CASL Language Science Summer Scholarship: Linguistics, Psychology, CSD students

CASL Language Science Summer Scholarship

The Office of the Vice President of Research at the University of Maryland, College Park is sponsoring the Language Science Summer Scholarship Program for undergraduates, through the Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL; http://www.casl.umd.edu/). This program is entering its fifth summer and has been a great success. 

 UMD is home to the largest and most integrated language science community in North America (http://languagescience.umd.edu/). Given CASL’s status as a university affiliated research center (UARC) – and as the first and only national resource dedicated to addressing the language science needs of the intelligence community (IC) – student projects have the opportunity to demonstrate how the research is relevant to, and has potential impact on, national security issues.

Purpose of this program: 

·         To involve undergraduates in cutting-edge language science research with Maryland faculty.

·         To introduce student scholars to government communities that may use and benefit from basic-plus-applied language science research.

·         To build links between research in language science on the University of Maryland campus and at CASL.

·         To create a small, dedicated forum for students to attend weekly lunches with UMD faculty in language science.

At the end of the program, students will create and deliver a short presentation in the early fall that summarizes their work. Non-UMD students will have the opportunity to video conference in and give their presentations instead of returning to campus.

Award and Application Process:

The program will offer $3000 stipends to approximately 10 students to fund their participation in language science research in faculty laboratories across campus.

CASL Language Science Summer Scholarships are available to undergraduate students with prior training in language science who wish to pursue language science research under close faculty supervision. A minimum commitment of eight weeks is typically expected (but is flexible based on student-mentor arrangements) .

 

Applicants must be currently enrolled as undergraduates at a US college or university.

 Required Items

Applicants for a CASL Summer Scholarship must submit:

  • A cover letter. This should outline the applicant’s background and experience. Cover letters should be in PDF format (please name the file in the following format: firstinitial.lastname_cover.pdf).
  • A current curriculum vitae or resume in PDF format (please name the file this way: firstinitial.lastname _cv.pdf).

 

Deadline

Review of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the positions are filled. However, for best consideration, completed applications should be received by April 15, 2016.

All application materials should be submitted electronically to Hana Kabashi (hkabashi@umd.edu).

NOTE: Please include “CASL Summer Scholarship” in the subject line.

 

POC: Hana Kabashi MA, CRA, hkabashi@umd.edu; 301-226-8916

UT Austin Student Training & Internship Program for HCM & IT Consulting Career Paths

UT Austin announces a new training and internship program for students interested in Human Capital Management, Systems and IT consulting. 

This program is designed to train UT-Austin undergraduates in cloud-based HCM, Payroll and Financial Administration systems in support of the University’s implementation of the new Workday enterprise application. During this spring and summer program, students will be trained on Workday technologies and business processes, and complete a full-time internship at UT Austin working on the Workday application configuration, quality assurance, implementation, security and business process adoption.

Program Details & How to Apply

Explore the full details of the program and access the online application form here. The application deadline is Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Save the date for the program’s online information session on March 21, from 5:00-6:00 pm CST. Logon instructions will be provided on this webpage after March 17. 

Program Overview

  • Title: Administrative Systems Modernization Program (ASMP) – Workday Analyst Internship
  • Eligibility: UT Austin undergraduate students with a 2.7 or higher GPA and graduating in 2017 or 2018. Explore the full internship requirements listed at the link above.
  • Pay: $18 per hour
  • Training: Workday@College provides comprehensive human capital management training in online and on-site courses. Training covers organizational structures, staffing, compensation, business processes, security and report writing. Training takes place online April 1-29 and on-site May 16-23.
  • Internship: The UT Austin ASMP Workday Analyst internship portion of this program takes place during the summer, from May 25 – August 12, 2016. This is a full-time internship, requiring 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm. 
    • Immediately contribute to the implementation of the cloud-based Workday HCM solution on campus
    • Work in a dynamic team environment
    • Gather and analyze business requirements
    • Assist as needed with the design, implementation, testing and optimization of Workday business processes, configuration, reporting, and integrations
    • Advise on options, risks, and any impact on current processes or systems
    • Learn about on-going organizational change management, communication, training to facilitate adoption
    • Be among one of the first college students trained on Workday, a game-changing and in-demand solution
  • Fall Semester & Beyond: Beginning in fall 2016, the internship converts to a 20 hour/week student campus job until graduation.

Competitive Career Skills

This program provides intensive systems consulting and cloud-based enterprise application implementation training and project management experience using Workday, the industry leader in finance and human capital management software.

