The CIRES Center for Science and Technology Policy Research is hosting a student competition to attend the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering workshop in Washington, D.C., to learn about Congress, the federal budget process and effective science communication. Students will have an opportunity to meet with their members of Congress or congressional staff.
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To apply for the competition: Please submit a one-page statement explaining the importance of the workshop to your career development and a one-page résumé to ami.nacu-schmidt@colorado.edu by Jan. 25.
Due to the success of the program to date, CU Boulder affiliates have secured additional funding to expand this program to four fellows for the 2019 CASE workshop!
Competition details
The competition is open to any full-time CU Boulder graduate student or upper-class undergraduate in one of the following fields: biological, physical or earth sciences; computational sciences and mathematics; engineering disciplines; medical and health sciences; and social and behavioral sciences.
The evaluation committee will select four students from those who apply. The competition is supported by the CU Graduate School and the Center for STEM Learning. Competition winners will be asked to submit a brief report about their workshop experience and participate in a panel discussion in 2019.
Workshop overview
An exciting opportunity for upper-class undergraduate and graduate students in science, mathematics, and engineering disciplines to learn about science policy and advocacy.
This entry-level program is organized to educate STEM students who are interested in learning about the role of science in policy-making, to introduce them to the federal policy-making process, and to empower them with ways to become a voice for basic research throughout their careers. The workshop is designed for students in science, technology, engineering and math fields, with limited experience and knowledge of science policy and advocacy who want to learn more about science policy.
Students will participate in a three-and-a-half-day program in Washington, D.C., where they will learn about the structure and organization of Congress, the federal budget and appropriations processes and tools for effective science communication and civic engagement. In addition, students will participate in interactive seminars about policy-making and communication.
On the last day of the program, students will have the option to form teams and conduct meetings with their elected members of Congress and congressional staff. The date for the 2019 CASE workshop is March 24–27, 2019. Learn more about the workshop here.
