits, eligibility, and tips on applying, applicants are encouraged to visit www.nsf.gov/eapsi or www.nsfsi.org.
NSF recognizes the importance of enabling U.S. researchers and educators to advance their work through international collaborations and the value of ensuring that future generations of U.S. scientists and engineers gain professional experience beyond this nation's borders early in their careers. The program is intended for U.S. graduate students pursuing studies in fields supported by the National Science Foundation. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply for the EAPSI. Applicants must be enrolled in a research-oriented master's or PhD program and be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents by the application deadline date. Students in combined bachelor/master degree programs must have matriculated from the undergraduate degree program by the application deadline date.
The first Summer Institutes began in Japan in 1990, and to date over 2,000 U.S. graduate students have participated in the program.
Should you have any questions, please contact the EAPSI Help Desk by email at eapsi@nsfsi.org or by phone at 1-866-501-2922.
September 22, 2010
Interest meeting for Boren Fellowships (with a representative from the Boren office)
Please come to an information meeting on Wednesday, October 6 at 4 p.m. in Muenzinger Room E432 to learn about Boren Fellowship grants for graduate students to conduct international study and research.
Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 for language study and international research. The application deadline is February 1, 2011
http://www.colorado.edu/oie/admin/graduate.html
September 21, 2010
AfterCollege Engineering Scholarship
The deadline to apply online for the $500 AfterCollege Engineering Scholarship is September 30th. This scholarship is available exclusively to students seeking a bachelors, masters, or doctorate in a field of engineering or computer science.
Click here to apply for the AfterCollege Engineering Student Scholarship:
http://www.aftercollege.com/op/op.asp?id=4784&src=404613306&messageid=yHGq4RKa48LafwlY&campaignid=b4OotnNinpHths0p
This scholarship is provided by AfterCollege, the largest online career network for college students. The application only takes a few moments, so please apply today.
Best of luck, and have a great school year!
Sincerely,
The Team at AfterCollege
September 7, 2010
ARCS Scholarship
We have one opening in Engineering for a graduate or undergraduate student to receive the ARCS Scholarship of $5000 for this academic year.
To be eligible for this scholarship students:
- Must be a United States Citizen
- Must have a GPA of not less than 3.50
- Must be a full-time student prepared to complete a full year of study
- Must have true financial need (ARCS considers all graduate students to have need, undergrads should have a FAFSA on file with the Financial Aid office.)
- Must be involved in active research and/or publications regarding your research
- Must be prepared to attend the scholar recognition events in November and May
Deadline to apply for this scholarship is September 20, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. Applications can be picked up in the Engineering Dean’s Office and do require at least one letter of recommendation from a CU faculty member.
Gretchen Lee
Scholarship Coordinator
College of Engineering and Applied Science
422 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0422
303/735-2440
fax 303/492-2199
September 1, 2010
Amelia Earhart Fellowship Program
ZONTA WEBSITE
For up-to-date information on the Amelia Earhart Fellowship program, please visit the Zonta International Website at www.Zonta.org.
AMELIA EARHART POSTER
The poster invites applications for the 2011 academic year from qualified women for fellowships of US $10,000 each for graduate study in aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering. Please post it so that interested students may apply. Please visit the Zonta International Website for a poster.
AMELIA EARHART & ZONTA INTERNATIONAL
The Fellowships memorialize famed air pioneer and Zontian, Amelia Earhart, who disappeared over the Pacific in 1937. By remembering Amelia Earhart through this fellowship, Zonta International encourages and supports women to expand their horizons by pursuing aerospace-related sciences and aerospace engineering. There have been 1,297 Amelia Earhart Fellowships totaling over US $7 million awarded to 902 fellows worldwide. It is anticipated that 35 Fellowships will be awarded in 2011.
