Category: Postgraduate Opportunities

Monique Santoso ’21 Selected as Knight- Hennessy Scholar

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, Postgraduate Opportunities

Congratulations to Monique Santoso ’21 who was named a Knight Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University. Monique is one of 90 new scholars from 30 countries who will pursue degrees in 45 graduate programs at Stanford. She is pursuing a PhD in communication at Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences. Monique is the third Knight-Hennessy Scholar from Middlebury College.

Monique came to Middlebury from from Purwakarta, Indonesia as a Davis Scholar. She majored in environmental studies–conservation psychology with a minor in global health. Through her graduate work Monique aspires to use immersive technologies to foster empathy, sustainability-related decision-making, and civic engagement.

Knight-Hennessy Scholars is a multidisciplinary, multicultural graduate fellowship program spanning all seven schools at Stanford University. Scholars receive up to three years of financial support while engaging in experiences that prepare them to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders who address complex challenges facing the world. Scholars are selected based on their demonstration of independence of thought, purposeful leadership, and a civic mindset. Read more at https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/news/knight-hennessy-scholars-announces-its-largest-cohort-yet-90-new-scholars . Contact fellowships@middlebury.edu with questions about applying to KHS.

Middlebury Is a Top Producer of Fulbrights

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, Postgraduate Opportunities, Teaching English Abroad

Congratulations to all of Middlebury’s Fulbright applicants and grantees who helped us make Fulbright’s Top Producer List yet again! Read more at https://www.middlebury.edu/announcements/announcements/2024/02/middlebury-among-top-producers-fulbrights . Interested in applying? See go/fulbright and check out our info session on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 4:30pm in Library 201.

Delegate Applications for Yenching Global Symposium Due 1/31/24

Lisa Gates / / Postgraduate Opportunities, Study Abroad, UR Opportunities

Middlebury seniors and alumni are invited to apply for the 2024 Yenching Global Symposium (YGS), the annual flagship conference of the Yenching Academy of Peking University. This is a fully-funded symposium taking place at Peking University in Beijing, China, from April 11 to 14, 2024. The application link and more information regarding eligibility criteria for“Equilibrium: Our World in Balance” can be found here. Applications opened on January 1, 2024 and will close at 11:59pm CST on January 31, 2024.

The theme of this year’s Symposium is “Equilibrium: Our World in Balance”. Finding equilibrium in light of changes in technology, the natural world, and human culture is key to promoting shared prosperity in the 21st century. Focusing on the interplay between these dynamic forces, YGS 2024 will examine how societies respond to contemporary challenges and how the local cultural, economic, and political contexts shape these responses. Fully in person for the first time since COVID-19, this three-day, fully-funded interdisciplinary conference will dive into a wide range of topics from artificial intelligence to China’s eco-cities to expression of nature through literature and artwork. 

YGS consists of engaging lectures, panel discussions, and interactive sessions about China’s impact on the world and the influence that the world has on China. The Symposium serves as a platform for today’s leaders to share their insights with a select audience of 200 students and young professionals from around the world, all united by their passion for exploring China’s role in their work and research.

Summer Research Program at the National Institute on Drug Abuse

Lisa Gates / / Postgraduate Opportunities, STEM, UR Opportunities

2024 NIDA Summer Research Internship Program

Application Deadline: February 2, 2024

The NIDA Summer Research Internship Program supports all students with a focus on increasing underrepresented populations in drug abuse research. Through this program, undergraduates aged 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.

Eligibility:

  • This NIDA Summer Research Internship Program is designed for undergraduate students to experience substance use and addiction research in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and social sciences. Applicants must be at least 18 years old on or before May 31, 2024, and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
  • Graduating 2024 college seniors are eligible to apply.
  • Students must be committed to working for 8 consecutive weeks during the summer (some schedule flexibilities may be allowed).
  • Individuals who have already participated in the NIDA Summer Research Internship Program are no longer eligible to apply.
  • NIDA highly encourages those from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups, to apply for this summer research experience (see NIH’s Interest in Diversity). 

Scope of Support:

  • Interns will receive a wage of $15.00 per hour for a maximum of $4,800 for eight (8) weeks.
  • Internship experiences are in-person.
  • Interns may receive a housing reimbursement for up to $2,500 (upon sending NIDA proper documentation of these expenses) if they are required to travel to a different state for their internship. After accepting an internship position, the intern will be required to cover any additional costs for housing and other expenses accrued including but not limited to utilities, cable, Wi-Fi, and meals. NIDA understands that some locations have a higher cost of living and additional housing support will be considered with proper documentation on a case-by-case basis.
  • Interns may also receive a travel reimbursement for up to $500 for travel to and from the internship site, including but not limited to bus, train, metro, airplane, uber, taxi, and parking.

How to Apply

  • Students must complete an online application. Additional details about the Internship Program and research sites can be found online.

When to Apply

  • All application components, including the two letters of recommendation must be submitted online by February 2, 2024, with no exceptions.
  • For more information about the NIDA Summer Research Internship Program, contact: Julie Huffman  , Office:  301-443-9798  , Julie.huffman@nih.gov  OR   Aria Crump, ScD                           Deputy Director, ORTDD,   Director, ODHD,  Aria.Crump@nih.gov

                      

                                                           

Postgraduate Research at Marcus Autism Center, Applications due 1/22/24

Lisa Gates / / Postgraduate Opportunities

Research at Marcus Autism Center

Marcus Autism Center is the largest center for clinical care of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families in the U.S., seeing more than 5,000 patients every year. The center also works in partnership with Emory National Primate Research Center, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Georgia Institute of Technology.These varied institutions enable a multidisciplinary and translational approach to ASD research, spanning projects in behavioral neuroscience, neuroimaging, molecular and population genetics, and treatment. The directors of the Fellowship Program lead the social neuroscience, spoken communication, neuroimaging and education sciences research cores within Marcus Autism Center. These research cores use eye-tracking technology, neuroimaging, computational modeling and behavioral neuroscience methods to better understand the causes and developmental mechanismsunderlying ASD, and to develop new tools to improve early detection, diagnosis and treatment of ASD.

Application information

Sponsor institutions:Marcus Autism Center, ChildrenʼsHealthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine

Program directors: Ami Klin, PhD; Warren Jones, PhD; Sarah Shultz, PhD; Laura Edwards, PhD; Cheryl Klaiman, PhD; Stormi Pulver-White, PhD; Katherine Pickard, PhD; Jocelyn Kuhn, PhD; Sally Fuhrmeister, MS, CCC-SLP; Gordon Ramsay, PhD

Termofaward:Two years

Submission deadline: Friday, Jan. 22, 2024

Award amount: $38,000 during first year; $39,000 during second year

All applications must be submitted electronically. The online application portal will open in December 2023.

To complete your online application, you will need a resume or curriculum vitae,
a statement of purpose, two letters of recommendation and a scanned transcript(s).

Visit https://med.emory.edu/departments/pediatrics/divisions/autism/fellow/ index.html or call 404-785-9554 for application materials and additional information.