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, Filed Under: Research

Research or Conference Travel Scholarship

Per the Office of Undergraduate Research:

We would like to remind you that the spring application deadline for our Research or Conference Travel scholarship is Friday, March 13, 2015. Please turn the application in to our office on the ground floor at Flawn; FAC 33, by 4pm.

Research or Conference Travel scholarships will be awarded to select UT undergraduates to help them pursue research beyond Austin or present their work at a conference. If you have already traveled to attend a conference or to conduct research in the 2014-2015 school year, or plan to do so, we invite you to submit an application. Students must have a confirmation of conference acceptance or research participation in order to be awarded funding.

Scholarships awarded through this opportunity typically range between $100 and $350, and we expect to award approximately 10 scholarships. Some preference will be shown to students who do not have alternative sources of funding available to them.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

, Filed Under: Research

Next Generation Undergraduate Research Scholars Program

The application deadline for the Next Generation Scholars program is March 27, 2015. It’s a one year program for those interested in engaging in policy research for an eventual career in international security and law. Current students in the program are from a variety of majors: History, IRG, Plan II, Middle Eastern Studies, Spanish, Business Honors, Economics, and Math. Please read below for more details and a link to the application.

Undergraduate Students: Next Generation Scholars

The Next Generation Scholars (NGS) undergraduate 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.

This one-year program includes two key components: First, students take a 3-credit research training and professional development course in the fall semester. 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. Second, the program 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. For application information, click here.

, Filed Under: Event

Apply to Attend Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy

The Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy (SISE) is a summer intensive workshop that focuses on current topics in energy, sustainable energy, and sustainability. Participants converge at the University of Illinois at Chicago where they live and work together in a tight-knit, diverse community of energy-minded students and professionals. The SISE experience affords participants time and resources to explore pressing energy topics in an immersive environment. These future energy leaders are educated to make decisions about energy at the personal, civic, and global levels, in energy related fields including science, technology, entrepreneurship, economics, policy, planning, and behavior.

The program convenes for eight-hours a day over a two-week period in early August. There is no cost to attend the conference, and scholarships may be available to help with travel and lodging.

Apply at http://sise.uic.edu/applicants/.