Author: Lisa Gates

Lisa Gates is associate dean for fellowships and research at Middlebury College. To contact Dean Gates, send an email to lgates@middlebury.edu or call x3183.

Knight-Hennessy Information Session on Wed 4/20! Register now!

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, Uncategorized

Join us for an in-person information session about the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship at Stanford University on Wednesday, April 20 from 4:30-5:30pm in Library 201. A representative from the program will be on hand to answer your questions. Knight-Hennessy scholars receive full financial support to pursue a degree in any graduate program at Stanford – from PhDs in education, engineering, humanities, and sciences to arts degrees like DMA or MFA to professional degrees like JD, MBA, or MD. All citizenship types are eligible to apply. Register now at https://apply.knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/register/Middlebury_KHSApril20 !

McCall MacBain Scholarship for Graduate Study at McGill University

Lisa Gates / / Education, Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, Uncategorized

The McCall MacBain Scholarship is a full scholarship for master’s or professional studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Applications will open in June 2022. Students and graduates of Canadian and U.S. universities, as well as Canadians abroad, must apply by September 21. All other applicants must apply by August 25. Interested candidates must be nominated by Middlebury, so please contact fellowships@middlebury.edu if you plan to apply. Check out the website for more information about the program: https://www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/funding/external/mccall-macbain-scholarship

Lucia Snyderman ‘23.5 Named Goldwater Scholar

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, STEM, Uncategorized

Congratulations to Lucia Snyderman ‘23.5 who was recently selected as a Goldwater Scholar! Lucia was one of 417 students selected from 1,242 college sophomores and juniors nominated for the award by 433 undergraduate institutions. With this scholarship, the Goldwater Foundation seeks to recognize and support college sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise of becoming the next generation of STEM research leaders in the US. Lucia plans to pursue a PhD in Marine Biology and study bottlenose dolphin communication.

For more information about the Goldwater and how to apply for nomination for the scholarship, see go/goldwater.

Justin Morande ‘21.5 Wins Watson Fellowship

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Uncategorized

Congratulations to Justin Morande ‘21.5, Middlebury’s newest Watson Fellow! Justin was selected as part of the 54th Class of Thomas J. Watson Fellows. Fellows come from 21 states and 8 countries and exhibit a broad range of academic specialties, socio-economic backgrounds, and project diversity. Read more about Justin’s project “Place and Placelessness: Architecture at a Crossroads” at https://watson.foundation/fellowships/tj/fellows/a0C2I00000ZZzfOUAT and in Middlebury’s Newsroom here: https://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/2022-news/node/662830 .

Interested in applying for the Watson? Learn more about Middlebury’s nomination process at go/watson .

NIDA Summer Research Internship in Addiction Science; Deadline 2/11/22

Lisa Gates / / STEM, Summer Program, UR Opportunities

The deadline to apply for the NIDA Summer Research Internship Program is less than two weeks away!

Apply to the NIDA Summer Research Internship Program!

Calling all undergraduates interested in participating in an addiction science summer internship!  The NIDA Summer Research Internship Program supports all students with a focus on increasing underrepresented populations in substance use and addiction research. Through this program, undergraduates age 18 and older are introduced to the field of substance use and addiction research by participating in research internships with NIDA’s distinguished scientists at universities across the United States. Students work with leading scientists for eight weeks during the summer. The internship may include laboratory experiments, data collection, data analysis, formal courses, participation in lab meetings, patient interviews, manuscript preparation, and literature reviews. In addition, it is expected that each intern will deliver a formal presentation on their research project at the end of the internship.  Our program covers travel and housing along with a salary of $15.00/hour.  For more information, please visit NIDA summer research internship program website. The deadline to apply is February 11, 2022.