This newsletter
contains information about the following opportunities:
Scholarships/Fellowships/Internship:
1)
Interdisciplinary
Research Traineeships for Biologists and Engineers
2)
Robert and
Sandra A. Borns Jewish Studies Program
3) 2013 College Senior Scholarship Competition
Employment Opportunities (current and
post-baccalaureate):
4)
Indianapolis
Teaching Fellows
Scholarships:
1.
Interdisciplinary Research Traineeships for Biologists and Engineers
Virginia Tech - NSF
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeships (IGERT)
Interdisciplinary
Research Traineeships for Biologists and Engineers in Multi-Scale Transport in
Physiological and Environmental Systems (MultiSTEPS) http://www.multisteps.ictas.vt.edu/
This program, supported
by NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeships (IGERT) and
Virginia Tech Interdisciplinary Education Program (IGEP), seeks applications
from prospective students with Bachelor's or Master's degrees in engineering
or biology (or closely related fields) motivated to conduct research,
think, collaborate, and solve problems at the intersection of the engineering
and biological sciences.
Trainees will study the
dynamic processes that move material, momentum, and energy within, around,
through, and between biological systems, from single molecules to the
environment.
Possible research
projects include but are not limited to:
-protein structure,
-cell motility, and cell
cycle regulation, -drug delivery, -cardiovascular disease, -cancer detection
and metastasis -atmospheric and waterway transport of microbes, bacteria, and
nanoparticles
Trainees receive:
* $30,000
stipend
* Full tuition, fees
& health insurance
* A multistep integrated
framework of education and research in biology and engineering, including:
- interdisciplinary
graduate education
- cross-disciplinary
research rotations
- cross-disciplinary
faculty co-advisors
- education for professional development
- mentoring by interdisciplinary faculty team
- multiSTEPS classes & seminars
- extensive research facilities
Earn a PhD from a participating department:
-Biological Sciences
-Biological Systems Engineering
-Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
-Electrical and Computer Engineering
-Engineering Science and Mechanics
-Mechanical Engineering
-Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
Applications are accepted throughout the year but for
consideration for Fall 2013
applications are encouraged by December 31.
2. Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish
Studies Program
Scholarships and Administrative Internship - For Jewish Studies Major, Certificate, and Hebrew Minor Students for
the 2013-2014 AY
Application Deadline: Friday, March 1, 2013
Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns
Scholarships & Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Merit Scholarships
Irving Katz Scholarship
- preference may be
given to students studying Jewish history
Henry Fischel, Ph.D., Scholarship
- for incoming juniors
and seniors who will study in Israel on an approved overseas study program or
volunteer in an organized nonprofit program during the 2013-2014 year
The Percy Family Scholarship
Sandra and Stanley Trackman
Scholarship
Edward M. Dayan Scholarship
- preference given to a
student planning to teach Hebrew or Jewish Studies
Sara and Albert Reuben Scholarships -
to support the study of the Holocaust
Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns
Administrative Internship in Jewish Studies
- Intern will serve a
professional apprenticeship with Dr. Carolyn Upson-Walker, Assistant Director,
to assist with recruiting students, alumni relations, and career support for
current students, as well as clerical duties, data entry, mailings, and
miscellaneous projects for the Jewish Studies staff. Applicants must be in
residence at Indiana University Bloomington for both the fall 2013 and spring
2014 semesters. Intern will work an average of 10-12 hours/week (with maximum
wages of $3,000). Jewish Studies students interested in a career in communal
service are encouraged to apply. Excellent career experience. Non-resident
aliens need appropriate work authorization.
Eligibility:
·
Minimum
GPA of 3.2 who are either majoring in Jewish Studies or pursuing the Jewish
Studies certificate or Jewish Studies minor in Hebrew. Students with
significant financial need and a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher may also apply.
Students graduating in December 2013 will be eligible for fall 2013 funding
only.
·
Recipients
must be full-time students and maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA during the
funding period.
