Michelle Mitcham, assistant professor, Psychological and Social Foundations, University of South Florida, will speak on “Beyond the B.S.: Graduation to Dissertation,” at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, in the Reading Room of the Van Pelt and Opie Library. She will talk about navigating graduate school.
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The Graduate School is accepting nominations for the 2010 DeVlieg Foundation Graduate Fellowships. Applications are due in the Graduate School no later than 4 pm on February 4, 2010.
This year, The DeVlieg Foundation will provide $3,000 for up to four doctoral students and $1,500 for two master’s students in support of research in engineering or a closely related field. Only US citizens are eligible for the fellowships, which may be used to supplement other fellowships or assistantships. Complete details on eligibility and review process can be found on our web page.
Each graduate program may nominate up to two doctoral students and one master’s student.
Nominees should provide the following information:
Students will submit a completed application to their graduate program director.
Each graduate program may set their own internal deadline for review. Each graduate program will review their applicants, and may nominate up to two doctoral students and one master’s student. Graduate programs will deliver completed applications to the Graduate School in either paper or electronic format. If delivered as an electronic document, please e-mail a single PDF file to Debra Charlesworth.
Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program
Biomedical engineers are encouraged to apply for a Whitaker fellow (current graduate students) or scholar (will have a PhD by the beginning date of the award)
Award Benefits: The Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program offers a stipend commensurate with the recipient’s experience and expected expenses in the host country.
Fellows: The term of the award will be for a maximum of one academic year (as defined by the academic calendar of the host country).
Scholars: The term of the award will be as little as one academic semester, or up to two academic years in length (for post-doctoral research fellowships). Scholar awards generally should require a full academic year, but any length of time proposed should be appropriately justified at the time of application.
Application deadeline is Monday, January 25, 2010.
The Summer Internship Program (SIP) at the NIH provides an opportunity to spend the summer working side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. Students sixteen years of age or older who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and are currently enrolled at least half-time in high school, an accredited U.S. college or university or an accredited U.S. medical/dental school are eligible to apply. Students who have been accepted into a college or university may also apply.
See program description for more information.
Application deadline for all participating NIH Institutes and Centers is March 1, 2010.
The Newberry’s fellowships support humanities research in their wide-ranging, rich, and sometimes eccentric library collections. Long-term (six to eleven months with stipends of up to $50,400) and short-term fellowships (one month with stipends of $1600) are available.
Long-term applications are due January 11, 2010
Short-term applications are due March 1, 2010
For more information visit http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/fellowshome.html or contact Jodi Lehman at jglehman@mtu.edu.
Due to University holidays and staff vacations, the Graduate School will be closed from December 24 – January 3.
The Graduate School will also be closed from 11:30am – 1:30pm on Friday, December 18th.
The Graduate School’s web page can provide assistance for many questions regarding:
Happy holidays and new year!
The Graduate School needs your help in welcoming our new graduate students and helping them successfully begin their career at Michigan Tech. Faculty, staff and student volunteers are needed to facilitate discussion during orientation. This is your opportunity to help enhance graduate education at Michigan Tech.
The training will help graduate students and advisors set expectations for graduate education and introduce students to basic concepts in responsible conduct for research.
Volunteers will help facilitate discussion at a table with six or seven new graduate students. The discussion will center around two vignettes that depict typical graduate student and faculty interactions. Volunteers will participate in one training sessions offered the week of January 4th.
Orientation begins at 9am on Friday, January 8th.
Please register online if you would like to volunteer.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with the locations for the training and orientation, along with reminders as we get closer to the event.
Please contact Debra Charlesworth with any questions about orientation.
Michigan Tech looks forward to welcoming our new graduate students for spring 2010. All new degree seeking students will be invited to orientation on January 8th beginning at 9am in the Memorial Union Ballroom. Registration and light snacks will be available beginning at 8:30am.
Please register so we can plan for your arrival!
In addition to the orientation session sponsored by the Graduate School, students may also be required to attend sessions sponsored by:
Questions about Graduate School orientation may be directed to Debra Charlesworth or Carol Wingerson.
George Disborough Trout Unlimited Research Grant
Please contact Jodi Lehman (jglehman@mtu.edu) if interested in applying.
programs offer minority students support in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
The NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) Program supports fellowships and training for graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
fellowship programs offer a $30,000 stipend plus tuition and fees. Over 100 programs nationwide emphasize interdisciplinary studies in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering.
The Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success (MSPHDS) in Earth System Science initiative was developed by and for underrepresented minorities with the overall purpose of facilitating increased participation in Earth system science.
provides students with three years of funding for research-focused Master’s and PhD degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
For additional information please visit: http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Grad.asp
