Daily Archives: January 28, 2019

2019 call for applications: Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program

If you aspire to conduct independent research, to pursue doctoral study, and to contribute to diversity at institutions of higher learning, you are encouraged to apply to the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. The MMUF Program is a doctoral preparatory program that offers a concrete mentoring plan and financial support to rising sophomore and junior students who will pursue academic research in Mellon-approved fields. The fundamental objective of MMUF is to increase diversity amongst faculty in U.S. universities and colleges, as well demonstrate a commitment to eradicating social, educational, and economic disparities.

Attend an Information Session with the Faculty Director, Dr. Toribio in BEN 3.150—
• Monday, January 28 @ 12:00 and @1:00
• Thursday, January 31 @ 10:00 and @ 11:00
• Monday, February 4 @ 12:00 and @1:00
• Thursday, February 7 @ 10:00 and @ 11:00
—or contact Dr. Toribio: toribio@austin.utexas.edu

Information on the program, current and past UT fellows, and application
requirements is also available at UT MMUF.
Application deadline: Friday, February 15, 2019.

LAH Info Session Ambassadors Needed!

Stacey needs a few LAHers to volunteer to serve as LAH Student Ambassadors to meet and greet prospective students and their families at the LAH Information Sessions this spring semester.

Your responsibilities would be to speak with guests about your experiences in LAH, UT, dorm life, etc..  basically everything about being a student at UT and in LAH. The sessions begin Friday, February 1st from 10:00-12:00 (the first hour is with students and parents, the second hour just with parents)  in the LAH  Commons Room and run every Monday and Friday until April 29th (no sessions during Spring Break).   If you can make it for both Mondays and Fridays great! If not, that’s ok as long as there are other student representatives.  You can also sign up for the first hour 10:00-10:00  or 11:00-12:00 or stay for both hours.

Please email Stacey (samorous@austin.utexas.edu)  by January 30th  with your interest and availability.

Call for Study Abroad Scholarship Application!

The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies is now offering a number of travel scholarships to Liberal Arts majors for study abroad in Latin America, both for summer 2019 and for the academic year 2019-2020.  For summer 2019, we are offering ten $2,500 travel scholarships.  Students must attend degree-granting institutions in Latin America this coming summer for a summer session and return with at least six hours of college credit.  For the academic year 2019-2020, we will award six $5,000 travel scholarships for semester-long study abroad in Latin America.  Awardees must attend degree-granting institutions in Latin America and return with at least 12 hours of college credit.  These awards are merit-based.

Applications and letters of recommendation are due on February 15, 2019, without exception.  Please follow the link to the scholarship portal: http://bit.ly/WNaeWm

Good luck!