Student Opportunities
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
More than a dozen federal agencies rely on the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) to help recruit and train the future workforce of scientists and engineers. Through ORISE-administered internship, scholarship, fellowship, and research appointment programs, these agencies are creating a pipeline of potential employees for the science workforce. Visit their searchable online catalog at http://see.orau.org/ to find details and applications on science education programs that support participants pursuing degrees and conducting research at national laboratories and federal research facilities nationwide.
NSF Graduate Reserach Fellowship Program
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,654 graduate fellowships in this competition pending availability of funds. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
Application deadlines are in early November 2009 - they vary by field. See specific due dates at http://www.nsf.gov/grfp.
NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI)
The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering: 1) first-hand research experiences in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) an orientation to the society, culture and language. The primary goals of EAPSI are to introduce students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research setting, and to help students initiate scientific relationships that will better enable future collaboration with foreign counterparts. All institutes, except Japan, last approximately eight weeks from June to August. Japan lasts approximately ten weeks from June to August (specific dates are available and updated at www.nsf.gov/eapsi).
Full Proposal Annual Deadline (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): 2nd Tuesday in December
For further information, visit http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08603/nsf08603.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
FORD FOUNDATION - Divirsity Fellowships
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships are designed to increase the diversity of the nation;s college and university facultyies by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. This fellowship is for those planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level.
Application deadline dates: Predoctoral - November 2, 2009; Dissertation - November 9, 2009; Postdoctoral - November 9, 2009
For further information, visit http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/index.htm.
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 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 GRADUATE SCHOOL:
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
Dedicated Engineers
http://www.dedicatedengineers.org/Resources/summer_programs.htm
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/MITES_Home.html
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://precollege.nd.edu/seminar-for-african-american-scholars
Target: Catholic African American high school students
University of Notre Dame - Latino Community Leadership Seminar
http://precollege.nd.edu/latino-community-leadership-seminar
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