·
Students
may use scholarship funding toward study abroad programs that allow them to
continue normal academic progress toward graduation or to pursue full-time,
unpaid Jewish Studies-related internships away from IUB in the fall or spring
when registered for ASCS-W 499 or ASCS-Q 398.
For additional
information and application materials visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~jsp/undergraduates/funding.shtml
3. 2013
College Senior Scholarship Competition
At the beginning of the spring
semester the College will begin accepting applications for the annual Senior
Scholarship Competition. Current, full-time third-year students can apply for a
variety of merit-based scholarships for their senior year. Award amounts and
eligibility requirements vary widely for the approximately 20 named
scholarships that the College awards annually through this competition. By
completing one application, students are considered for all scholarships for
which they qualify. Note: Some awards are restricted to academically
meritorious students who have financial need.
To be eligible for this competition, applicants must:
§
Have
current full-time status at IUB or in an approved overseas study program
§
Be
eligible to graduate in May or August 2014
§
Enroll
as a full-time student (or in an IU overseas study program) both semesters of
2013-2014
§
High
academic merit, including a minimum College GPA of 3.700
Look for updated information and
the application form on the Senior
Scholarship Competition
page on the College website in mid-January. If you have questions or need
additional information, please contact the Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Office at 855-1647 or coasaado@indiana.edu.
Employment Opportunities:
4.
Indianapolis Teaching Fellows
The first deadline
for applying to the Indianapolis
Teaching Fellows (ITF) program is December 10, 2012. IFT is recruiting teachers to
serve in several subject areas, with a particular focus in English, special
education, math, science, Spanish, and French. The program
begins in Summer 2013.
Teaching
as a Career
ITF recruits talented recent graduates and mid-career professionals who bring experience and significant content knowledge to teaching. ITF emphasizes teaching as a long-term career change. We look for people who will stay in the classroom and effect change from within their schools. Each teaching position is considered a career with a full-time teaching salary ($33,000-39,000 plus benefits), and we expect at least a 3 year commitment from our Fellows.
ITF recruits talented recent graduates and mid-career professionals who bring experience and significant content knowledge to teaching. ITF emphasizes teaching as a long-term career change. We look for people who will stay in the classroom and effect change from within their schools. Each teaching position is considered a career with a full-time teaching salary ($33,000-39,000 plus benefits), and we expect at least a 3 year commitment from our Fellows.
Training
During
the summer, Fellows participate in an intensive, six-week Fast Start Pre-Service
Training (PST) to
master the foundational skills necessary to improve outcomes in schools where
students lag several grade-levels behind. Fast Start PST
prepares people without formal education backgrounds to be immediately
effective in challenging school environments, building on the deep content
knowledge they already possess by preparing them to teach it. Professional
development activities focus on the foundations of effective instructional
delivery and classroom management – and participants are able to apply those
skills right away by first practicing with other Fellows in training sessions
and then by leading actual summer school classes, where they will work
alongside experienced teachers to get
an authentic
field experience and receive real-time feedback through coaching.
Program Costs
There are no program or training costs associated with ITF - however, Fellows do complete a Master of the Arts in Teaching degree from Marian University. The cost of tuition is offset by an Americorps award of $5,500 and Fellows are responsible for the remaining $700-1000 at the end of 2 years of study.
Additional information and Fellow profiles are available on the program website.
Program Costs
There are no program or training costs associated with ITF - however, Fellows do complete a Master of the Arts in Teaching degree from Marian University. The cost of tuition is offset by an Americorps award of $5,500 and Fellows are responsible for the remaining $700-1000 at the end of 2 years of study.
Additional information and Fellow profiles are available on the program website.
If you are planning
to relocate after graduation, ITF is part of TNTP’s national network of teacher
recruitment and certification programs and has locations in:
Arizona - Baltimore - Charlotte - Chicago - DC - Fort
Worth - Georgia - Indiana - Memphis - Nashville - New Orleans - New York City - Rhode
Island
