Category Archives: Research Opportunities

Now Accepting Applications: Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program

The McNair Scholars Program is currently recruiting and accepting new students for the 2015-2016 cohort. We are looking for undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing doctoral degrees who are first generation and low-income, and/or traditionally underrepresented in graduate education.

All McNair Scholars obtain a faculty mentor, work on an independent research project, receive free GRE prep (up to $1,200), and are eligible for up to $7,500 in scholarships and awards for participating. Our application deadline is Friday, April 4th, 2015. More information and the application can be found at utmcnairscholars.org.

Information sessions will be taking place:

March 5th from 6:00-7:00 pm in CBA 4.338

March 26th from 6:00-7:00pm in CBA 4.338

Lastly, we will be having a “Your Ph.D. in the Real World” workshop open to all students (see flyer below). Thank you for your support of the UT McNair Scholars Program.

Student Leadership Opportunities at CMHC

1.  March 3rd:  Student Leadership Open House

A partnership between CMHC and University Health Services (UHS) to provide an open house for students to learn all about the great leadership and academic opportunities we offer.  (Flyer attached and he facebook event can be found here https://www.facebook.com/events/357264007800568)

2. March 3rd:  “Real Talk: How to Help a Friend in Distress” The open workshop will take place on Tuesday, March 3rd from 7-8 PM in BUR 112. This highly interactive, one hour workshop discusses emotional distress and explores how students can support their friends who are going through a tough time. Facilitators engage audience members through conversations and role plays, allowing participants to learn from one another. This workshop is open to all UT students. Here’s a link to the facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/1545676819037461/

3.  Looking for stories of student resilience

The Counseling and Mental Health Center is currently recruiting students for a video project.  We are looking for students who have experienced some sort of failure or rejection during college and are willing to share their story in a 90 second video.  These stories are meant to inspire and encourage other students who might be encountering similar experiences.  We will be using these videos in a mobile application we’re developing but also potentially online and through social media as well.   If you’re interested in learning more about this opportunity, contact Steven Stone, CMHC Graduate Assistant at steve.stone@utexas.edu.

Join the Clements and Strauss Centers to learn about summer internship funding, research grants, and other student programs!

Tuesday, February 24

12:15-1:00pm

SRH 3.124

Light lunch served

Open to all UT undergraduate and graduate students

Please join the Clements Center for History, Strategy & Statecraft and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law to learn about summer internship funding, research grants, and other student programs.

The Clements Center will discuss the following programs:

The Strauss Center will discuss the following programs:

Brumley Next Generation Scholars

The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law and the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service are now accepting applications for the 2015-16 Next Generation Scholars program. There will be an information session on the program Tuesday, February 24th from 12:15-1:30pm in SRH 3.122 (more information on our website). There will be an additional information session in late February or early March in the Liberal Arts Building; stay tuned for more details.

The Next Generation Scholars (NGS) program was launched in 2010 with the goal of providing new research and mentorship opportunities for promising UT undergraduate students interested in careers in international security and law. In 2015, the NGS program will expand to include a focus on civic engagement through a partnership with the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, expanding the reach of the program by engaging more students and involving faculty members on a wider range of local, national, and international policy issues. Involving undergraduates in international affairs and civic engagement early in their career is an important part of the Strauss and RGK Centers’ mission to prepare the next generation of leaders to help develop solutions to the most pressing public policy challenges.

Program Components

This one-year program includes two key components: First, students will take a 3-credit research training and professional development course, taught in the Fall of 2015. This course is designed to introduce students to policy work, including basic skills in policy research, analysis, and writing. Students will be trained on designing research strategies and proposals, conducting policy analysis, writing resumes and statements of purpose, crafting op-eds and blog posts, and planning for the steps in their career development. Students selected for the program are required to enroll in PA 325. This course will be led by Dr. Catherine Weaver, LBJ School Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar.

