Texas Exes Scholarship Application Now Open!

The Texas Exes application for Current UT Students and Transfer Student scholarship is now open!

The application has opportunities available for current UT undergrads, grad students, or incoming Fall 2019 transfer students. Students must be planning to enroll full-time for the 2019-2020 school year.

The deadline will be March 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM CST. Students can apply by going to texasexes.academicworks.com and click “sign up” or “sign in” in the upper right-hand corner!

For more information, please visit the Texas Exes webpage.

NEW Leadership™ Texas 2019 – Applications now open

Longhorns,

YOU ARE INVITED TO APPLY to the 2019 NEW Leadership™ Texas program!

If you are interested in having a greater representation of women in elected office and/or are considering a career in politics, policymaking, or public service, you should apply to this weeklong residential summer institute.

NEW Leadership™ Texas is a national non-partisan program developed to address the underrepresentation of women in American politics. NEW Leadership™ Texas educates college women about the important role that politics plays in their lives and encourages them to become effective leaders in the political arena.

Who should apply?

▪ Undergraduate women enrolled in any Texas college or university for 2018-2019, or are graduating in May 2019;
▪ Texas residents attending out-of-state schools;
▪ All majors are welcome;
▪ Women of color and non-traditional students are encouraged to apply.

Whether or not you think you want to run for elected office, if you would like to create positive change in your community, YOU SHOULD APPLY!

Approximately 35 undergraduates representing a variety of universities, majors, class years, ethnicities, geographic locations, economic, and personal backgrounds will be selected to participate.

The application deadline is March 20, 2019.

No cost to YOU!

There is no direct cost to students. All program materials, meals, and lodging are provided. However, as part of the application process, you will be required to request $500 from your school for the program fee. Thanks to our generous donors, we do have a limited number of scholarships available for students who are unable to obtain funding from their schools.

For more information, please visit the NEW Leadership™ Texas webpage .

Colombia Business School Summer Research Internship

Columbia Business School is seeking outstanding applications for the 2019 Summer Research Internship program.  The highly selective program provides an intellectually stimulating environment and introduces the interns to the world of business research.  Under the guidance of Columbia Business School’s leading faculty, interns will take an active role on a research project in one of the following areas: accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, decision sciences, operations, and data analytics.  This is a multi-disciplinary program and candidates from all majors are encouraged to apply.

The internship program is designed for undergraduate students at the end of their sophomore or junior year and first year Masters students.  Exceptional students from other classes are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Most of the top interns have gone to leading MS and PhD programs in Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Management, Operations Research, and Data Science. Many have been selected to join CBS as full-time Research Associates or admitted to one of CBS’ PhD programs.

All prospective interns must have the following qualifications:

– Enthusiasm for research, intellectual curiosity, and excellent communications skills

– The ability to learn new concepts and tools and apply them to your projects

Skills for Quantitative Projects

– Most Economics, Finance, and Accounting (and economics-based management and marketing) projects require:

– Strong background or major in econometrics and statistics

– The ability to run regressions using statistical packages such as STATA or R

– Quantitative projects in Management, Marketing or DRO require:

– Background or major in mathematics, computer science, or engineering

– Strong programming background (C/C++, Python, R, or Matlab, etc.

– Some projects may require the ability to do text processing using Python or Perl familiarity with basic machine learning algorithms

Skills for Behavioral projects in Management or Marketing

– Interest in behavioral experiments – background or major in Psychology

– Knowledge of SPSS, some projects may require knowledge of Python or R

The program runs from May 28, 2019 – July 26 or August 2, 2019 (end dates to be determined).  On-campus housing and a stipend will be provided.

To apply, please fill out the application form at the following website: https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/programs/pre-doctoral-research/summer-research-internship

The Application Deadline is 11:59pm EST on March 1, 2019.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.  The application process is highly competitive, only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

UGS Summer Exploration Grants

The School of Undergraduate Studies offers competitive grants to students seeking funds to promote academic and career exploration. Grants can be requested in any amount up to $2,000, provided that the student carefully considers and succeeds in communicating how his or her academic or career plans will benefit from the experience. Recipients of the Summer Exploration Grant are encouraged to be creative with their planned exploration. Since the program’s inception in 2010, recipients have put their grants toward a variety of diverse experiences, including

  • Teaching English to elementary students in Cuzco, Peru
  • Participating in the Halliburton Summer Business Foundations Institute
  • Studying medicinal plants in Cuzco, Peru
  • Providing medical and dental services through Global Medical Brigades in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Any student currently enrolled in UGS is eligible to apply for a grant, and can request funding of up to $2,000 to explore a major, career, or field of interest over the summer. The deadline to apply for a grant is Friday, March 1, 2019 by 11:59 p.m. Find more information at 2019 UGS Summer Exploration Grant

UD Undergraduate Research Scholars Program

The UD Undergraduate Research Scholars Program is designed to prepare, motivate, encourage, and support students who want to learn more about the graduate school experience and possibly pursue an academic or research career. As a scholar in this program, you will spend 10 weeks on the University of Delaware campus in the summer of 2019, immersed in a research project where you will work closely with faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. You will also learn first-hand about graduate programs at the University of Delaware and develop a valuable network of contacts who can support and assist you in applying to graduate school. The program will provide a stipend of $4000, as well as housing and round-trip transportation.

