Research Programs - Opportunities

Internship Opportunity - National Head Start Association

The National Head Start Association (NHSA) is a private not-for-profit membership organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families. It represents more than 900,000 children, 200,000 staff, and 2,700 Head Start programs in the United States. Created in 1965, Head Start is the most successful, longest-running, national school readiness program in the United States. It provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families. More than 25 million children have benefited from Head Start.

Description of the Research Internship:
The NHSA Research and Evaluation Department is seeking a passionate, competent, and reliable Research Intern. Past Research Interns have had the opportunity to work on the following:

Basic qualifications consist of the following:

Compensation:
The internship is unpaid, but NHSA provides partial metro reimbursement.

How to Apply:
Please send a resume, a cover letter, and a writing sample (no more than 3 pages) to ballen@nhsa.org. NHSA is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.

AGEP - Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (funded by NSF)
IGERT - Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (funded by NSF)

FOR UNDERGRADUATES:
Paid Summer 2008 Undergrad Research Placements - Over 600 programs - Undergraduate REU and Other Summer Research Opportunities: See www.agep.us/summer.asp or www.igert.org/summer.asp

FOR THOSE CONSIDERING GRAD SCHOOL in 2008:
Opportunities at over 100 colleges and universities - Professional Development and Support: Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP): See www.agep.us

For Financial Support in New Interdisciplinary PHD Programs Graduate School IGERT Opportunities: www.igert.org. IGERT programs provide generous stipend ($30,000 per year) and tuition support for students through the National Science Foundation.

DIVERSITY SUMMER PROGRAMS:

College Horizons
http://www.collegehorizons.org
Target: Native American students; rising sophomores & juniors
College sites change each year (2008 programs at Duke Univ. and Lawrence Univ.)

Dedicated Engineers
http://www.dedicatedengineers.org/Resources/summer_programs.htm

Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
https://djnewspaperfund.dowjones.com/PageText/..%5CPageText%5CSchoalrshipListings.aspx?Page_ID=SclInternships

INROADS
http://www.inroads.org/interns/internWhatItTakes.jsp

Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
http://www.qem.org/internship.htm

WECAAARE Education Foundation
http://www.wecaaare.org/pages.asp?pageid=6833

College-Specific:
California Institute of Technology
Young Engineering and Science Scholars
http://www.yess.caltech.edu/
Target: Historically under-represented students in science and engineering; rising sophomores and juniors

Carleton College
Liberal Arts Experience
http://apps.carleton.edu/summer/clae
Target: African American students; rising juniors

Cornell University
CURIE Academy
http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/diversity/office-diversity-programs/summer-programs/highschool-programs/curie-academy/index.cfm
Target: High school girls interested in engineering; rising juniors and seniors

CATALYST Academy
http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/diversity/office-diversity-programs/summer-programs/highschool-programs/catalyst/index.cfm
Target: African American/Latino or Native American students interested in science, technology, engineering and math; rising sophomores, juniors and seniors

Howard University
Summer Enrichment Program and Recruitment
http://www.cpnahs.howard.edu/ctr_excellence/summer_enrichment.htm
Target: African American/Hispanic students applying for admission to health professions in the CPNAHS at Howard University

Lehigh University
Students That Are Ready (S.T.A.R.) Academies
http://www.lehigh.edu/star/
Target: Economically and academically disadvantaged and/or at-risk middle/high school aged students

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MITES
http://web.mit.edu/mites/www/
Target: First-generation, historically under-represented in science & engineering; rising seniors

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
PREFACE Summer Program
http://doso.rpi.edu/update.do?catcenterkey=87
Target: Historically under-represented students in science/technology; rising sophomores & juniors interested in engineering and technology

University of Notre Dame
African American Scholars Program
http://www.nd.edu/~aasnd/
Target: Catholic African American high school students

Latino Community Leadership Seminar
http://www.nd.edu/~lclsem/
Target: Catholic Latino students; rising seniors

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
STRIVE
http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Diversity/K12/Strive/program.html
Target: African American/Latino/American Indian students interested in engineering; rising juniors and seniors

Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/summerprograms2007-1.htm
http://www.blackexcel.org/summer-progs.htm

Faculty Opportunities

NSF - Research Initiation Grants and Career Advancement Awards to Broaden Participation in Biology (RIG CAA BP)

Two funding opportunities to broaden participation in biology are covered by this solicitation:

1. Research Initiation Grants (RIG) and
2. Career Advancement Awards (CAA).

RIG awards are for beginning investigators (see Additional Eligibility Information below) to undertake activities, such as acquisition of preliminary data or development of collaborations, that will lead to formulation of competitive grant applications.

CAA awards are intended to provide support for scientists other than beginning investigators to undertake specific activities that will enhance their career development and competitiveness for research funds, for example, by acquiring new tools or skills to address contemporary research questions in biology.

The purpose of each is to broaden the participation of and to increase opportunities for all scientists including those from groups under-represented in biology, in order to encourage individuals to become actively and competitively engaged in research as independent investigators. A specific goal of this program is to make BIO programs more inclusive in the future. Thus, one measure of success of these programs will be the number of future proposals received by BIO from awardees of RIG or CAA grants and from members of under-represented groups influenced or mentored by RIG or CAA awardees. Research proposed in this program must be within the purview of the Directorate for Biological Sciences, which does not include research with disease-related goals such as work on the molecular basis, etiology, diagnosis or treatment of physical or mental disease, abnormality, or malfunction in human beings or animals. Research using animal models of such conditions or the development or testing of drugs or other procedures for their treatment also are not eligible for support.

Full Proposal Target Date(s): January 14, 2008 (second Monday in January each year)

For further information, visit http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07560/nsf07560.htm

NSF - International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP)

The objective of the International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP) is to introduce scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to international collaborative research opportunities, thereby furthering their research capacity and global perspective and forging long-term relationships with scientists, technologists and engineers abroad. These awards are available in any field of science and engineering research and education supported by NSF.

* Full Proposal Target Date(s): October 3, 2006 (2nd Tuesday in September, annually thereafter)

For further information, visit http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06582/nsf06582.html

NSF - Research Assistantships for High School Students (RAHSS): Supplemental Funding to Current BIO Awards to Broaden Participation in the Biological Sciences

The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) will fund supplements to current BIO awards that:

The establishment of Research Assistantships for High School Students (RAHSS): Supplemental Funding to Current BIO Awards to Broaden Participation in the Biological Sciences reflects the continuing effort by BIO to promote increased participation of women, underrepresented minority students, and those students who are persons with disabilities. Only currently funded BIO grantees are eligible to submit requests for supplemental funding under this initiative. The Principal Investigator must be the PI of an active BIO award.