Lisa Gates

Blakemore Fellowship for Asian Language Study, Deadline Dec. 30, 2023

Lisa Gates / October 19, 2023 / Fellowships, Study Abroad

The Blakemore Foundation is now accepting applications for its Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study and the new Blakemore Kingfisher Art History Language Fellowships. Both programs provide full tuition and a stipend for living, travel and study expenses at approved language programs in Asia for an academic year of full-time intensive language study during the 2024/2025 academic year.

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study are awarded to graduating seniors, college graduates, graduate students and young/mid-career professionals for advanced study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai, or Vietnamese in Asia. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States, have completed (at minimum) the third year of study of the Asian language, and are ready to advance to professional fluency.

Blakemore Kingfisher Art History Language Fellowships will be awarded for study of Chinese or Korean in East Asia. These grants are open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada who have a well-demonstrated intent to study the pre-twentieth century history of Chinese or Korean art at the doctoral level. Applicants must have received a bachelor’s degree by the start of a grant and have completed (at minimum) two years of classroom study of the language in rigorous college-level language programs.

Who should apply? The Blakemore Foundation is looking for exceptional candidates who will make significant contributions to their career field. The ideal candidate is someone with stellar grades, outstanding recommendations, and a demonstrated commitment to the Asian country and language. Beyond commitment, we are looking for a mature purpose: a career path that will require and benefit from fluency in that Asian language throughout that individual’s life.

Applications may be submitted athttps://blakemorefoundation.communityforce.com with a deadline of December 30, 2023.

More detailed information on our fellowship programs is available at www.blakemorefoundation.org.

Approved Language Programs

● International Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan
● Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China
● Inter-University Center for Korean Language Studies at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul National University, Sogang University
● Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama, Japan (Blakemore Freeman Fellowships only)
In addition to Chinese, Japanese and Korean, Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are also available for advanced language study in: ● Thailand ● Vietnam ● Indonesia ● Cambodia

DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship, Apply by 1/17/24

Lisa Gates / October 18, 2023 / Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, STEM

he 2024-2025 application for the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) is now available online. Application final submission is due January 17, 2024.

The DOE CSGF provides financial support for students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex problems in science and engineering (science and engineering track). The program also funds doctoral candidates in applied mathematics, statistics or computer science who are pursuing research that will contribute to more effective use of emerging high-performance systems (mathematics and computer science track).

Benefits:

Full payment of tuition, mandatory fees, and student-only health insurance
$45,000 annual stipend
$1,000 per year academic allowance
12-week practicum at a DOE national laboratory
Annual fellows conference in Washington, D.C.
Renewable up to four years

Eligibility:

U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents
Senior undergraduates, first-year graduate students, or those matriculating into graduate school for fall 2024
Students must be planning full-time, uninterrupted study pursuing a Ph.D. at a U.S. accredited university

Learn more at https://www.krellinst.org/csgf/how-apply/apply-now

Geriatric Psychiatry Department at McLean Hospital Internship Positions

Lisa Gates / October 16, 2023 / STEM, UR Opportunities

Geriatric Psychiatry Department at McLean Hospital is seeking student visitors for three research labs: The Technology and Aging Lab, The Geriatric Psychiatry Research Program, and the Mood and Cognition in the Aging Lab.

This internship is geared towards students who are actively enrolled in an undergraduate program and are interested in gaining clinical and research experience. Student Visitors are primarily responsible for assisting with lab related procedures that include but are not limited to data entry, patient escort, transcription, and literature review compositions.

Internship Lab Placement Options:

The Technology and Aging Lab, directed by Dr. Ipsit Vahia, investigates the applications of technological interventions to enhance clinical care across the lifespan. Current research focuses on the application of electronic media into psychotherapy, wearables to track symptom changes from medication adjustments in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), applications of virtual reality to enhance mindfulness in older adults with mood disorders, AI-based phenotyping for mood disorders and monitoring of medication side effects for patients involved in clinical trials for ADRD/MCI, and augmented reality to supplement activities of daily living (ADLs) for patients with ADRD/MCI.

