Daily Archives: March 9, 2022

New Archival Research Scholarship

The Ransom Center is launching a new competition with cash prizes for outstanding undergraduate researchers!

The Schuchard Undergraduate Archival Research Prize is a new Ransom Center program offering cash awards for outstanding student work based on research in our collections! First Place Prize is $1,000, Second Place is $700, and our Honorable Mention for lower-division students is $300. Winners will receive certificates and be honored at a small ceremony at the Ransom Center. All UT undergraduates who’ve completed or are in-progress on an academic project involving research in our collections are strongly encouraged to apply!

 

Applicants must complete an application form and provide a cover letter, writing sample of their work, and contact information for a faculty member willing to provide a short paragraph of support. A full letter of recommendation is not necessary. Applications will be evaluated by a panel of UT faculty and Ransom Center staff.

 

Applications are due April 1, and winners will be announced in early May.

Check out our website for more information and a link to the application form, and don’t hesitate to reach out to instruction@hrc.utexas.edu if you have any questions.

Scholarship Opportunity – UT Co-Op George H. Mitchell Award

Applications are now open for the 2022 George H. Mitchell Student Awards for Academic Excellence.

With support from the University Co-op, The University of Texas at Austin recognizes undergraduate students for superior scholarly or creative achievement. Four students will receive awards of $5,000, and one student will receive the top award of $7,000. In addition to the student awards, the Provost’s Office provides a concurrent award of half the value of each student’s award to the academic department in which the scholarly work was supervised.

Who can apply?

  • Nominees must be either a junior or senior currently enrolled at UT Austin or have received their undergraduate degree in December 2021.
  • Students must demonstrate superior scholarly or creative achievement through a notable paper or thesis, research project, creative or artistic endeavor, or other product of the student’s academic work.
  • Submitted work should be finished or close to finished (e.g. a complete draft of a thesis or research paper).
  • Previous Mitchell Award recipients are eligible only if the submitted work is a completely different project.

Learn more about application requirements. Complete this application by Wednesday, March 23.

If you have any questions, please email undergraduateawards@utexas.edu.

McCombs Entrepreneur Summer Fellowship Application Now Open!

The McCombs Entrepreneur Summer Fellowship (MESF), funded by the generous support of alumni donors and the Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center, enables innovative students to continue building their startups during the summer. First-year MBAs, graduate students from majors outside of McCombs, and undergraduate students from any major with four semesters of course work who are actively working on a startup are eligible to apply. Applicants working on any stage of startup development from ideation to scaling are eligible to apply. Learn more here.

Undergraduate Research Internship Opportunities

Good Systems – Undergraduate Research Opportunity 

Good Systems, a UT Austin research grand challenge with the goal of designing AI technologies that benefit society, seeks undergraduates to participate in Good Systems core research projects over a ten-week period in the summer. Undergraduate researchers should apply to support one of six Good Systems projects, which investigate ethical AI in the areas of racial justice, disinformation, robotics, smart cities, smart tools and the future of work, and privacy and surveillance.

You can learn more about the opportunity on Eureka or by viewing the Call for Applications. Applications can be submitted via Qualtrics.

 

Greehey CCRI Donald G McEwen, Memorial Summer Undergraduate Research & High School Program 

The purpose of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) Undergraduate Research & High School Summer Internship Program is to allow talented undergraduate and high school students interested in research the opportunity to spend approximately ten weeks during the summer conducting hypothesis-driven research in childhood cancer in one of the laboratories at the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute.

The 2022 program runs from June 6th through August 12th.

  • The number of applications can exceed the available positions, and once those are filled, interested applicants will be placed on a waiting list.
  • The program hosts typically ten to twelve high school and undergraduate students.
  • Each Principal Investigator screens the candidates pool to identify students whose research interests best fit their research program.
  • A stipend is available to successful undergraduate applicants to help defray some of the student’s expenses.

All the following documents are required and can be submitted to https://gccri.uthscsa.edu/research/summer-program/

  • Personal statement (300-500 words max) describing your career goals, interest in cancer research, what you hope to take away from such an experience, and why you are interested in studying at the Greehey CCRI.
  • Unofficial transcript
  • Current resume including prior research experience

Deadline (subject to change) FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2022 @ 5PM 

The application window for summer 2022 internships is open.

 

Interested in a future in cardiovascular research?

Funded by the American Heart Association (AHA) and UH-HEART, we provide a transdisciplinary research experience and the skills that will prepare you for a future career in cardiovascular-related research.

Five research fellowships will be awarded to rising juniors, seniors and immediate graduates to participate in a full-time, 10-week research experience (May 31, 2022 – August 5, 2022). Housed within the newly formed UH Drug Discovery Institute, fellows will be engaged in the latest cardiovascular research and enrichment activities under the guidance of a UH faculty mentor.