Second, the program also matches each selected student with a research agenda underway by a Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar or RGK Center Faculty Fellow to provide opportunities to directly engage in policy-relevant research and practice skills taught in the fall course. Students will apprentice in their assigned research program for the Fall 2015 semester. Students who perform well in their research apprenticeship and the research training course in the fall will be eligible to then continue as a paid research intern for their respective faculty members at the Strauss or RGK Center in Spring 2016. Students promoted to full intern positions will be expected to commit approximately ten hours per week during the spring semester and will earn a stipend of $500 for the spring semester. Students may use this stipend for independent research, travel to a study abroad program or summer internship, travel to a professional conference, or other experiential and scholarly pursuits approved by Dr. Weaver. Funding permitting, and contingent on positive performance evaluations, students may have the possibility of continuing as research interns at the Strauss Center after the year-long Next Generation Scholars program concludes.

More details and application available here.

College of Liberal Arts Research Week Events

The College of Liberal Arts is now accepting applications for the research poster presentation session that will take place during the Liberal Arts Honors Day reception on Saturday, April 18. Students will also have the opportunity to present at the Dean’s Research Reception on Thursday, April 23, where their research will be presented to College directors, chairs, deans, and faculty.

The application can be found on our website. The deadline for students to apply is Friday, March 13.

If you have any questions about research week or the application, please contact Maggie Wilhite.

Summer 2015 Undergraduate Research Program

Summer 2015 Undergraduate Research Program – The University of Texas at Austin

Undergraduate Research in Race, Ethnicity, & the Demography of Crime and Punishment

·      Opportunity to study social demography through course work and a mentored research experience with senior PRC graduate students

·      Program pays for room and board, and computing and research-related expenses

·      REU students receive a $4,000 stipend for participation in the 8 week program

·      Students participate in a 3-hour summer course during the first 4 weeks of the program

·      Second half of the program focus is on individual projects in collaboration with graduate student mentor and faculty director, David Kirk

·      Student papers are presented in the fall at a professional conference

·      This program is specifically geared toward students with junior standing who are seriously thinking about attending graduate school in the social sciences and, particularly, in sociology or demography

The 2015 summer REU Program application deadline is FEBRUARY 17, 2015.

See http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/prc/training/undergraduate.php for details about the REU program.

The College of Liberal Arts Digital Storytelling Seminar Application

Liberal Arts is offering a free 12-week seminar focused on 10 video projects written, directed, produced, and edited by Liberal Arts undergraduates. Participants will relive and retell some of their most epic, real, tragic, and ecstatic college moments, while receiving hands-on experience in

·       Screenwriting and Storytelling

·       Cinematography

·       Editing

·       Graphic Effects

·       Careers in Digital Video Production

This is an introductory digital storytelling, film, and media production workshop with group productions of short films using high-definition video.

Participants will be provided with access to equipment, training, software, and direct support from working professionals in video production. Guest lecturers from the Austin film industry will instruct each seminar. These workshops will guide participants through the creation of their own digital story.

 

Students must commit to attending workshops that will be held on campus

January 21 – May 31, 2015

Wednesdays from 5:30 – 8 PM

Productions have potential to continue into summer 2015

 

APPLY HERE

The deadline to apply is Monday, January 12 by 5pm. Seats are limited!

To apply please visit colaclips.com and fill out the application.

REQUIREMENTS

This seminar is restricted to Liberal Arts undergraduates.

The seminar is collaborative, and will result in the production of up to 10 short films that will be showcased online and at campus events in the fall of 2015. Participants will co-own the work with the University and be able to use it in the future for their own portfolios and creative purposes.  The University reserves the right to also use the material created for educational and promotional purposes.

Limited to no more than 30 students.

QUESTIONS?

Mystie Pineda, Radio TV Film Specialist IV | College of Liberal Arts |  The University of Texas at Austin  mystiepineda@austin.utexas.edu

Internship: The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice

Deadline: Monday, November 24, 2014

Call for Applications

Spring 2015 Undergraduate Internship

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas School of Law is currently accepting applications for UT undergraduates to intern with us during the spring of 2015!  Interns will support various initiatives at the Rapoport Center.  This internship is ideal for students who are interested in:

 

  • Working on human rights research and advocacy projects
  • Learning how an academic center functions
  • Engaging in human rights scholarship
  • Gaining practical experience
  • Collaborating with faculty, staff, and students

 

This is an unpaid internship.  Selected interns should be available at least 10 hours per week during the semester.

 

The Role of Human Rights Interns

 

Undergraduate interns play an important role at the Rapoport Center.  Interns will focus on different activities, depending on their background, interest, and the needs of the Center.  Primary duties include:

 

  • Assisting with human rights research and advocacy projects
  • Supporting the coordination and publicity of events and programs
  • Expanding the Center’s social media outreach
  • Providing administrative support for Center programs
  • Contributing written work for press releases, website, and Annual Review publications
  • Serving as liaison to the UT undergraduate community and helping develop the Center’s undergraduate outreach
  • Assisting Center Administrator, Co-Directors, Human Rights Scholars, graduate students, and affiliated faculty with other projects and tasks as assigned

 

Required Qualifications

 

  • Commitment to working on issues of human rights and justice
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Regular and punctual maintenance of office hours
  • Professional demeanor
  • Experience with internet research, standard office equipment, and Microsoft Office

 

The following qualifications may be preferred in some candidates:

 

  • Proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese
  • Experience with scholarly research and editing
  • Experience with publication, design, and website software (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite)
  • Event planning and/or fundraising experience

 

How to Apply

 

Qualified students should submit the following materials individually in PDF format to Rapoport Center Administrator William Chandler at wchandler@law.utexas.edu (subject: Undergraduate Internship):

 

  • Cover letter (state why you are interested in the position; demonstrate basic knowledge of our programs and activities)

 

  • CV/Resume (indicate any relevant skills and foreign language proficiency)

 

  • Transcript (unofficial is acceptable, as long as it’s not a grade report; an official copy can be mailed separately if needed, to arrive by the application due date)

 

  • List of three references (at least two must be UT faculty; include contact information)

 

  • Writing sample (3-5 pages; does not need to relate directly to human rights, although that is preferable)

 

Questions?

 

Contact William Chandler at wchandler@law.utexas.edu or 512-232-4857.

 

Spring 2015 Domestic Study Program in San Francisco

Spend the Spring 2015 semester conducting ethnographic research on gentrification and Black out-migration while taking classes at San Francisco State University and earning University of Texas credits!  Undergraduates from all majors are eligible to apply.

Reserve your spot before October 17, 2014 —there are only 10 spaces available.

For details and to sign up now, contact Dr. Omi Jones at jonijones@austin.utexas.edu.

Visit our website for more information: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/aads/study-abroad/san-francisco.php

IE Pre-Graduate School Internship Course

Dear UT Undergraduates:

With registration for next semester coming up in a few weeks, let me tell

you about an exciting internship course.

Are you thinking about whether graduate school is in your future?  Are you

uncertain about what it would be like to be a graduate student and what

academic program may be suited best to your interests and career goals?

If your answer to these questions is yes, you may wish to consider

undertaking the Intellectual Entrepreneurship (IE) “Pre-Graduate School

Internship.”  This internship is open to students in all UT

colleges/schools and departments.  You may earn one, two or three hours of

academic credit (CMS 164M/264M/364M) by participating in the internship.

Attached is a flyer describing the Pre-Graduate School Internship. In

addition, you may read more about this program (including FAQ’s, examples

of internship activities and an easy to complete internship contract) on

the web:

http://communication.utexas.edu/ie/

You may also be eligible for a Kuhn Intellectual Entrepreneurship Award.

This award is designed to encourage both first generation and economically

disadvantaged undergraduate students to pursue their academic passions and

to seriously consider graduate study.

The awards will be in the form of $1,000 stipends offered to a select

number of qualified undergraduate interns. The award is intended to

support and encourage students to pursue opportunities that further enrich

the Pre-Graduate School Internship experience. (e.g., traveling to

conferences, potential graduate school visits, research endeavors,

supplies, books etc.)

In addition, each intern’s graduate mentor will be awarded a matching

$1,000 stipend through the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement.

For more information about this award, please go to:

http://communication.utexas.edu/ie/kuhn-ie-award

A wonderful video about IE is at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWx0qNZERI0

If after examining these materials you have questions, please feel free to

contact me at: spaj737@uts.cc.utexas.edu

NOTE: Because of the generosity of several UT deans, undergraduates who do

their pre-grad internship in programs in the following colleges will be

eligible to receive travel grants to help cover part of the cost of

attending an academic conference (with their grad mentor)– Law, Public

Affairs, Communication, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Pharmacy, Business,

Social Work, Education, Natural Sciences, Fine Arts.

Sincerely,

Rick Cherwitz

Professor and IE Director