Van Andel Institute is now accepting applications for the 2024 Summer Internship Program for undergraduate students. Applicants are required to submit a complete online application as well as combine their cover letter, resume and official transcript as a single electronic pdf file to upload with the online application. To be eligible, applicants must also have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and be currently enrolled in an undergraduate science-related degree program. Applicants that are either currently enrolled in high school (or dually enrolled in high school and college), have graduated with Bachelor’s degree before the internship start date or are currently enrolled in Master’s, DO, PhD or MD program are ineligible. We also require two letters of recommendations be submitted by your recommenders to undergrad@vai.edu. Applicants are NOT to submit their own letters of recommendation.
The deadline to apply is February 1, 2024. Click HERE to review the complete job description, eligibility requirements and online application.
INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR: If you have questions about the summer internship program or the application process, please attend our Zoom webinar either later this month or in January. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED IN ADVANCE.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
The Amgen Scholars program provides an 8-10 week summer research program in biotechnology fields (broadly defined). Applicants should be sophomores or juniors, planning on pursuing a PhD or MD-PhD and pursue biotechnology research.
The application deadline is February 1, 2024. Applicants should review program site eligibility carefully; regional programs—US, Canada, Asia, Europe, and Australia—have specific citizenship requirements. More information, including eligibility requirements and application instructions, is available at the Amgen Scholars website, http://amgenscholars.com.
The Blakemore Foundation is now accepting applications for its Blakemore Freeman Fellowshipsfor 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.
● 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
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
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 programand 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
