[Plsgs] FW: February 2015 GradFunding Newsletter - Current Opportunities

[Lambert, Georgina M - (glambert)]

From: gradfunding-request at list.arizona.edu [mailto:gradfunding-request at list.arizona.edu] On Behalf Of Shelley Hawthorne Smith
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 2:01 PM
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Subject: February 2015 GradFunding Newsletter - Current Opportunities

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Dear Graduate Students,
At this point in the year, most of the fellowship announcements are for smaller, more focused fellowships. See below for a sampling of what is available. Also, consider spending a few minutes on Pivot or Grant Forward (http://www.library.arizona.edu/#databases) to look for an opportunity that fits your research interests.

Notices

o   Arizona Center for Innovation - 2015 Innovative Minds Challenge

o   National Postdoctoral Association Annual Meeting

o   Telling Your Story: A Storytelling Workshop

o   UA Grad Slam
Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities

o   Aga Khan Foundation for International Students

o   International Foundation for Ethical Research Fellowship Program

o   La Aldea Community Residency Position (University of Arizona)

o   Lend for America Summer Fellowships in Microfinance

o   Property and Environmental Research Center Fellowships

o   United States ¨C Indonesia Society Travel Grants

o   World Bank Robert S. McNamara Fellowship
Opportunities in the Humanities/Arts/Social Sciences

o   American Indian Studies Dissertation Writing Fellowship Yale University

o   Charles Redd Center for Western Studies ¨C various fellowships and awards

o   Institute for Humane Studies ¨C Hayek Fund for Scholars

o   Lemmermann Foundation Scholarship Award

o   National Trust for Historic Preservation - Mildred Colodny Diversity Scholarship Program

o   Women¡¯s Studio Workshop Internships
Opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

o   American Geological Society (AGS) Summer/Fall Semester Internship in Public Policy

o   American Water Resources Association ¨C Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship

o   Argonne National Laboratory Thesis-Part Appointments

o   Department of Energy¡¯s (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program

o   Society of Automotive Engineers ¨C Doctoral Scholars Forgivable Loan Program

o   World Wildlife Fund ¨C Russell E. Train Fellowships


Postdoctoral Positions

o   American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Public Fellows

o   Gilder Lehrman Center Postdoctoral Fellowships for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition

o   L¡¯Or¨¦al Postdoctoral Fellowship For Women in Science

o   Resources for the Future ¨C Gilbert F. White Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

o   United Nations University Institute of Advanced Study of Sustainability
Notices

Arizona Center for Innovation - 2015 Innovative Minds Challenge
The 2015 Perkins Coie Innovative Minds Challenge provides an opportunity for University of Arizona students to receive monetary prizes and non-monetary resources to pursue commercialization of their innovations.
Deadline: February 13
Website: http://azinnovation.com/index.php/events/event/95/2015-Perkins-Coie-Innovative-Minds-Challenge

National Postdoctoral Association Annual Meeting
The National Postdoctoral Association Annual Meeting will hosted by the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Keynote speaker is Dr. Rosina Bierbaum, Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy at the University of Michigan. The NPA Annual Meeting is the largest meeting and networking event in the postdoctoral community. Each meeting is highly engaging and productive for postdoctoral scholars, administrators, and other individuals working to enhance the postdoctoral experience.
When: March 13th-15th
Where: University of Maryland in Baltimore
Website: http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/annual-meeting

Telling Your Story: A Storytelling Workshop
Presented by Meleia Egger, U.S. Peace Corps Third Goal Program Specialist
Join in this free, interactive workshop on crafting your core story. Excellent for anyone seeking to speak with a non-academic audience, for crafting personal statements, or polishing your Peace Corps story!
When: Friday, February 27, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Where: UA Student Memorial Union, Rincon Room
Website: http://grad.arizona.edu/peacecorps/pcweek