View our website at geropsychtech.org

The Geriatric Psychiatry Research Program, directed by Dr. Ipsit Vahia, addresses cutting edge research questions in the areas of dementia and mood disorders using new neuroimaging techniques, clinicopathological correlations, and other study methods. Current studies include a number of Industry-Sponsored Alzheimer’s Disease clinical drug trials, longitudinal analyses of older adults with depression and bipolar disorder, and Investigator-Initiated clinical trials focused on treatment interventions for behavioral symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease, and neuroimaging studies.

View our website at geriatricpsychiatryresearch.org

The Mood and Cognition in the Aging Lab, directed by Dr. Sara Weisenbach, investigates how problems such as cognitive dysfunction and depression symptomatology relate to the ability to regulate emotions during late middle and older age. Participants take part in an interview to gather information about medical and psychiatric history, a physical exam and blood draw, cognitive testing, a functional MRI scan, and questionnaires. Some parts of this study can be performed virtually, and we are enrolling patients at Stony Brook University who are unable to attend in-person visits at this time due to the pandemic. The overall aim of this study is to use the knowledge that we gain from this study to develop better interventions for emotion dysregulation and depression in older people. We are enrolling participants with and without a history of depression.

View our website at Mood and Cognition in Aging (maca-lab.com)

If you have any questions about the position, please refer to our FAQ table at the end of this document. For lab specific questions, refer to the contact information listed below:

Contact Rebecca Dickinson at rdickinson@mclean.harvard.edu
Contact Rosain Ozonsi at rozonsi@mclean.harvard.edu
Contact Jeremy Marciaz at jmaciarz@mclean.harvard.edu

Due to high volume of applications, emails with application materials will not be reviewed. Please use the application portal to formally apply.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Responsibilities may include: – Assisting with study procedures – Pre-screening potential study candidates – Data entry and database management – Literature reviews as needed – Assisting investigators with presentation and manuscript preparations – Any other duties assigned

Qualifications of strong candidate: – Strong desire and willingness to learn – Interest in research, medicine, psychiatry, clinical psychology, neuroscience, biology, or psychology – Actively enrolled in an undergraduate research program – Experience interacting w/ patients – Previous research experience preferred – Proficient computer skills – Ability to work in-person at McLean Hospital preferred

Teach English in Austria, Apply by Jan 15, 2024

Lisa Gates / October 16, 2023 / Fellowships, Teaching English Abroad

Apply for the US Teaching Assistantship Program by 15 January 2024!

Since 1962, the US English Language Teaching Assistantship Program in Austria has provided US college and university graduates with a completed bachelor’s degree (by summer 2024 for program year 2024–25), US citizenship (or dual US/x citizenship), and a required German proficiency level of at least B1/Intermediate Mid by the time of application with valuable opportunities to work as salaried teaching assistants at secondary schools throughout Austria. Roughly 150 US teaching assistants per year not only enhance the instruction of English as native speakers; they are also important resources for first-hand information about the United States and the “American way of life”.

The program will start on 1 October 2024 and run through 31 May 2025(finalists will be notified in spring 2024). The timeline differs from ETA opportunities since this program is separate from the Fulbright grant family – it is an Austrian program managed and financed entirely by the Austrian government, and therefore not a Fulbright program.

The application tool is open from 15 November 2023 to 15 January 2024 but students can start their application now. You can find in-depth information on the program here and a roadmap to the application here. General information on possible school types is listed here and we can also recommend this pageas it provides an overview of the Austrian education system. I’m also happy to help with any questions on schools or placements in general.

Please consider that a teaching assistantship in Austria is not a “traditional” ETA program but a “real-life” job placement at usually one to two (rarely three) Austrian secondary schools for 13 hours per week from October until the end of May. TAs are assigned mentor teachers who guide them and are fully insured and salaried instead of receiving a stipend.

Previous teaching experience is not required but can be beneficial – this includes (but is not limited to) tutoring, summer/language/sports camp counselor duties, YMCA involvement, church group leadership, Boy/Girl Scout leadership roles, previous TA jobs, or any other relevant career opportunities.

You can find more information about the USTA Program, including how to apply, on our website. Students are cordially invited to apply online via the USTA application website and to check frequently if any updates are posted. Contact fellowships@middlebury.edu with questions.