ELIGIBILITY
Women of any nationality are eligible. To apply for the fellowship, you must meet the following minimum requirements:
q Be registered in a full-time Ph.D./doctoral program in a qualifying area of science or engineering closely related to advanced studies in aerospace-related science or aerospace-related engineering. A letter of acceptance or verification of enrollment must be submitted with the application.
q Demonstrate a superior academic record at a recognized university or college with accredited courses in aerospace-related studies as verified by transcripts and recommendations. In programs where graduate transcripts are not provided as a matter of institution policy, please provide a statement of that policy from the registrar or other school official.
q Provide evidence of a well-defined research program in aerospace-related science or aerospace-related engineering as described in the application essay (in general scientific terms), the academic documents and publications.
q Clearly demonstrate the relationship of the research to aerospace and furnish verification of research program through at least one of the reference letters required with the application [i.e. research supervisor or advisor must be one of the referees].
q Applicant must be registered in a full-time Ph.D./doctorate program when funds are received in September.
APPLICATION
The application can also be downloaded from the Zonta International Website at www.Zonta.org. The application, recommendations, transcripts, and letter of current standing must be received or post-marked by 15 November to be considered.
Zonta International * Attn: Ana Ubides, Programs Manager * 1211 West 22nd Street, Suite 900 * Oak Brook, IL 60523 USA * Telephone: (630) 928-1400 * Fax: (630) 928-1559 * E-Mail: Programs@zonta.org * Website: www.Zonta.org
August 25, 2010
NSF opportunity in space science & technologies -- European collaborations
The European Commission has just published its fourth call for research proposals under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7) in a variety of areas, including space research with a budget of EUR 99 million. All calls are open to partnerships with countries from outside the European Research Area, including the United States. Topics in the current call for space research that could be of interest for US collaboration include: Innovative launch and propulsion technologies, Space science and exploitation of mission data, Space exploration technologies (e.g. robots and access to planetary surfaces), Prevention of impacts from collision with Near Earth Objects, and Facilitating access to space for small scale research missions (e.g. cube-and nanosats).
Deadline for proposals is November 25, 2010.
The full text of the call can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/space/research/fp7-call-for-proposals/index_en.htm
The NSF encourages interested US scientists to explore this opportunity for extended collaboration with their European colleagues. Partial or full support for the US part of a collaborative project may be possible under many existing NSF programs.
Agency: National Academies
Title: Research Associateship Programs
Link: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/rap/
Deadline: 1 Nov 2010
Eligibility: Grad students only qualify for Methane Hydrate research fellowships, otherwise Post-Docs only. Citizen requirements depend on partner federal agency.
Campus Competition: None
Award info: $30 K/year for grad students. $42K to $75K per year for post-docs for 1 to 4 years.
Summary: The National Research Council has conducted the Research Associateship Programs in cooperation with sponsoring federal laboratories and other research organizations approved for participation since 1954. Through a national competition, the NRC recommends and makes Research Associateship awards to outstanding scientists and engineers, at the postdoctoral and senior levels, for tenure as guest researchers at the participating laboratories. A limited number of opportunities are available for support of graduate students in select fields.
The objectives of the Research Associateship Programs are (1) to provide postdoctoral and senior scientists and engineers of unusual promise and ability opportunities for research on problems, largely of their own choice that are compatible with the interests of the sponsoring laboratories and (2) to, thereby, contribute to the overall efforts of the laboratories. For recent doctoral graduates, the Research Associateship Programs provide an opportunity for concentrated research in association with selected members of the permanent professional laboratory staff. For established scientists and engineers, the Research Associateship Programs afford an opportunity for research without the interruptions and distracting assignments of permanent career positions.
Participating laboratories receive a stimulus to their programs by the presence of bright, highly motivated, recent doctoral graduates and by senior investigators with established records of research productivity. New ideas, techniques, and approaches to problems contribute to the overall research climate of the laboratories. Indirectly, Associateships also make available to the broader scientific and engineering communities the excellent and often unique research facilities that exist in the sponsoring laboratories.
SMART Scholarship Program.
This is a highly-selective, prestigious, national program that fully supports their education, including full tuition and a very generous stipend while they are in school.
The Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship-for-service Program fully funds undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of technical areas, including all fields of Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Mathematics.
The application web page is at www.asee.org/SMART. The application deadline is December 2010 for the 2011 school year. SMART provides:
- Full Tuition – to any accredited U.S. University
- A very generous stipend while in school
- $25,000 for undergraduates
- $33,000 for masters candidates
- $33,000 to $41,800 for doctoral candidates
- Book allowance – $1,000
- Health Insurance
- Paid Summer internships
- All required student fees
- Travel fees for internships
Summer internships at the facility/laboratory are required. In return for fully funding their education, students are required work as a civilian employee at a Service (Army, Navy, Air Force) or DoD Agency (NSA, DIA, DARPA, etc.) laboratory, or similar activity, for a period equal to the time the program paid for their school. Students must be U.S. Citizens, able to obtain a DoD Security Clearance, and be willing to work in a defense facility/laboratory upon graduation.