The skills and experience gained in this program are highly sought after in the job market and will make you a competitive candidate for IT and systems consulting opportunities. Consulting firms – such as Deloitte and Accenture – and other Fortune 500 companies and organizations actively recruit and hire individuals to implement Workday applications. Additionally, organizations that have deployed Workday hire individuals to help with ongoing updates and support.

Fall Internship in Moscow at Higher School of Economics

Call for Applications: Internship in Moscow – Fall 2016

The Faculty of Economics Sciences at Higher School of Economics (HSE) is proud to begin receiving applications for semester-long unpaid internships during the Fall 2016. UT students in their junior and senior years as well as recent graduates are invited to apply. The internship comes with a $1,000 travel stipend.

You do not have to speak Russian, but could enroll in a class if you like!

Deadline to apply: April 15, 2016 at 12:00 AM Central Standard Time.

For more information and instructions on how to apply, click HERE!

Paid Summer Internship with Texas Parents

Paid, summer leadership opportunity with Texas Parents for the 2016 Family Orientation program!  We have extended the application deadline to Friday, March 11 by Noon.

Texas Parents is now accepting applications for the Family Orientation student staff positions: Family Orientation Student Leaders and Membership Recruitment Student Leaders. Our staff equips new Longhorn families with resources and information that assist them in supporting their student through the transition to UT. Visit the Texas Parents website [http://www.texasparents.org/jobs_home.php] for job details and application.

 

Fulbright Info Sessions

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program funds 8-12 months abroad to study, research or teach English in countries around the world. 

                                                                                                                                                 

FULBRIGHT GRANT INFO SESSIONS

 

Wednesday, March 2

4-5pm in CLA 1.106

&

Friday, April 8

4-5pm in CLA 1.106

 

Fulbright awards graduating seniors, recent graduates and alumni to travel for academic work in all disciplines, including the sciences, social sciences, humanities, engineering, and the performing and creative arts.  A number of countries also offer grants for those who wish to serve as English teaching assistants.

               

If your students aren’t quite ready, the competition happens every year, and we’d like to put the Fulbright Program in exceptional students’ minds as a goal to strive for after graduation!  Fulbright@austin.utexas.edu

 

The Fine Print:

                The 2017-2018 Fulbright U.S. Student competition will open on March 31, 2016.  The Fulbright U.S. Student program is open to graduate students at all levels, undergraduates who will have completed their degree by the beginning of the grant period (for most countries, Sept. 1, 2017) and alumni who hold a bachelor’s degree.  The program is restricted to U.S. citizens.  The grants are for study and research abroad, and are available for most countries.  Grants are awarded for all disciplines, including the sciences, social sciences, humanities, engineering, and the performing and creative arts.  A number of countries also offer grants for those who wish to serve as English teaching assistants.

 

Information sessions and Q & A for prospective applicants will be held Wednesday, March 2 and Friday April 8 in CLA 1.106.

 

Deadlines and Procedures:

 

1.  The applicant should go to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program website

(http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html) for country summaries, information about preparing an application, and, starting March 31, to begin the online application process.

 

2.  The applicant should also review our campus website:

http://world.utexas.edu/abroad/funding/scholarships/fulbright

 

3. Potential applicants should register with us by beginning an application in the Embark Application System.

 

4.  Campus Deadline: The applicant must submit a preliminary application through the Embark Online Application system by 5 PM on September 8, 2016. Interviews with the Fulbright Campus Committee are tentatively scheduled between September 19 and September 30. 

 

5. National Deadline: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 4pm Central time.

 

BDP Spring Application Deadline – March 10

If you have students who are considering a Bridging Disciplines Programs (BDP) certificate, this is a reminder that the spring BDP application deadline is Thursday, March 10 at midnight. Please feel free to forward this message along to any of your students who might be interested. 

Some students have asked about an extended application deadline. There will be no extensions — March 10 is our final deadline for applications this semester.

Information on applying is available here. Students should attend a BDP information session before applying, if they have not already done so. Information sessions are offered every Tuesday from 11am-12pm and Wednesday from 3-4pm in FAC 4.

Should students have questions or encounter any technical difficulties with our online application, they may contact the BDP office at 512-232-7564 or email us at bdp@austin.utexas.edu. 

For students who are considering the BDP but are not sure yet about applying, please know that we accept applications twice a year — in the spring and in the fall. We will have another application deadline in mid–October.

2016-17 Brumley Next Generation Fellows and Scholars

The Strauss Center is very pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2016-17 Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows and Undergraduate Scholars programs. These unique opportunitues provide research training and mentorships to exceptional undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin. The program is made possible by the generous support of Jon and Rebecca Brumley.

