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SCHOLARSHIPS
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RESEARCH AND INTERNSHIPS
Grants
UNDERGRADUATE JOB
OPPORTUNITIES
OPPORTUNITIES
SCHOLARSHIPS
Take the time now to fill out scholarship applications.
The time you take could save you hours spent working an hourly job!
The
CU Engineering Merit Scholarship Application deadline March 2
at 5 p.m. To be eligible for
https://engineering.colorado.edu/ScholarshipApplication/index.aspx
The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics
Association Educational Foundation
scholarships from $2,000-$5,000. Offered to sophomore and junior
undergraduates and full-or part-time graduate students.
www.afcea.org/education/scholarships
The Astronaut Foundation
Scholarship $10,000
Nomination must come from faculty. Deadline: March 6. Contact
Debroah Viles
viles@colorado.edu
CU Engineering Merit Scholarship
for
2009 CU Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
https://ecadw.colorado.edu/scholarshipapplication/index.aspx
Deadline is March 2.
CU Office of Financial Aid Scholarships:
www.colorado.edu/finaid for scholarships that require financial
need; merit based scholarships also.
Deadline is March 2
www.finaid.org
Elevations Credit Union scholarships for graduating high school seniors and students
already enrolled in a college level program. Deadline is March, 18.
www.elevationscu.com/life_stages/scholarships/
QuestBridge
10 full scholarships to summer programs at Harvard
University, Stanford University, the University of Notre Dame, and Yale
University. Deadline March 31. www.questbridge.org
Active Learning Award -
Graduating Seniors: Deadline April 1
http://engineering.colorado.edu/activelearning/downloads/ALA_application.pdf
Terry Mayes
(303) 735-6446, Administrative area (ECAD 106)
Rocky
Mountain Water Environment Association Tony Campman Scholarship Fund:Applicants
pursuing studies in the water environment profession (e.g., biology,
environmental science, engineering with a strong emphasis in wastewater
treatment, water pollution control, or environmental protection.
Deadline May 1
www.rmwea.org
ASCO Numatics
(Emerson Industrial Automation) Scholarships:
Applicants need to have completed sophomore year to apply for 2009-10,
have at least a 3.200 GPA, be a US citizen or legal US resident.
Deadline
June 30
www.asconumatics.com/scholarship
Naval Reserve Officers
Training Corps Scholarship Program
https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/
RESEARCH AND INTERNSHIPS
Internship applications deadlines for Summer 2009
are rapidly approaching. If you are a current sophomore or junior, think strongly about
your interests and explore some opportunities on line to submit
applications for this Summer.
Internships at CU Boulder:
Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART)
http://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/DiversityIntiiative/undergraduateResearch.html#summer
Behavior, Ecology & Evolution
http://www.colorado.edu/eeb/EEBprojects/reu/
Environmental Fluids: Science, Assessment & Treatment
http://spot.colorado.edu/~bielefel/REU.html
Functional Materials Science & Engineering
www.colorado.edu/che/reu/
Department of Physics & JILA
www.colorado.edu/physics/Web/reu/index.html
Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research & Science (SOARS)
www.soars.ucar.edu/
Summer
Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology. Eligible majors: physics, materials science,
chemistry, math, computer science or engineering.
http://SURF.Boulder.NIST.gov
Northrop Grumman
Engineering Intern 6 openings Requisition Number:
74465
Program covers a broad range of assignments: Systems engineering -
requirements development, architecture design, h/w design and
implementation; Test and integration - of software and software
components; Software development - design and code using c/c++ and
software development tools
www.careers.northorpgrumman.com
Recruiting Day Engineering Specialists: Fishery/WIldllife Biologists
Denver Federal Building 56 March 6.
RSVP by March 4 Judy Foy 303-445-2654
www.usbr.gov
www.usEmma L. Bowmen Foundation for Minority Students
High school senior or college freshman. 5 year program
rita.torres@mptp.com
Denver Foundation
Internship for undergraduate students.
http://www.denverfoundation.org/page10001707.cfm
Johns Hopkins University
June 1 - August 7 $4000 stipend, housing provided. Computer-Integrated
Surgical Systems and Tech., Engineering Research Center, Laboratory of
Computational Sensing and Robotics. Deadline: January 15
- March 1, 2009.
lakshima@jhu.edu or
call (410) 516-6841
Edinburgh, Scotland 20th International Conference on Arabidopsis
Research
Open to undergrad and graduate students.Deadline March 2.
Dr. Joanna Friesner
jdfriesner@ucdavis.edu
Nanomaterials and Nanomechanics REU Mechincal Engineering at University
of Arkansas
May 17 - July 24 stipend of $4500 Deadline March 2
http://comp.uark.edu/~jjrencis/REU/
Genome Center at
Washington University-St. Louis
Open to US citizens or permanent residents. Research programs for
sophomores - seniors and recent college graduates. Contact Cerilynn Shadding, Ph. D.
cshaddin@genome.wustl.edu
http://genome.wustl.edu/outreach.cgi
Virginia Tech - National Science Foundation Research Experience
for Undergraduates
May 31 - August 7, 2009. Deadline March 2
http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/nsf_reu.html
Hope College
10 week program, $4000 and 100% housing subsidy, travel
reimbursement. Must be a US citizen. Women and under represented
minorities encouraged to apply.http://sharp.hope.edu or chemreu@hope.edu
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Science & Technology Centers:
Undergraduates conduct
research in a "graduate school" setting in the following fields:
biological sciences, computer and information sciences, engineering,
geosciences, and mathematical and physical sciences.
www.nsfstc.org.
Dartmouth Research Experience for Undergraduates, focused on
Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology for physics, engineering or chemistry
students. Click on the Summer Programs link at
http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/nanomaterials.
UMass Amherst Undergraduate Research in Nanotechnology is looking
for bright students from diverse backgrounds interested in a Ph.D. in
science or engineering. Deadline is February 29th.
www.umass.edu/massnanotech/SURE2008.htm.
Summer Research Experience for
Undergrads (REU) Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
Integrated Bioengineering Research, Education and Outreach Opportunities
funded by National Science Foundation. :
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/BME/Research/reu.html
MIT Materials Processing Center and Center for Materials Science and
Engineering
June 7 - August 8, 2009 $5700 stipend plus travel expenses. Open to
US citizens or permanent residents and are entering their junior or
senior year 2009. Contact:
http://mpc-web.mit.edu
MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Work on problems related to National
Security focusing on research and development supported by a broad base
in advanced electronics. Click on the information link at:
http://www.ll.mit.edu/college/summerproam.html
MIT Haystack Observatory
Undergraduate program researching space related fields. Program
date: June 1 - August 7. Application deadline February 2, 2009.
For more information:
www.haystackmit.edu/edu/reu/ or email:
reuhaystack@haystack.mit.edu
Master's Fellowship
Program openings that have been posted
on the Sandia National Laboratories website:
http://www.sandia.gov/employment/career-opp/index.html.
Provides graduating minority students a
fellowship to obtain a Master's degree in a science, engineering or math
discipline - including full tuition
and related costs, stipend and
relocation expense.
Internships at Colorado State University:
Science, Math and Engineering
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~agep
Science, Math and Engineering
www.mcnair.colostate.edu
Extreme Ultraviolet Engineering Research Center (EUV ERC)
www.engr.colostate.edu/ece/www_research/reu.shtml
Summer Program in Molecular Biosciences
www.bmb.colostate.edu/reu.cfm
Medical Sciences
www.biology.colostate.edu/Undergraduate/minoritytraininginfo.html
Materials Chemistry Research
http://franklin.chm.colostate.edu/nel/REU
Summer Program on Mind & Brain
www.reu.colostate.edu/reu/index.htm
ASSURE: Program in Water Research
http://waterreu.colostate.edu/
Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) Long-term Ecological Research (LTER)
http://sgs.cnr.colostate.edu/EDWeb/EdREU/reu.htm
FEScUE Interdisciplinary Research
www.fescue.colostate.edu/
Grants
Sun Change Your World Grant Program
http://www.sun.com/solutions/landing/industry/education/sgp.xml
piloting an Equipment donation program for students
interested in using Sun Hardware for projects they may have. Students
will need a faculty member to support their application.
CAREER SERVICES
CU Career Services link:
http://careerservices.colorado.edu/public.cs?internships
Whitney’s Availability
for Students for Spring 2009:
To Make
an Appointment call 492-6541
Engineering - ECCE 100/BOLD Center:
Tuesday 9am-12pm &
1:30-4:00pm (by Appointment)
Wednesday 1:30-4pm (Walk-In)
UNDERGRADUATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES
The LASP Space Flight
Operations Team has opportunities for undergraduate employment as Command
Controllers. Candidates would start May 25th, 2008 and employment would
continue through subsequent school years. The position requires a
commitment of 40 hours a week during the first summer for training and 20
hours during the school year. Students with four semesters left in their
education will be recruited from all disciplines. Please see the ad at:
http://lasp.colorado.edu/employment/
OPPORTUNITIES
Male and Female
Volunteers needed!!
American Association of University Women hosting Expanding Your
Horizons for middle school girls event Saturday, February 28 9 AM - 2 PM
in CU Engineering Center
April Kloxen
Yoga and Dance with
Shelly Miller Tuesday, March 3
in the DLC Bechtel Conference Room 5:30 - 6:30 PM
In this class, we will explore how different forms of movement,
including 5Rhythms™ dance and yoga, can bring us to a place of inner
awareness, a feeling of less stress, and a calmer mind. This type of
practice can help you stay healthy, improve your ability to concentrate,
and be in tune with present emotions. Shelly Miller is a trained
fitness and dance teacher and has taught a variety of movement classes
for over 13 years. She is a devoted yogi and dancer of the 5Rhythms™.
Shelly Miller is an environmental and Mechanical engineering professor
at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she teaches and mentors
students.
Accenture Women's
Networking Forum
Leading management consulting, technology services and outsourcing
companies hosting a Women's Networking Forum for junior and senior
female students in Denver.
www.accenture.com/womensnetworking
American Society for Engineering Education: Chemical Engineers
http://www.asee-ched.org/
John and Mercedes Peebles Innovation in Education Award and the
Outstanding Advisor Awards
Make a nomination for your favorite faculty member by March 1st
http://engineering.colorado.edu/awardnominations/main.aspx
Call For Judges ! MESA
Competitions
Thursday, April 9 Colorado School of Mines 7 am -
2 pm High School Engineering and Science Jamboree, June 25 - 28
University of Colorado Denver - National competition for middle and high
school team state champions. please contact Victor Vialpando at
victor.vialpando@ucdenver.edu or by phone at
303.352.3869 or Gale Day at 720.352.5771
Volunteer for Girl Scout Outreach contact
cugirlscouts@gmail.com if
you would like to help with their upcoming events.
Drop in Tutoring is provided (free) to all CEAS students in need of one-to-one or small
group tutoring for Calculus I, II, III, Differential Equations, and CHEN
1211 through the Student Success Center located in the BOLD
Center (ECCE 100). Sundays from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm , Monday through
Thursday from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Study Sessions for sophomore technical courses. New
this semester.
Sundays, 5-8:00 p.m. Materials & Energy Balances, Mondays 5-7:00 p.m.
Circuits, Wednesdays 5-7:00 p.m. Computing, Time - TBA -- Organic
Chemistry
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Spring 2009
Calendar of Events
Feb. 25
Global Impact Expo
11:00 - 3:00 pm
UMC Rm 235
Feb. 25
Salary Negotiation
5:00 - 6:00 pm
ECCR 200
Feb. 25
Hone your Networking Skills
6:15 - 7:00 PM
Benson 180
Feb. 27 Under Graduate
Pre-Health Program
Mr. Martinez help with applications
2 pm
BOLD Center
Feb 29-Mar 1
Society of Women Engineers Regional I Conference, CU
March 3
Yoga and Dance with Shelly Miller
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Bechtel Conf. Rm, DLC
March 5
Mastering Interviews
5:00 - 6:30 pm
ECCR 200
March 6
Luncheon: CBEN, CHEN, ECEN, EEN, CSEN, OPEN
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
DLC Collaboratory
March 6 & 13
Admissions Student for a Day Tour
2:15 pm
Engineering Lobby
April 15
Just in Time Hiring & Internship Fair
10:00 - 3:00 pm
UMC Ballroom & Rm 235
April 16
Job Search Strategies Panel: Chance to ask questions from large company
recruiters
5:00 - 6:30 pm
ECCR 200
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