UA Grad Slam
Grad Slam is a campus-wide competition for the best 3-minute talk about student research and discovery. All disciplines are encouraged to participate. All talks must be live oral presentations. Presenters could win an award of $3000.
Deadline: February 13
Website: http://gradcenter.arizona.edu/ua-grad-slam

Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities

Aga Khan Foundation for International Students
Students from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Syria, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Madagascar, France, Portugal, UK, USA and Canada may be eligible for funding from the Aga Khan Foundation. A limited number of scholarships are provided each year to outstanding students from developing countries with no other means of financing their studies. Scholarships are awarded on a 50% grant, 50% loan basis through a competitive application process once a year in June or July. The Foundation gives priority to requests for Master's level courses but is also willing to consider applications for PhD programs, when doctoral degrees are necessary for the career objectives of the student.
Citizenship: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Syria, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Madagascar, France, Portugal, UK, USA and Canada
Deadline: Between March 10 ¨C 31 (see website)
Link: http://www.akdn.org/akf_scholarships.asp#application_procedures

International Foundation for Ethical Research Fellowship Program
The purpose of IFER¡¯s Fellowship Program is to provide financial incentives to graduate students in science that encourage them at the earliest stages of their career to integrate innovation and discovery with ethics and respect for animals. Fellowships are awarded to those candidates whose program of study shows the greatest potential to replace the use of animals in science. Graduate Fellowships to develop alternatives to the use of animals in research, testing and education are open to students enrolled in Master¡¯s and Ph.D. programs in the sciences, and human or veterinary medicine. Fellowships will also be considered for graduate students in other fields, such as education, psychology, humanities, journalism, and the law, for projects that show promise to increase public awareness or to promote changes in the legal system or public policy regarding the use of animals in research, testing, and education.
Citizenship: Not Specified
Deadline: April 20, 2015
Website: http://www.ifer.org/fellowships.php

La Aldea Community Residency Position (University of Arizona)
Are you looking for an opportunity to serve as a leader, mentor, and resource to a diverse on-campus community of graduate and international students? Do you like to plan fun events and work closely with a supportive team of talented fellow grad students? Would you like to do all of that, AND earn free housing at the same time? Apply to be a CRA at La Aldea Apartments!
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: Sunday, February 8th
Website: http://www.life.arizona.edu/home/graduate-housing/community-resident-assistant

Lend for America Summer Fellowships in Microfinance
Fellowship involves learning from hard working Americans and microfinance practitioners about the opportunities for microfinance to transform business owners and communities by reviewing loan applications, opening savings accounts, and coaching clients. All travel expenses are paid and fellows receive a $2,500 stipend. Fellows then return to campus to launch a campus MFI.
Citizenship: not specified
Deadline: March 30
Website: http://lendforamerica.org/fellowship/

Property and Environmental Research Center Fellowships
PERC's fellowships for graduate students and law students offer the ideal opportunity for those who are interested in researching issues related to natural resources and the environment. Graduate fellows spend three months at PERC in Bozeman, Montana, researching and writing a paper under the supervision of a PERC senior fellow. While at PERC, fellows are required to present two workshops to outline, report on, and summarize their research findings. A paper of publishable quality is the expected result.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: March 1
Website: http://perc.org/fellowships/graduate-fellows

United States ¨C Indonesia Society Travel Grants
The United States-Indonesia Society awards grants to fund travel to Indonesia or to the United States. These grants are awarded to promote academic and other exchanges between the two countries. USINDO Travel Grants are open to U.S. and Indonesian citizens seeking to travel to Indonesia or the United States to conduct field research or other professional projects, including conferences. The society particularly welcomes applications from graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in the social sciences - economics, history, political economy, government, international relations and religious studies. However, USINDO will seriously consider applications in any field of study.
Citizenship: United States or Indonesia
Deadline: March 1, June 1, Sept 1, Dec 1
Website: http://www.usindo.org/grants-fellowships/travel-grants