Eligibility:

Rising juniors, seniors and immediate graduates with a 3.0 GPA or higher. UH-HEART provides a $6,000 stipend to fellows and additional funding to attend a research conference within six months of program participation.

Applications Open February 1 – March 18, 2022

A complete application includes the following:

  • One-page personal statement on interest in cardiovascular research, future career aspirations and goals to accomplish in the program
  • Two recommendation letters
  • Resume
  • Official transcript
  • Completed application form

 

Summer Research Internship Program at Columbia Business School

Columbia Business School seeks applicants for the 2022 Summer Research Internship Program. This highly selective program provides interns an opportunity to work with Columbia Business School’s faculty on a research project in finance, economics, marketing, management, decision sciences, operations, accounting, or data analytics. The work may include literature reviews, data collection and cleaning, web scraping, statistical analysis, advanced analytics such as machine learning and NLP, and in some cases, contribution to a final publication.

The program will run from June 1, 2022 through August 5, 2022. If it is run in person, housing will be provided.  The interns are paid a salary whether the program is in person or virtual.  For more information and to apply, please fill out the application form at the following website: https://academics.gsb.columbia.edu/research-opportunities/summer-research-internship

 

UT Real Estate Center – Student Career Workshops

If this is you: Are you a people person, that considers yourself a creative-type, but is also drawn to business and math?? Still unsure about exactly what you want to do after graduation??

Join us: Wednesday, March 9th from 4:00 to 5:00 pm for Let’s Chat About Real Estate Careers // Commercial Real Estate Careers are NOT RESIDENTIAL HOME SALES!!

  • Ever wonder why some cities, like Austin, are continuing to grow, while others don’t?
  • Wondering how downtown high-rise buildings, hotels and resorts, mixed-use and multifamily projects are financed, designed, and built?
  • Are you interested in positively impacting communities where people live, work and play?
  • Curious about the future development of cities, transportation challenges, affordable housing, urban policy, planning and the built environment?
  • Wondering how investors choose particular cities to spend their money?

REGISTRATION: If you are a student member of the Real Estate Center, you can register in our Symplicity Portal. If you are not yet a member or do not know how to access the portal, you can register here instead: https://mccombs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bjEzFZq04ITe3vo

Visit the Harry Ransom Center’s Newest Exhibit: Women and the Making of Joyce’s Ulysses

Now on view through July 17, 2022

This new exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s famed masterpiece and investigates the important and largely unacknowledged role of women in the book’s realization. See more than 150 rare objects that tell this story, including a first edition of Ulysses, page proofs for its first printing, original copies of The Little Review, manuscripts in Joyce’s hand, rare books, printed ephemera, and photographs.

Visit the HRC’s website for more details: https://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/2022/women-and-the-making-of-ulysses/

FYE Mentor Recruitment! Spring Semester Edition!

Interested in helping new Longhorns tackle the same challenges you faced? Gain leadership experience, help connect students with campus resources, spread UT spirit and traditions, and earn some extra money by applying to be a First-Year Interest Group (FIG) Mentor!

The application is now available online. More information about the position and commitment is posted on our website.

FIG Mentor Info: https://ugs.utexas.edu/fig/mentors/applying

The deadline to apply for Fall 2022 is March 25, 2022. For NEW Mentors both the application and two recommendation forms must be submitted by the deadline. The recommendation form can be filled out by a UT student leader, staff, or faculty member. They must have a UT EID. Students currently enrolled in FIGs are advised to ask their facilitator to fill out one of their recommendation forms.

Please email fig@austin.utexas.edu with any questions.

Quiet Writing Group for Undergraduate Thesis/Capstone Writers

The University Writing Center is hosting a quiet writing group for any undergraduate students writing a thesis or capstone on Thursdays from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm and will meet for five weeks. During these sessions, everyone working together can write, do research, peer review, or bounce ideas off each other. There are about 10 spots, and attendance at every session is encouraged. However, if you can only make it to a few meetings or for some of the duration but still want to attend, let us know and we can work something out. Here’s the link to sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quiet-writing-group-for-undergraduate-thesis-writers-tickets-275096249287

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Brett Glasscock at glasscockbrett@gmail.com or Carly Montagnlo at cmontagnolo@utexas.edu

Seeking Participants for Survey

Hi everyone! My name is Rachel Chen, and I am a sophomore psychology and sociology major. I am doing a research study on people’s attitudes and general knowledge about affirmative action between students at UT and students at UC Berkeley as a Student Fellow for the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, and I would really appreciate any help! The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete, and you can enter a raffle to win one of two $25 Amazon gift cards once you finish. Please share this with your friends, especially if they go to UC Berkeley! The link is tinyurl.com/UTvsUC, and you can contact me at rachelchen@utexas.edu if you have any questions.