Tag: sciences

Hertz Fellowship Info Session Aug 17

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, STEM

Are you a STEM student interested in a PhD? The Hertz Fellowship empowers the nation’s most promising doctoral students in science and technology to pursue research that best advances US security and economic vitality. Hertz Fellows receive up to five years of funding offering flexibility from the traditional constraints of graduate training and the independence to innovate. They join an influential network of peers, providing a unique engine for professional development and collaboration. (Eligible applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.)

The 2024 Hertz Fellowship application opens on Monday, August 14, 2023. Hertz is hosting an online information session for prospective applicants on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. eastern. Registration is required to attend.

Hertz Fellowship Information Session
Date: August 17, 2023
Time: 6:00 p.m. eastern
Location: Online/Zoom

Learn more at https://www.hertzfoundation.org/the-fellowship/

Sept/Oct Info Sessions for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, Uncategorized

The NSF GRF Program Office will be conducting a series of webinars in September and October for potential GRFP applicants and reference writers. Following are the dates, times, and registration links for upcoming webinars:

DateTimeWebinarMeeting Title(Meetings via Zoom videoconferencing)
Thurs., Sept. 24, 2020  2PM – 4PM ESTGRFP 2021 Applicant Webinar #2GRFP 2021 Applicant Webinar #2Link to view real-time captions event #4577020 
Fri., Oct. 2, 202011AM – 1PM ESTGRFP 2021 Applicant Webinar #3GRFP 2021 Applicant Webinar #3Link to view real-time captions event #4576849
Fri., Oct. 2, 20202PM – 4PM ESTGRFP 2021 Applicant Webinar #4GRFP 2021 Applicant Webinar #4Link to view real-time captions event #4576856
Thurs., Oct. 8, 202011AM – 1PM ESTGRFP 2021 Reference Writers WebinarGRFP 2021 Reference Writers WebinarLink to view real-time captions event #4576969

Get more info about the NSF GRFP here: https://www.nsfgrfp.org/

Stephanie Jordan ’20 and Teal Witter ’20 Named Goldwater Scholars

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, STEM

Congratulations to Middlebury’s newest Goldwater Scholars, Stephanie Jordan and Teal Witter! Stephanie and Teal were selected from a national pool of 1223 natural science, engineering and mathematics students nominated by 443 colleges and universities. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship provides scholarships up to $7,500 to support undergraduates pursuing careers in math, natural sciences, and engineering. Read more about Teal and Stephanie (and about swarm robotic programming and quantum algorithms) in the newsroom: http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/2019-news/node/619221 .

Summer Research Opportunities at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Labs–Upcoming Webinars and Application Info

Lisa Gates / / UR Opportunities

Students interested in the NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) in Gaithersburg, MD and Denver, CO Labs should sign up for one of these webinars:

December 19, 2018 at 1:30 PM-2:30 PM (ET)

January 10, 2019 at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (ET)

Program description: Over the course of 11 weeks, SURF students contribute to the ongoing research of one of the six NIST facilities which are the Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL), Engineering Laboratory (EL), Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), Material Measurement Laboratory (MML), NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), and Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) (which now includes project in the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology). The SURF Program is administered at the Boulder, CO and Gaithersburg, MD locations. SURF students receive stipend, and housing and travel allotments (as needed). The NIST (SURF) program is for students majoring in science, mathematics and engineering.

Eligibility: The program is open to United States citizens or permanent residents. Students must be undergraduates at a U.S. university or college with a scientific major, have a G.P.A. of 3.0/4.0, and are considering pursuing a graduate degree (M.S. or Ph.D.). Students with physics, material science, chemistry, applied mathematics, computer science, or engineering majors are always encouraged to apply. There may be research opportunities for students with other majors.

2019 Application Process–NEW: The application process has changed for summer 2019. Students can now apply to the 2019 program  without the assistance of their universities. Check back later for the link to  the posting on USAJOBS (tentatively scheduled to open on December 15, 2018 ).

Questions? Contact Dean Lisa Gates at uro@middlebury.edu .

Call for Applicants: NSF/REU Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Water Science and Engineering 

Lisa Gates / / Summer Program, UR Opportunities

Call for Applicants: NSF/REU Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Water Science and Engineering 

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

Application Deadline: February 15, 2019 (11:59 PM, EST)

Rising sophomore, junior and senior undergraduate students from all U.S. colleges/universities are invited to apply for a 10-week NSF/REU summer research program in interdisciplinary water science and engineering at Virginia Tech. Fellowships begin May 28, 2019 (arrival day) and end August 2, 2019 (departure day). A stipend of $500/week ($5000 total), housing, meals, and travel expenses are provided. Ten students will be recruited for this program; two applicants will be selected for travel to India for research at The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM).
For more information and to apply, visit: http://lewas.ictas.vt.edu/nsf-reu-site/reu-online-application