World Bank Robert S. McNamara Fellowship
Every year the RSM Program provides grants of up to $25,000 to PhD candidates from developing countries to conduct innovative, development-related, PhD research under the supervision of a research advisor at a host institution abroad. Fellows must commit to return to their home country when their fellowship ends to complete their PhD and to work. Preference is given to lecturers and researchers who are employed in academic or research institutions in their home country and are currently enrolled in PhD programs.
Deadline: February 11, 2015
Citizenship: developing country (see website for list)
Website: http://web.worldbank.org

Opportunities in the Humanities/Arts/Social Sciences

American Indian Studies Dissertation Writing Fellowship Yale University
The Fellowship will support a graduate scholar in any doctoral field for the academic year, beginning August 1, 2014 and ending July 31, 2015.  Graduate students working towards careers in higher education who have completed all doctoral requirements but the dissertation are invited to apply.  The expectation is that the dissertation will be completed during the fellowship year.  The criteria for selection will be based solely on an assessment of the quality of the candidate¡¯s work and the project¡¯s overall significance for the study of American Indian and Indigenous Studies. The Roe Cloud Fellowship will provide support comparable to that for Yale University graduate students, including an annual stipend of $27,300, full access to Yale facilities and services, and individual health care coverage. The fellow will work in close affiliation with the Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Postdoctoral Program and have access to Yale¡¯s exceptional research libraries.
Citizenship: Not specified
Deadline: March 21
Website: http://erm.yale.edu/news/american-indian-studies-dissertation-writing-fellowship

Charles Redd Center for Western Studies ¨C various fellowships and awards
The mission of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies is to promote the study of the Intermountain West by sponsoring research, publication, teaching, and public programs in a variety of academic disciplines including history, geography, sociology, anthropology, politics, economics, literature, art, folklore, range science, forestry, biology, and popular culture. The center offers a variety of awards, fellowships, and grants. These include funding for research in women¡¯s history, for study in special collections, and summer awards for graduate students.
Citizenship: open to international students
Deadline: March 15
Website: https://reddcenter.byu.edu/Pages/AboutOurAwards.aspx

Institute for Humane Studies ¨C Hayek Fund for Scholars
The Hayek fund awards grants to aspiring academics pursuing liberty-advancing careers and educational initiatives that go beyond standard curricula. Career development grants up to $750 for students and untenured scholars; can cover travel, application fees, conference fees, and other career-related expenses.
Deadline: rolling
Website: http://www.theihs.org/hayek-fund-scholars

Lemmermann Foundation Scholarship Award
The Lemmermann Foundation offers scholarships in the classical studies and humanities to master's and doctoral students. Topic of research must be related to Rome and the Roman culture of any period, from the Pre-Roman period to the present day time. Applicants must provide evidence for their need to study and carry out research in Rome.
Citizenship: must be enrolled in a recognized university program and have a basic knowledge of the Italian language
Deadline: March 15
Website: http://www.nexus.it/lemmermann/

National Trust for Historic Preservation - Mildred Colodny Diversity Scholarship Program
This program provides financial assistance and experiential learning opportunities to individuals preparing for careers in historic preservation.  The purpose of the Colodny Scholarship is to increase the diversity of people pursuing degrees and careers in historic preservation in the United States.  The National Trust is seeking culturally diverse applicants whose commitment to historic preservation will be strengthened by obtaining a graduate degree in preservation, who will benefit from the internship and mentorship opportunities provided by the Trust, and who ultimately will contribute valuable, diverse perspectives to -- and become leaders in -- the field of preservation. Award includes up to $15,000 towards graduate school tuition; a paid summer internship with the National Trust following the student's first year of study; and support of the student's attendance at a National Preservation Conference or other National Trust training opportunity. Eligible fields include graduate programs in History, Architecture, American Studies, Urban Planning, Museum Studies, etc., with a primary emphasis on Historic Preservation.
Citizenship: must be eligible to work in the U.S.
Deadline: February 28
Website: http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/find-funding/scholarships/colodny-scholarship/