There will be approximately 300 new awards this year. A list of SMART fellows from previous years is listed by University at:
http://www.asee.org/fellowships/smart/schools/scholar%5Fdirectory/list%5Fby%5Fschool/
While Colorado University is one of the top schools in terms of SMART recipients, I think we can greatly increase the number of your students supported in this program. I would appreciate your help in disseminating this information to your students, faculty, undergraduate advisors, and graduate coordinators, and by encouraging your best students to apply for this tremendous opportunity.
Please direct your interested students to: www.asee.org/SMART. There are links to the application portal and other program related information. Additional applicant and SMART related questions can be answered via:
Email: smart@asee.org
Phone: (202) 331-3544
Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have any individual questions or questions at the university/department level, please feel free to contact me at any time.
DoD Executive Agent for SMART
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Knox T. Millsaps, Sc.D.
Professor and Chairman
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
700 Dyer Road, Room 338
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA 93943-5100 USA
Phone: (831) 656-2586, 656-3382
Fax: (831) 656-2238
August 24, 2010
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR U.S. GRADUATE STUDENTS - 2011 APPLICATION NOW OPEN
(Link: www.nsfsi.org )
The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) is a flagship international fellowship program for developing the next generation of globally engaged U.S. scientists and engineers knowledgeable about the Asian and Pacific regions. The Summer Institutes are hosted by foreign counterparts committed to increasing opportunities for young U.S. researchers to work in research facilities and with host mentors abroad. Fellows are supported to participate in eight-week research experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan (10 weeks), Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan from June to August. The program provides a $5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living expenses abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language, and research environment of the host location.
The 2011 application is now open and will close at 5:00 pm local time on November 10, 2010. Application instructions are available online at www.nsfsi.org. For further information concerning benefits, eligibility, and tips on applying, applicants are encouraged to visit www.nsf.gov/eapsi or www.nsfsi.org.
NSF recognizes the importance of enabling U.S. researchers and educators to advance their work through international collaborations and the value of ensuring that future generations of U.S. scientists and engineers gain professional experience beyond this nation's borders early in their careers. The program is intended for U.S. graduate students pursuing studies in fields supported by the National Science Foundation. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply for the EAPSI. Applicants must be enrolled in a research-oriented master's or PhD program and be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents by the application deadline date. Students in combined bachelor/master degree programs must have matriculated from the undergraduate degree program by the application deadline date.
The first Summer Institutes began in Japan in 1990, and to date over 2,000 U.S. graduate students have participated in the program.
Should you have any questions, please contact the EAPSI Help Desk by email at eapsi@nsfsi.org or by phone at 1-866-501-2922.
August 20, 2010
As you may know, the National Research Council of the National Academies sponsors a number of awards for graduate, postdoctoral and senior researchers at federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. These awards include generous stipends ranging from $42,000 - $75,000 per year for recent Ph.D. recipients, and higher for additional experience and graduate entry level stipends beginning at $30,000 and higher for additional experience. The awards provide the opportunity for recipients to do independent research in some of the best-equipped and staffed laboratories in the U.S. Research opportunities are open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and for some of the laboratories, foreign nationals.
We ask your assistance in informing students and faculty in your department of these opportunities by copying this message to each one.
Detailed program information, including instructions on how to apply online and a list of participating laboratories, is available on the NRC Research Associateship Programs Web site at:
www.national-academies.org/rap
Questions should be directed to the NRC at 202-334-2760 (phone) or rap@nas.edu.
There are four review cycles annually. The remaining deadline for 2010 is November 1. Deadlines for 2011 are:
February 1
May 1
August 1
November 1
Applicants should contact prospective Advisers at the lab(s) prior to the application deadline to discuss their research interests and funding opportunities.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely yours,
H. Ray Gamble
Director of the Fellowship Programs
National Research Council
The National Academies
5000 5th Street NW, Keck 568
Washington, DC 20001