Graduate Students: Next Generation Fellows

The mission of the Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows program is to provide a transformative experience for UT graduate students from an array of disciplines, accelerating their path towards career success with an emphasis on building professional and scholarly skills and networks. Selection is not merely honorific; students selected for the Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows program will participate in the life of the Strauss Center, and receive support, in several ways:

Research, writing, and professional mentorship: First, each graduate student selected to be a Fellow will be linked to one of the Strauss Center’s many current research programs (based on the preferences expressed by the student in his or her application). More specifically, each Fellow will be paired with a Distinguished Scholar associated with that particular program. Under that scholar’s guidance, and backed by the financial support detailed below, the Fellow will conduct their own research and writing project(s). The Strauss Center scholar also will serve as a professional mentor, advising on career matters.

Graduate Fellows Colloquium: The Graduate Fellow Colloquium is a monthly luncheon during which Fellows and Strauss Center Distinguished Scholars will convene for two purposes: ongoing discussion of one another’s work, and engagement in a private setting with a visiting policymaker, practitioner, or scholar (selected by the Fellows themselves) in order to discuss both substantive issues and career development.

Resources: Fellows will receive a fellowship stipend in the amount of $2,500 for the 2016-17 academic year. Fellows will also be eligible to apply for funding to support travel for conferences, research, and other scholarly or professional activities.

Participation in Other Aspects of Strauss Center Life: Fellows are expected to maintain a deep level of engagement with the Strauss Center, including by selecting a speaker on their relevant research topic for a Strauss Center public talk and acting as co-host for that speaker’s visit.

Undergraduate Students: Next Generation Scholars

The Strauss Center launched the Next Generation Scholars (NGS) program 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. Through a partnership with the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, this program now also includes a focus on civic engagement, 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’ missions 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 2016. 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. This course will be led by Dr. Michael Mosser, Lecturer in the Department of Government, International Relations and Global Studies, and the Center for European Studies, and a 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 who perform well in 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. Mosser. Funding permitting, and contingent on positive performance evaluations, students may have the possibility of continuing as research interns at the Strauss or RGK Center after the year-long Next Generation Scholars program concludes.

Please see the attached documents for application information. The application deadline both the Brumley Next Generation Fellows and Scholars programs is March 25, 2016. For more information about the programs, please contact Anne Clary at anneclary@austin.utexas.edu.

Volunteers Needed for MDA Summer Camp

Event: Volunteers Needed for MDA Summer Camp

Event deadline: April 25, 2016

Contact:

Jasmin Sheth

jasminsheth12@utexas.edu

Event summary:

     Texas MDA is looking for dedicated and service-minded volunteers to serve as camp counselors for kids with muscular dystrophy at MDA summer camps. This experience is life-changing as counselors build meaningful relationships and assist campers as they zip line, canoe, fish, and swim, amongst many other camp activities these kids look forward to all year. Counselors gain experience in healthcare, social work, and public health and will receive 165 service hours. Camp dates are June 4-11, 2016, and July 9-16, 2016. If you are interested in applying or would like more information, please email Jasmin Sheth at jasminsheth12@utexas.edu.

     If this is a great opportunity for the members of your student organization and would like to schedule a short presentation at one of your meetings, please email Jasmin Sheth.

LAH Study Abroad Scholarship

The Liberal Arts Honors Program will award scholarships in varying amounts to support LAH students and Humanities majors who will be studying abroad.  An LAH student may apply for this scholarship by writing a one-page statement of his or her study abroad plans. The statement should include where and what the student will be studying, the projected cost involved, and the role that study abroad and the mastery of a foreign language plays in the student’s academic and career goals.

Now is the time to apply for Liberal Arts Honors Study Abroad Scholarships! Deadlines are: 5:00 pm March 1 for Fall and Summer.

Please submit your application online through the study abroad online scholarship application, Global Assist and select “Get Started”. The website will prompt you to set up an online profile and show you a list of scholarships which criteria you meet. If you are applying for a study abroad program not affiliated with UT, please enter program code 300999.

Both LAH students and Humanities majors are eligible to apply for the LAH Study Abroad scholarship. Please contact the LAH office with any questions.

Orange Jackets Event: Women Inspiring Lifelong Leaders

 Every year, Orange Jackets host the Week of Women, a week long eventthrough which we aspire to highlight the accomplishments of women from not only our campus but also the larger community. This year, our theme for the week is “Empower from Within” and  we are excited to introduce W.I.L.L –  Women Inspiring Lifelong Leaders – a panel discussion and informal networking event focused on empowering freshman college students to embrace themselves, follow their passion, and serve their community during their next few years at the University. On the panel will be: Julie Casey, Rebecca Rosen, Lyn C. Wiltshire, Catherine Weaver, and Stephanie Gharakhanian.

See the attached pdf for more information: WILL Bio