Middlebury Fellowships and Undergraduate Research
A font of information about undergraduate research, competitive fellowships, application processes and upcoming events and deadlines!
Author: Colleen Norden
//Monday, February 29, 2016, 7 – 8pm
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Thinking of applying for a Fulbright or Watson fellowship in the fall? The deadline for preliminary applications is April 15, 2016 so join Dean Lisa Gates for a discussion of why these two opportunities are so coveted and how to get started applying. Detailed information is available at go/fellowships.
//The Fulbright Experience: A first-hand account
Thursday, February 18, 2016, 12:30 – 1:30pm
Robert A. Jones ’59 Conference Room
Forest Jarvis ’15 will discuss his current experience as a Fulbright Scholar conducting research in the Philippines, and Maddie Gilbert ’14 will discuss her year as a Fulbright Scholar English Teaching Assistant in Brazil.
Lunch provided.
//Students of all class years and majors are encouraged to apply. A strong interest in ecology needs to be demonstrated.
Deadline: February 5th, 2016
From the program brochure:
“Each student will participate in an ongoing study with senior researchers from Harvard University, the Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Lab, University of New Hampshire, University of Massachusetts, Boston University, and other collaborators. Responsibilities generally include field and laboratory studies, computer modeling, data analysis, and scientific writing. In addition, students attend weekly research seminars given by nationally known scientists, workshops on research and ecological ethics, and career and graduate school panels. Students will develop their research results and present their findings at a student research symposium.”
“Students are paid a stipend in excess of $5,775 for the 11‑week session which runs from mid May through early August. Excellent on-site housing and a full meal plan are included as part of the program. Assistance with travel costs to and from Harvard Forest is also provided.”
more information can be found at:
http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/other-tags/reu
//Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship
Deadline: January 31.
Location: Georgia, Indiana, and New Jersey
Outstanding candidates with STEM backgrounds can apply for an intensive year-long master’s program for preparation to teach in high-need schools. Eligible candidates include graduating seniors, recent grads and alumni. Stipend is $30,000 to $32,000, depending on the state, to complete the master’s program, and then a commitment to three years of teaching, along with ongoing mentoring, in a high-need secondary urban or rural school in that state.
More information can be found at http://woodrow.org/fellowships/ww-teaching-fellowships/
//Now approaching its tenth summer, the Amgen Scholars Program continues to offer undergraduates the opportunity to collaborate with faculty at top institutions–including Harvard, Columbia, MIT, Stanford, and others in the US and Japan–on cutting-edge scientific research.
Applications for the 2016 Amgen Scholars Program in the U.S. and Japan are now online. Note that applicants do not need to currently attend one of the U.S. or Japan host institutions to participate ( Amgen Scholars have represented over 500 colleges and universities to date). Financial support is provided for scholars with details varying by institution.
Application deadline is February 1, 2016 (February 15 for the California Institute of Technology).
Eligibility requirements, as well as site-specific programming information, is available online at amgenscholars.com.