Women¡¯s Studio Workshop Internships
The Women¡¯s Studio Workshop provides the following opportunities: studio internships, art administration internship, summer internship, and ceramics internship. Since 1983, Women¡¯s Studio Workshop¡¯s Internship Program has been providing young artists with the opportunity to learn first-hand how women can manage productive, successful careers as professional artists. WSW interns learn techniques for developing their work, build various computer and studio-based skills, and are introduced to methods of gaining funding and exhibition opportunities. Interns also learn about the management of a renowned arts organization.
Citizenship: unspecified
Deadline: varied
Link: www.wsworkshop.org<http://www.wsworkshop.org>

Opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

American Geological Society (AGS) Summer/Fall Semester Internship in Public Policy
AGI seeks outstanding geoscience students with a strong interest in federal science policy for a semester-long internship in geoscience and public policy in the Government Affairs Program. Representing the geoscience community in Washington, DC, the program actively works with Congress and federal agencies to foster sound public policy in areas that affect geoscientists, including water, energy, and mineral resources; geologic hazards; environmental protection; and federal funding for geoscience research and education. Interns will gain a first-hand understanding of the legislative process and the operation of executive branch agencies.
Citizenship: U.S. citizen
Deadline: March 15 and April 15
Website: http://www.agiweb.org/gap/interns/internfa.html

American Water Resources Association ¨C Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship
In 1980, AWRA established the Endowment-Memorial Fund to be used for the enhancement of education in water resources. The fund has since been renamed the Richard A. Herbert Memorial Educational Fund to honor Richard A. Herbert -- a champion for water resources education -- who passed away in 1994. At least one $2,000 scholarship will also be awarded to a full-time graduate student enrolled in a program relating to water resources for the 2015-2016 academic year. The scholarship will be awarded to the student most qualified by academic performance. Measures of academic performance include the cumulative grade point average, relevance of the student's curriculum to water resources, and leadership in extracurricular activities related to water resources.
Citizenship: Unspecified
Deadline: April 22
Website: http://www.awra.org/about/scholarships

Argonne National Laboratory Thesis-Part Appointments
Thesis-Parts Appointments support qualified graduate students who wish to visit Argonne for periods from a few days to a few months, so that they may utilize special Laboratory facilities. Financial support, consisting of travel, housing, and a per diem payment, may be provided to help defray the cost of visiting Argonne. Student is required to have a health insurance policy in force while at Argonne.
Deadline: open
Website: http://www.dep.anl.gov/p_graduate/thesispa.htm

Department of Energy¡¯s (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program
The goal of the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is to prepare graduate students for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission, by providing graduate thesis research opportunities at DOE laboratories.  The SCGSR program provides supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to pursue part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE laboratory in areas that address scientific challenges central to the Office of Science mission. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students¡¯ overall doctoral thesis while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories. The Office of Science expects to make approximately 100 awards in 2015, for project periods beginning anytime between October 2015 and September 2016.
Deadline: April 14, 2015
Citizenship: U.S. citizens at the time of application
Website: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/

Society of Automotive Engineers ¨C Doctoral Scholars Forgivable Loan Program
The purpose of the SAE Doctoral Scholars Program, now in its 16th year, is to provide funding to assist and encourage promising engineering graduate students to pursue careers in teaching at the college level. The program is designed to help alleviate the increasing shortage of engineering college faculty by attracting qualified citizens of North America (United States, Canada, and Mexico) who are interested in pursuing teaching careers, through the promise of financial assistance during their doctoral study program.
Citizenship: citizen of North America (Canada, U.S., Mexico)
Deadline: February 15
Website: http://students.sae.org/awdscholar/loans/doctoral/

