News - ORSP @ Ole Miss

Graduate and Undergraduate Science Education Opportunities through Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Linda — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:13:46 -0600

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

OFFICE OF SCIENCE

OFFICE OF BIOLOGIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DIVISION

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education* (ORISE) is soliciting applications for the Global Change Education Program (GCEP) Graduate Research Environmental Fellowship (GREF) and Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE).

DHS Scholarships and Summer Internships ~ Deadlines in January and February

Linda — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:07:14 -0600

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Scholarships and Summer Internships for Undergraduates, Graduate Students, and Faculty

DHS Scholarship Program

Undergraduate students
U.S.
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Funding for Environmental Research and Development ~ Deadlines in January and March

Linda — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:01:52 -0600

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) is seeking to fund environmental research and development proposals. SERDP is DoD’s environmental science and technology program, planned and executed in partnership with DOE and EPA. The Program invests across the broad spectrum of basic and applied research, as well as exploratory development. SERDP pursues solutions to DoD’s most intractable environmental problems.

Transformational Energy Research Projects Win $151 Million in Funding Across the Country

Linda — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:29:50 -0600

The Department of Energy recently announced major funding for 37 ambitious research projects - including some that could allow intermittent energy sources like wind and solar to provide a steady flow of power, or use bacteria to produce automotive fuel from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.

NSF Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) ~ Deadlines February 4-5

Linda — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:23:44 -0600

Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) is NSF’s bold five-year initiative to create revolutionary science and engineering research outcomes made possible by innovations and advances in computational thinking. Computational thinking is defined comprehensively to encompass computational concepts, methods, models, algorithms, and tools. Applied in challenging science and engineering research and education contexts, computational thinking promises a profound impact on the Nation’s ability to generate and apply new knowledge.

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships ~ Deadline January 4

Linda — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:52:24 -0600

As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to award approximately 200 new three-year graduate fellowships in April 2010, subject to the availability of funds. The DoD will offer these fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.

Call for Proposals: Workshop for Next Generation of Science & Technology Policy Leaders ~ Deadline October 25

Linda — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:22:41 -0500

Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes (CSPO)
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona

Submission Deadline: 25 October 2009

Workshop: 16-19 May 2010

The Workshop for the Next Generation of Science and Technology Policy Leaders aims to build a small community of particularly promising early career individuals who can participate effectively in science and technology policy (STP) activities, broadly construed, taking advantage of the current national attention given to STP issues and dilemmas.

NIH Loan Repayment Programs ~ Deadline December 1

Linda — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:34:10 -0500

The application cycle for the NIH extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) is underway and ends on December 1, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. Highly-qualified health professionals who are or will be engaged in biomedical or behavioral research and who have started an online application should complete it now; those who have not yet started should visit www.lrp.nih.gov to learn more about the programs and apply.

DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship ~ Deadline November 30

Linda — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00:44 -0500

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) has established the DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF) program to provide support for outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science and to encourage the development of the next generation scientific and technical talent in the U.S.

Research Highlights Newsletter - October

Linda — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:48:22 -0500

The October 2009 issue of the Research Highlights newsletter is now online and ready for reading.

The new issue includes these items: