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PEER-Power Africa funding opportunity – partnerships between US and African universities

Published December 2, 2013

Funding Opportunities

Program Synopsis: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Sciences Foundation (NSF) are working together to support the third cycle of Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Science. PEER Science is a competitive grants program that invites scientists in developing countries to apply for funds to support research and capacity-building activities on topics of importance to USAID and conducted in partnership with their NSF-funded collaborators.

Contact Information: PEER Science is being implemented by the National Academies, which will manage the proposal review process and disburse and monitor grants awarded. Beyond the current program cycle, it is expected that solicitations for PEER Science will be issued at least annually, with details to be posted at http://www.nationalacademies.org/peerscience. For further information, please contact the program staff atpeer@nas.edu.

Topics: Areas in which both NSF and USAID have strong mutual interests include, but are not limited to, the following:

Food security topics such as agricultural development, fisheries, and plant genomics
Climate change impacts such as water sustainability, hydrology, ocean acidification, climate process and modeling, and environmental engineering
Other development topics including disaster mitigation, biodiversity, water, and renewable energy

When writing their proposals, developing country applicants should consider how their proposed research and/or capacity building activities will contribute to USAID’s development objectives. Collaborative projects involving multiple developing countries that explore regional issues related to these development objectives are encouraged. Pending the availability of funds and the receipt of meritorious proposals, the majority of PEER Science funding will be awarded to projects related to the USAID development areas of interest specified above. Applicants are encouraged to consult the list of projects funded in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 of PEER Science and in the special PEER-PIRE 2012 cycle for examples of the topics and types of projects supported. Proposals focused on basic science topics without clear relevance to USAID development objectives are strongly discouraged. In addition, no health-related research will be supported under PEER Science. Researchers working on health-related topics may wish to explore opportunities offered by the PEER Health Program.

For more information: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/dsc/peerscience/PGA_071743

Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship program

Published December 1, 2013

By smcrisma

Funding Opportunities

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi currently awards fifty-one Fellowships of $5,000 each and six at $15,000 each to members entering the first year of graduate or professional study. Each active Phi Kappa Phi chapter may select one candidate from among its local applicants to compete for the Society-wide awards.

Eligibility:

Open to all active Phi Kappa Phi members or those who have:

accepted membership by June 30, 2014
applied to enroll as a full-time student in a post-baccalaureate program of study during the coming academic year

Please note: Students registering in all professional and graduate fields are eligible.

Applicants who have successfully earned 10+ credit hours of graduate study or its equivalent on or before April 15 are not eligible.

Contact your chapter for application deadline information. Chapter may submit one application to Society headquarters by April 15, 2014. Recipients will be notified by June 1, 2014.

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NPSC announces graduate fellowships

Published December 1, 2013

By smcrisma

Funding Opportunities

The National Physical Science Consortium is a partnership between government agencies and laboratories, industry, and higher education. NPSC’s goal is to increase the number of American citizens with graduate degrees in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool.

The online NPSC application is now open here. The deadline is December 8, 2013. Applicants at any stage of their graduate program may apply, as long as they will be available to accept two summers of paid internship.

The NPSC Graduate Fellowship is unique in being: open to all American citizens; lasting for up to six years; providing a $20,000 annual stipend; covering tuition; allowing a fellow also to hold a research or teaching assistantship; including one or two paid summer internships with a government agency; providing a mentor and the opportunity for a lasting relationship with the sponsor.

If you have interned, have been employed or are employed by a government agency or laboratory, ask your mentor or research supervisor to nominate you directly for an NPSC fellowship. Contact NPSC for details.

NRC announces Associateship Programs for 2014

Published December 1, 2013

By smcrisma

The National Research Council (NRC) administers competitive graduate postdoctoral and senior research awards on behalf of 26 U.S. government research agencies and affiliated institutions with facilities at over 100 locations throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Annual stipends for recent PhD recipients for the 2014 program year range from $42,000 to $80,000 depending upon the sponsoring laboratory, and are appropriately higher for senior award recipients. Graduate entry level stipends begin at $30,000 and are higher for additional experience.

ORAU announces Mickey Leland Fellowship Program – Summer 2014

Published November 27, 2013

By smcrisma

Funding Opportunities

The Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program, sponsored by the Office of Fossil Energy (FE), U.S. Department of Energy, is now accepting applications for a10-week summer internship. MLEF’s mission is to improve opportunities for women and minority students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, but all eligible candidates are encouraged to apply. The program allows students to apply their academic achievements to actual research while gaining hands-on experience.

Application period closes January 15, 2014.

Selected MLEF Fellows will receive a bi-weekly stipend, approved travel costs to/from their host site and will attend a Technical Forum to present their project at the end of the internship.

To qualify for the program, students must:

Be at least 18 years of age
Be a U.S. Citizen
Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
Be currently enrolled full-time in an accredited college or university (sophomore year or higher)

For more information or to complete an application, visit the Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program page.

Applications open for 2014 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award

Published November 26, 2013

By smcrisma

Attention graduate students! Apply for the 2014 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award at the American Institute of Biological Sciences webpage.

Application deadline is January 13, 2014.

Award winners will receive a free trip to Washington, DC on April 9-10, 2014 to meet with congressional policymakers about funding for the biological sciences.

STEM Faculty Openings at the University of Maryland

Published November 26, 2013

By smcrisma

Funding Opportunities

The University of Maryland has openings in the following STEM fields:

Biological Sciences-Lecturer
Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering-Assistant Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry-Assistant/Associate Professor
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering-Assistant Professor, Professor of Practice, Lecturer
Economics-Assistant Professor
Information Systems-2 Assistant Professor, Lecturer
Marine and Biotechnology-Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering- Multiple Assistant Professors
Physics-Assistant Professor
Psychology-Assistant Professor

For more information and additional faculty opportunities: http://www.umbc.edu/facultydiversity/jobs.html

Summer ORISE Fellowhip Opportunity at CDC

Published November 19, 2013

By smcrisma

Funding Opportunities

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Division ofLaboratory Sciences (DLS), is seeking Summer ORISE Fellows to focus on public health issues related to the environment. Candidates will join projects associated with developing and applying new methods to characterize and quantitate biochemicalmarkers that are relevant in environmental exposures and chronic diseases.

The fellowship carries a stipend of approximately $2,700 per month for full-time undergraduate student fellows and $3,300 for full-time graduate student fellows.

2014 Lee Schipper Scholarship Call for Applications Announced

Published November 18, 2013

By smcrisma

Funding Opportunities

Applications are now open for the 2014 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency. Provided jointly by the Schipper Family and EMBARQ, the sustainable transport and urban planning program of the World Resources Institute (WRI), the Scholarship will award two extraordinary candidates up to $10,000 each to advance transformative research in efficient and sustainable transport.