Student Funding Opportunities
Summer Research Opportunities
Sponsor: University of California - UCSF
Program Deadline: February 1, 2007
This program is for college students who are planning to earn a Ph.D in the health sciences by spending up to 10 weeks working with UCSF faculty members on research projects. At the end of the program they have to submit abstracts and give oral and poster presentations of their summer research.
For more information: Call 415.514.0840 or email srtp@ucsf.edu
Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW)
Sponsor: IBM
Dates: February 13-19, 2007
BFTAW is a public awareness campaign to communicate the value of technology in the Black community and its importance in educating and preparing Black children for future careers.
For more information: http://www.roundtheway.org/techweek/
Fattah Conference on Higher Education
Sponsor: The Sallie Mae Fund
Date: February 16-18, 2007
The conference is designed by Chaka Fattah, Congressman, in an effort to increase enrollment of minority students in graduate and professional schools.
For more information: Brenna Caswell (267.231.0761)
The 2nd Annual Pre College Engineering Workshop
Sponsor: Drexel University and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Date: February 24, 2007
The workshop is a free all day event where you get to really learn about what engineering is all about. There are tours of labs to go on, a design competition with prizes, and speakers.
For more information: email dsk32@drexel.edu
33rd Annual National Convention
Sponsor: National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Date: March 28 - April 1, 2007
The host of this year's convention themed "Our time, our Renaissance" is none other than the 'Mother Region', Region IV. A host of exciting activities are being planned to positively impact members during this time of celebration.
For more information: Layla Williams (cpcchair@board.nsbe.org) or visit www.nsbe.org
30th Anniversary Conference
Sponsor: American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE)
Date: April 10 - 13, 2007
The conference is to provide university level engineering and science majors a unique forum to meet and discuss career opportunities with African-American leaders, industry executives and government officials in various sectors of the energy field.
For more information: www.aabe.org
Technology Enhancement of Humans?
Perspectives of Researchers From Underrepresented Populations
Sponsor: NSEC and Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities
(WAESO)
Date: April 27, 2007
This conference brings together undergraduate and graduate researchers from across the country who are contributing perspectives on human enhancement that are not yet part of the dominant dialogue.
For more information: email mge@asu.edu
SMART (Summer Multicultural Access to Research and Training)
Sponsor: University of Colorado at Boulder
Deadline: February 15th, 2007
Program Date: June 4 - August 10, 2007
Paid internships are available in areas of science, math, and engineering. All expenses are paid plus a stipend of $3000 is awarded.
For more information: http://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/SMART/SMARTWebsite
14th annual FGLSAMP (Florida Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation) Expo
Sponsor: University of South Florida
Date: February 22 - 24, 2007
Graduate School Recruitment, Research Presentations, Networking, Workshops and Seminars
For more information: www.fglsamp.com
Urban University Conference Series 2007
Sponsor: New York City Louis Stokes Alliance
Date: April 27 - 28, 2007
Undergraduate Research Symposium, Best Practices Symposium, Celebration of Partnerships, Transition 2007, Science, Technology, and Graduate School Expo
For more information: http://nyc-amp.cuny.edu
SROP (Summer Research Opportunity Program for 2007)
Sponsor: University of California, Berkley
Date: June 3 - July 28, 2007
The Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) at the University of California, Berkeley, was established to promote access to graduate education among undergraduates who have been educationally or economically disadvantaged, and who may not have had exposure to the academic environment of a research university. The program offers internships in the humanities and in the biological, physical, and social sciences for sophomores, juniors, and seniors (not graduating in the spring semester/quarter, except UC Berkeley students).
For more information: http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/diversity/srop.shtml
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Letter of Intent Date: June 3 - July 28, 2007
Full Proposal Deadline Date: November 13, 2007
This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level degree in science and engineering disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution.
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5257
University of California's Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS)
Sponsor: UC Campuses
The program is designed to identify upper-division undergraduate students with the potential to succeed in these disciplines, but who have experienced situations or conditions that have adversely impacted their advancement in their field of study.
For more information: email Diana Lizarraga (ladina@berkeley.edu)
CAMP (California Alliance for Minority Participatin in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering)
Sponsor: UC Campuses
Invest substantively in undergraduates, explore information and computer technologies, reinvigorate outreach efforts and community partnerships, build on Ucs preeminence as a center for scholarship and research, focus preparation for graduate school on faculty mentored laboratory research
For more information: www.california-lsamp.uci.edu
Doctoral Research Fellowships
Sponsor: Tulane University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Louisiana Board of Regents (BoR)
Three Doctoral Research Fellowships are available through the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology for Fall 2007. The awards include a 12-month stipend of approximately $22,000 per year for four years, a full tuition waiver, and travel funds of up to $500 per year to attend conferences and symposia...more.
For more information: http://www.sse.tulane.edu/pages/graduate.php