World Wildlife Fund ¨C Russell E. Train Fellowships
Russell E. Train Fellowships support individuals pursuing a master¡¯s or doctoral degree in conservation. Each year, WWF supports committed conservationists from target countries to receive financial support for their studies and field research. Applicants can apply to attend any university around the world and must return to their home countries to work in conservation for at least two years after completing their degree.
Deadline: February 28, 2015
Citizenship: Varies by position (see website)
Website: http://www.worldwildlife.org/projects/russell-e-train-fellowships

Postdoctoral Positions

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Public Fellows
ACLS invites applications for the third competition of the Public Fellows program. The program will place 20 recent Ph.D.s from the humanities and humanistic social sciences in two-year staff positions at partnering organizations in government and the nonprofit sector. Fellows will participate in the substantive work of these organizations and receive professional mentoring. The fellowship provides a stipend of $65,000 per year as well as individual health insurance.
Citizenship: must be US citizen or permanent resident
Deadline: March 17
Website: http://www.acls.org/programs/publicfellows

Gilder Lehrman Center Postdoctoral Fellowships for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University invites applications for its 2015-2016 Fellowship Program. The Center seeks to promote a better understanding of all aspects of the institution of slavery from the earliest times to the present. We especially welcome proposals that will utilize the special collections of the Yale University Libraries or other research collections of the New England area, and explicitly engage issues of slavery, resistance, abolition, and their legacies. Scholars from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. One and four month fellowships are available.
Deadline: March 9
Website: http://www.yale.edu/glc/info/fellowship.htm

L¡¯Or¨¦al Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women in Science
The L¡¯Or¨¦al For Women in Science program recognizes and rewards the contributions women make in STEM fields and identifies exceptional women researchers committed to serving as role models for younger generations.  The L¡¯Or¨¦al USA for Women In Science fellowship program will award five post©\doctoral women scientists in the United States this year with grants of up to $60,000 each. Applicants are welcome from a variety of fields, including the life and physical/material sciences, technology (including computer science), engineering, and mathematics. Must have a conferred PhD and have started in a postdoctoral research position by July 1, 2015
Citizenship: U.S.A. and Puerto Rico
Deadline: March 20, 2015
Website: http://www.lorealusa.com/Foundation/Article.aspx?topcode=Foundation_AccessibleScience_Fellowships

Resources for the Future ¨C Gilbert F. White Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Resources for the Future (RFF) will offer resident fellowships in honor of Gilbert F. White, retired chairman of the RFF board of directors, distinguished geographer, and statesman of science. The fellowships are intended for researchers who have a doctorate degree and wish to devote a year to scholarly work in areas related to natural resources, energy, or the environment. Social scientists as well as natural scientists interested in policy-relevant interdisciplinary research are encouraged to apply. Since fellows will interact closely with RFF staff members, selection criteria will include the nature of the applicant's proposed research program and how it fits with RFF work in progress.
Citizenship: unrestricted
Deadline: February 21
Website: http://www.rff.org/About_RFF/Pages/GilbertFWhitePostdoctoralFellowshipProgram.aspx

United Nations University Institute of Advanced Study of Sustainability
UNU offers PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships to provide young scholars and policymakers, especially from the developing world, with a multidisciplinary context within which to pursue advanced research and training that are of professional interest to the successful applicant and of direct relevance to the research agenda of their selected UNU-IAS or UNU Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) programme. The Fellowship Programmes provide the successful applicant with a unique opportunity to develop and advance their research under the supervision of a UNU-IAS or UNU-CPR faculty member and contribute to the overall research agenda of the Institute; widen their research interests and professional networks by working in the international and multi-disciplinary context of UNU-IAS and UNU-CPR, and with their wider network of Japanese universities and research institutes, as well as international collaborators; become exposed to the workings of international and multilateral policy processes and the broader UN system; and link with other UNU-IAS and UNU-CPR PhD and Postdoctoral Fellows.
Citizenship: see website
Deadline: February 28
Website: http://ias.unu.edu/en/about/fellowships

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