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Program runs:
JUNE 10 through AUGUST 15
For more information about research areas, or to apply, please visit:

www.grad.udel.edu/urs/

Gates Summer Internship Program (GSIP)

The goal of GSIP is to provide lab training opportunities to highly qualified undergraduates at the University of Colorado on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado.

The program runs from May 29th to August 9th, 2019. The interns also attend scientific seminars and career development workshops, participate in social and community outreach activities, and present their research at a poster session on the last day of the program.

More information can be found on our website as well as how to apply: www.tinyurl.com/GatesGSIP.

Students can also send their questions to GSIP@ucdenver.edu.

The application deadline is Feb 11th, 2019.

Introduction to Diversity in Doctoral Education and Scholarship (IDDEAS@Wharton)

The application deadline for the 7th annual Introduction to Diversity in Doctoral Education and Scholarship (IDDEAS@Wharton) program hosted at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is soon approaching.

IDDEAS@Wharton is a two-day program, April 4-5, 2019, introducing outstanding undergraduates to the field of business academia and research. The aim of IDDEAS@Wharton is to create a diverse doctoral student environment and, in turn, a diverse faculty population.

The program is designed for undergraduate students who demonstrate a strong interest in math, statistics, economics, psychology/sociology, and/or engineering related disciplines and want to know more about PhD research degrees in business. We encourage all interested students to apply.  IDDEAS@Wharton will give participants an opportunity to experience what it means to be a PhD student and to enter a career as a professor, academic and/or researcher. IDDEAS@Wharton participants will take part in doctoral-level research exercises, take mini-master classes with Wharton faculty, hear from Wharton doctoral students, and much more.

To enrich the field of business academia and research, the IDDEAS@Wharton program invites applicants from all academic and personal backgrounds.

Participation in IDDEAS@Wharton is through a competitive selection process. Attendance and accommodations are free of charge including modest travel grants. The application deadline is January 31, 2019. You can access the application here. In addition to the application form, applicants must submit an essay, self-reported or official transcripts, and a letter of recommendation from a faculty member or advisor.

Spring 2019 Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The Undergraduate Research Fellowship (URF) provides up to $1,000 in support for specific scholarly research projects conducted by full-time UT undergraduate students enrolled in any department. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research with support from the academic colleges, these fellowships are intended to cover costs associated with academic research projects proposed and written by student applicants and undertaken with the supervision of a university tenured or tenure-track faculty member, lecturer, senior lecturer or full-time research scientist/engineer. Some restrictions apply.

Learn more about the URF:

Click here to download a proposal template.

The spring 2019 URF deadline: is midnight Monday, Feb. 4. Learn more about the process and hear tips for writing your own application at our URF info sessions Friday, Jan. 25 and Thursday, Jan. 31 from 2-3 p.m. in FAC 328.

LAH Diversity Action Committee Diverse Voices Event

Please join LAH and the LAH Diversity Action Committee for our next Diverse Voices event featuring Dr. Germine H. Awad on Tuesday, January 29th at 12:30 PM at the Julius Glickman Conference Center in RLP 1.302 B.

Dr. Awad is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and faculty associate in the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Her identity and acculturation research examines prejudice and discrimination toward racial/ethnic minorities, specifically Arab/Middle Eastern American and African Americans, and body image among women of color.

Please bring your lunch and join us for Dr. Awad’s exciting presentation. You can RSVP here:  https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6fMvDilEqy99b0h

 

When: Tuesday, January 29th

Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM

Where: RLP 1.302 B

Paid LAH Undergraduate Assistant Position- Apply by Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Paid LAH Undergraduate Assistant Position

The Liberal Arts Honors Program Associate Director, Dr. Monique Pikus, is seeking an undergraduate assistant for Spring 2019. The student will work with Dr. Pikus and her graduate assistant on LAH event programming, diversity and inclusion efforts, and/or researching departmental honors and college honors best practices at peer institutions. Specific tasks will be determined by program priorities. The assistant will work a maximum of 10 hours per week and the pay is $10/hour. Please note that undergraduates currently working for LAH are not eligible for this position. In addition, priority will be given to students with work study and students with the ability to multi-task and work independently. Interested students should submit their resume, a short letter of interest (maximum of 500 words), and a list of two references to Dr. Pikus at mpikus@austin.utexas.edu by Wednesday, January 16, 2019.