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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.
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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