Society for Neuroscience Scholars Program

SfN is currently accepting applications for the Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP).  NSP is a three-year fellowship to enhance career development and professional networking opportunities for underrepresented minority undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in neuroscience. The program, funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (http://www.ninds.nih.gov/), provides scholars with:

• Annual stipend for enrichment activities outside the scholar's home institution
• Support for and annual meeting travel expenses
• Access to annual meeting workshops, courses, and events
• Complimentary SfN meeting registration and abstract fee waivers
• Complimentary SfN membership and subscription to The Journal of Neuroscience (http://www.jneurosci.org/) online
• Mentoring

The deadline for applications is May 20, 2011.  For more information and application forms, please visit www.sfn.org/nsp

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Final Fellowship Information Sessions

A reminder that our final fellowship information sessions will be held this month. We highly encourage students to attend since many of the scholarship and fellowships have early fall deadlines. The information sessions will be held on the following days/times:

Fellowships for International Study Information Sessions

• Thursday, April 14, 3pm-4pm, Leavey Library Auditorium
• Tuesday, April 26, 2pm-3pm, Leavey Library Auditorium

Fulbright Information Sessions

• Wednesday, April 20, 2pm-3pm, Leavey Library Auditorium

U.S. Citizenship is required for the scholarships and fellowships. For more information regarding the fellowships discussed at the information sessions, please visit http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/arp//fellowships

Thank you,
Academic Recognition Programs Staff

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Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards for undergraduate study abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.

Visit the website at www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program for more information.

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Summer Problems Without Passports Course—BISC-499: The Ocean in a Changing World

Where: Catalina Island at the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies http://college.usc.edu/wrigley/home/index.cfm in Big Fisherman Cove

When: May 31^st till June 24^th

Estimated Costs: $1,007    (includes costs for meals and accommodation)

Eligibility: Freshmen and sophomore are not eligible BUT can enroll via waiver. The waiver is granted based on an interview with both instructors.

Available Fellowships: Students can apply for a SURF fellowship, which will provide $3, 000 for the students who qualify, which can be used towards paying the tuition of $5,000.

We will help you prepare the application. See http://college.usc.edu/surf for eligibility and application details.

Course details: The course will offer hands-on experience in oceanographic research with ~4 sampling expeditions planned and students will also be involved in planning, preparing and carrying out one of the expeditions as well as the sampling and measuring. There is a boat that will operate on a daily basis between San Pedro and the Wrigley station. For USC students the use is free of charge. The boat leaves the SCMI (Southern California Marine Institute) in San Pedro every morning at ~7:30 a.m. and leaves the station to return to SCMI) every afternoon at ~3:30 p.m. The passage time is ~ 1 hour 15 min. Students usually stay on the island during the week and leave for the weekends to return to the island on Mondays. Of course you can also stay on the island for the weekend.

Please contact us via email astrids@usc.edu and wziebis@usc.edu if you have any further questions or need to arrange for a waiver. If there is updates on course-specific information we will send further emails.

Hope to see you on the island,

Astrid Schnetzer & Wiebke Ziebis

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Pre-Doctoral Fellowship at Yale Child Study Center

The Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic at the Yale Child Study Center in the Yale School of Medicine is interested in recruiting highly qualified students from USC for an exciting new pre-doctoral fellowship for current graduates or graduating seniors. The position will commence June 2011 and will be 2 years in duration.

Successful applicants will be involved in a 2-year program of training involving clinical and research experiences. Fellows will be responsible for assisting in a variety of research activities in the lab and for completing experimental protocols with infants and toddlers and their families. With research mentorship, selected applicants will be expected to guide a pre-determined project of research from the point of data collection through analysis and publication of results.
Interested students should send materials no later than March 30th in order to be considered for the position.

Additional information can be found on our website: childstudycenter.yale.edu/autism/fellowship/developmental-computational.aspx

Questions regarding the Yale Fellowship in Developmental and Computational Social Neuroscience may be directed to Dr. Suzanne Macari at suzanne.macari@yale.edu.

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Yale Child Study Center Fellowship

The Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic at the Yale Child Study
Center in the Yale School of Medicine is interested in recruiting highly
qualified students from USC for an exciting new pre-doctoral fellowship
for current graduates or graduating seniors. The position will commence
June 2011 and will be 2 years in duration.

Successful applicants will be involved in a 2-year program of training
involving clinical and research experiences. Fellows will be responsible
for assisting in a variety of research activities in the lab and for
completing experimental protocols with infants and toddlers and their
families. With research mentorship, selected applicants will be expected
to guide a pre-determined project of research from the point of data
collection through analysis and publication of results.
Interested students should send materials no later than March 30th in
order to be considered for the position.

Additional information can be found on our website here:
childstudycenter.yale.edu/autism/fellowship/developmental-computational.aspx
Questions regarding the Yale Fellowship in Developmental and
Computational Social Neuroscience may be directed to Dr. Suzanne Macari
at suzanne.macari@yale.edu.

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Academic Research Fund from USG

All USC undergraduates conducting research in any field are welcome and encouraged to apply for funding from the Academic Research Fund. Funding will be provided to help undergraduates conduct research projects, attend academic conferences, and pursue other academic extracurricular activities. Now is the optimal time for students to apply for a research grant to be utilized during the summer.

With the end of the year fast approaching, the USG Funding Boards are running out of funds for the remainder of this academic semester. Students are advised to apply as soon as possible.

