Scholarship Opportunities

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Below are FOUR (4) current opportunities:

1. MONTGOMERY SUMMER RESEARCH

2014 Montgomery Summer Research Diversity Fellowships in Law and Social Science for Undergraduate Students

 

Purpose

The American Bar Foundation sponsors an annual program of summer research fellowships to interest undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds in pursuing graduate study in the social sciences. The summer program is designed to introduce students to the rewards and demands of a research-oriented career in the field of law and social science. The program is supported in part by the Kenneth F. and Harle G. Montgomery Foundation, AT&T, and the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates.

 

Located in Chicago, Illinois, the American Bar Foundation is an independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to the study of law, legal institutions, and legal processes. The Foundation conducts empirically based research on a broad range of civil and criminal justice issues. Current research areas include:  professionalism and the transformation of the legal profession in the United States and abroad; the dynamics of employment discrimination disputes; the impact of civil rights law on the economic progress of minorities; jury decision making; public interest lawyering and social reform; legal history; regulatory law; the role of law in racial relations; law and globalization; and comparative constitutional law. The Foundation’s research is conducted by a multidisciplinary resident research faculty with academic training in law, sociology, psychology, political science, economics, history, and anthropology. Many ABF Research Professors hold joint appointments at Chicago-area universities. Recognized as a major institution in the field of law and social science, the Foundation offers a rich environment to students considering an academic or research career.

 

Eligibility

Eligible are American citizens and lawful permanent residents including, but not limited to, persons who are African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, or

Puerto Rican, as well as other individuals who will add diversity to the field of law and social science.

 

Applications will be considered only from sophomores and juniors, that is, students who have completed at least the sophomore year and who have not received a bachelor’s degree by the time the fellowship begins. Applicants must have a Grade Point Average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and be moving toward an academic major in the social sciences or humanities.

 

Program, Tenure, and Stipend

Four summer research fellowships will be awarded each year. Each student will be assigned to an American Bar Foundation Research Professor who will involve the student in the professor’s research project and who will act as a mentor during the student’s tenure. The students also will participate in a series of seminars and field visits to acquaint them with the many facets of sociolegal research and the legal system. The students will work at the American Bar Foundation’s offices in Chicago, Illinois for 35 hours a week for a period of 8 weeks. Each student will receive a stipend of $3,600.

 

Application Procedure

Applicants for the Summer Research Fellowships must provide the following:

 

  • A brief essay on the topics indicated in the application form
  • Official transcripts of all academic courses completed at the time of application
  • One letter of recommendation from a faculty member familiar with the student’s work

 

Completed applications, including transcript and letter of recommendation, are due no later than February 15, 2014. Due to the volume of applications, late applications cannot be reviewed. Awards will be announced by April 15, 2014.

 

For application materials and to apply online, visit the American Bar Foundation’s Web site:

http://www.americanbarfoundation.org/fellowships/Call_for_Summer_Research_Diversity_Fellows.html

2. CENTER FOR WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT & CIVIL SOCIETY

Dear Colleagues:The Center for Women in Government and Civil Society is offering a great leadership development program for undergraduate women. We would like your help in referring outstanding students to the program by sharing the information. This program, the NEW LeadershipTM New York (NLNY), is the first and only program of its kind in New York State, and is part of the National Education for Women’s (NEW) Leadership Network.

The goals of the program are to help undergraduate women gain leadership skills and policy knowledge, as well as welcome women to be advocates for change. The intensive week-long summer program stresses the importance of diversity in the political and policy-making processes, while preparing participants for careers in the political and policy field. Moreover, competitive mini grant awards will be offered for participants to create a campus and/or community engagement project.

NLNY is open to undergraduate women enrolled in New York State colleges and universities, and to New York State residents enrolled in colleges and universities outside of New York.

Applications are available online at http://www.albany.edu/womeningov/programs/nlny.shtml. All applications must be received by February 28, 2014.

Please pass this information along to any aspiring leaders, academic deans and department chairs, student groups, career services offices and other members of the campus community whom you feel would benefit from this information.

We thank you for your time and assistance in helping to spread the word about this exciting program. Your help is deeply appreciated. We hope to see some of your students during our 2014 program year! Should you have any questions, please contact Dina Refki, Director, Center for Women in Government and Civil Society at (518) 442-5127 and at Drefki@albany.edu.To view this email as a web page, click here.

3. SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

The GNYHA Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) is now
accepting applications for the class of 2014.
Each year, undergraduate and graduate students from across the country are selected to spend 12 weeks in New York’s finest health care facilities, work alongside executives, and see firsthand how hospitals and health care systems are run.
Make a real health care impact.
The SEP matches students who have shown academic success and commitment to community with GNYHA member institutions and preceptors where they will spend their summer working on projects that benefit the institution. Past projects include redesigning an outpatient clinic to improve patient flow and researching best practices to improve the experience of patients with Limited English Proficienecy.
Visit the Windy City.
This year, all SEP students will attend the Institute for Diversity in Health Management’s National Leadership Conference on Diversity in Chicago. Students will get the opportunity to network with heath care leaders from around the country.
Learn from Experts.

SEP students attend two days of educational seminars on health care careers. Speakers representing a wide variety of roles in the health care industry discuss their experiences and offer career advice. Am I a good candidate for SEP?I am a rising second-year or second-year graduate student  in Fall 2014I will be a junior or senior in Fall 2014 or a Spring 2014 graduateWhere could I work?         While the participating hospitals vary each year,  past institutions include:Bellevue Hospital Center  Beth Israel Medical Center Beth Israel Medical Center-Brooklyn Brookdale University Medical Center Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home Catholic Health Services of Long Island Christ Hospital CNR Healthcare Network Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing     Facility Coney Island Hospital Continuum Health Partners East New York Diagnostic and Treatment Center Good Samaritan Hospital Center Hackensack University Medical Center Harlem Hospital Center HHC Office of Correctional Services Hudson Valley Hospital Center Interfaith Medical Center Jacobi Medical Center Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Kings County Hospital Center Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Lutheran Health Care Maimonides Medical Center Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Mercy Medical Center Metropolitan Hospital Center Montefiore Medical CenterThe Mount Sinai Hospital Nassau University Medical Center New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation  New York Eye & Ear Infirmary New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens New York Organ Donor Network NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital North Central Bronx Hospital North Shore University Hospital North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System NYU Langone Medical Center Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Home Parker Jewish Institute for Healthcare and Rehabilitation Senior Health Partners Sound Shore Medical Center Southampton Hospital St. Barnabas Hospital St. Francis Hospital St. John’s Episcopal Hospital St. John’s Riverside Hospital St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Trinitas Regional Medical Center SUNY Downstate Medical Center University Hospital     of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital Village Center for Care Visiting Nurse Service of New York Westchester Medical Center Winthrop-University Hospital Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center Wyckoff Heights Medical Center          Apply Today!Applications are due by March 3, 2014. For more information on the Summer Enrichment Program and to download your application, visit:www.gnyha.org/sep

Greater New York Hospital Association 555 West 57th Street, 15th Floor New York, NY, 10019, United States

 

4. IGOR SIKORSKY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Igor Sikorsky Scholarship Program for Stony Brook University Students

 

Greetings,

 

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is offering a competitive scholarship opportunity to qualified students at Stony Brook University.

 

This e-mail describes the information regarding the Igor Sikorsky Scholarship Program (ISSP), facilitated by Sikorsky’s Engineering Diversity Council. Annually, we accept applications from talented engineering students around the country pursuing studies in Aerospace, Mechanical, Materials, Systems, Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science. If you would, please encourage your engineering students to apply and hopefully become candidates for the ISSP program.

 

Please forward this e-mail and post the attached flyer on the applicable engineering department bulletin boards. This program targets eligible students in targeted engineering schools in selected US regions, and we want to be sure your very talented engineering students are aware of this opportunity

 

Scholarship Details are as follows:

 

o   Must at least be a full-time Sophomore or Junior and have a graduation date no earlier than Dec 2015; Seniors are encouraged to apply if their graduation date falls after Dec 2015

o    $10,000 annually renewable award upon meeting eligibility requirements

o    All candidates must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Must be included on resume.

o    A 10-week summer internship each year scholarship assistance is awarded.

o    Consideration for full-time employment upon successful completion of degree

 

Apply using the following link below:

Sikorsky Careers – http://www.sikorskycareers.com/job_detail.asp?jobid=4106902

Deadline February 28th, 2014

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