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Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship

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Internship Programs Office Newsletter, 2/16/2011

 

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Blue Kitabu Summer Research Opportunity in Ghana

Join Blue Kitabu (www.bluekitabu.org) for five weeks in June and July as part of our Summer 2011 Research Fellowship Program in Ghana. The theme is Agriculture, Sustainability and Educational Development. Ten fellows will be selected to engage in field research in the rural Central Region of Ghana, utilizing the rich culture and knowledge of the local communities as well as the resources of Cape Coast University. The research products will shape the practices of Blue Kitabu on the ground, and we are looking for individuals with a commitment to responsible development.

Fellows will be responsible for creating their own research topics in collaboration with Blue Kitabu staff and research will result in a final paper to be presented at a USC symposium in the fall. The cost of participation is $2,500 and includes all mentorship, room, board, transport and insurance costs, except airfare. A Blue Kitabu staff member will be onsite at all times for support and to supervise research.

Five USC College students will be supported up to $3000 through the Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) . Graduating seniors are not eligible for SURF. Also, those who are eligible can apply to the USC Africa Student Fund for additional funding.

Apply to Blue Kitabu on www.bluekitabu.org. The application deadline is April 1st, 2011 for those who wish to be considered for SURF. A separate SURF application is required.

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Internship Programs Office Newsletter, 2/9/2011

 

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Asian Pacific Community Fund Verizon Scholarship Awards Program

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Grace Ford Salvatori Community Service Scholarships

The Grace Ford Salvatori Community Service Scholarships are $2500 tuition scholarship—nothing to sneeze at.  The way it works, half the money is subtracted from the fee bill each semester.  

The application is not difficult.  DEADLINE IS NEXT FRIDAY, FEB. 11th!

Description of awards

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Summer Research Opportunities in the College

Problems Without Passports (PWP)
USC students have the opportunity this summer to participate in six
Problems Without Passports (PWP) courses that combine problem-based or
inquiry learning research exercises with study in a foreign country,
Washington D.C., or Los Angeles. Check out the Summer 2011 courses and
past student experiences on college.usc.edu/pwp.

Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF)
You want to do research in the summer but you don't know where to start? Check out SURF. Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) is USC
College's commitment to supporting undergraduate research in
collaboration with USC Faculty.

The SURF program provides funding to undergraduates for participation
as a research assistant in a faculty member’s project, or who wish to
pursue a scholarly research project of their own choosing (sponsored and
supervised by a faculty member). SURF allows all students to be mentored
one-on-one by USC faculty, and introduces students early in their
academic careers to the process of serious scholarly inquiry.

Any student in good standing, with at least one USC College major, may
apply for a research stipend of up to $3,000 to support a summer
research project of their choosing or to apply to tuition expenses
towards a Problems Without Passports course.

Now what ?
Check out SURF for more details.  Applications for Summer 2001 are available.  We added and extra tool on our website to
start the process. In addition to your own search for a research project
and a faculty member, you can post your interest(s) on the SOAR-SURF Board. Faculty who are searching for student researchers will be using this tool to find students for their project.  It works both ways too ! If you find something on the faculty postings
you would like to work on, you can contact the faculty member.

For questions, email surf@college.usc.edu.

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ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship

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Discovery and Global Scholars

This USC Discovery Scholars Program recognizes graduating seniors who excel in the classroom and display the ability to create exceptional new scholarship and artistic works. The Global Scholars Program recognizes graduating seniors who excel in their studies at home and abroad.

Students are able to compete for the recognition at graduation and may be considered for a $10,000 prize towards graduate study.

There will be an information session with Dean Lamy on Friday, January 28, 2pm in THH 212.

DISCOVERY SCHOLARS PROGRAM

• University Main Page for Discovery Scholars- Steps to Becoming a Scholar
• USC College Requirements for Discovery Scholars
• Discovery Scholars Intent to Submit- Due Feb 4

GLOBAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM

• University Main Page for Global Scholars- Steps to Becoming a Scholar
• USC College Requirements for Global Scholars
• Global Scholars Intent to Submit- Due Feb 4

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Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program (MMUFP) is a unique program designed to encourage, prepare, and support underrepresented students and students interested in increasing opportunities for underrepresented students, to pursue graduate studies and an academic career. The program supports specific academic disciplines where a diverse student body and faculty have traditionally not been present.

The Mellon Mays Program supports its fellows through faculty mentoring, financial support, GRE test preparation, graduate school preparatory workshops, and networking opportunities with top graduate schools in the United States. Each fellow designs and conducts an individual research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor, and receives a stipend during the summer and the academic year.

Information regarding the fellowship is available at www.usc.edu/mmuf

All applications must be received in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), suite 425, by 4pm on Friday, February 11, 2011. Completed applications will be reviewed and qualified applicants will be selected for an interview.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at (213) 740-9116 or menciso@usc.edu should you have any questions.

Best,
Martha Enciso, Ed.D., Assistant Director, Academic Recognition Programs
Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), 425
(213) 740-9116
www.usc.edu/arp

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Fulbright Grants and Fellowships for International Study Information Sessions

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USC College Continuing Student Scholarships

Application Deadline: Friday, February 25

The USC College Continuing Student Scholarship 2011-12 application is
now available on college.usc.edu/css.

USC College offers a number of scholarships each year for continuing
students (current USC freshmen, sophomores, and juniors) with majors in
the College for their achievements at USC and the greater community.

Amount Awarded: $1,000 to $5,000 per award

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IHME Post-Bachelor Fellowship Opportunity

 

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