Gastroenterology research

The American Gastroenterologist Association announces several research opportunity for undergraduates:

AGA Investing in the Future (IITF) Student Research Fellowship [for underrepresented minorities]:
http://www.gastro.org/aga-foundation/grants/aga-investing-in-the-future-iitf-student-research-fellowship

AGA Student Research Fellowship Awards/AGA-Eli and Edythe Broad Student Research Fellowship(s):
http://www.gastro.org/aga-foundation/grants/student-awards/student-research-fellowship-awards

Travel Award: http://www.gastro.org/aga-foundation/grants/student-awards/aga-horizon-pharma-student-abstract-prizes

Research at the University of Missouri School of Medicine

 The Office of Research at the University of Missouri School of Medicine coordinates a summer research program for undergraduates enrolled at other institutions out of the State of Missouri.

The objective of the program is to recruit underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to the medical school with the goal of improving diversity and inclusion in the clinical medicine workforce.

The program runs for nine weeks (Wednesday May 30, 2012 – Friday, July 27, 2012), with travel days being Tuesday, May 29, and Saturday, July 28.

Students selected for the program live in on-campus, air-conditioned housing (double rooms), and receive a full meal plan, covered by the program.

Summer interns also are provided with funds to cover one hour of academic/research credit, travel to and from Columbia, and a stipend of $3,400.

Students will work on their own research project under the guidance of an MU School of Medicine faculty mentor and present their results at a poster forum at the end of the summer (July 26).  Please see the attached application.

Deadline: March 16, 2012.

For more information, please visit: http://medicine.missouri.edu/internship/

Psychology research (child development)

Summer Undergraduate Research Program inEducational Psychology and Applied Developmental Science (EP-ADS) & Education PolicyThe Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia 

This fully funded 8-week internship that is designed to encourage students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the field of education research to consider careers in academic, policy, or research organizations. Rising seniors are eligible for these paid research internships at UVA during Summer 2012. Interns will work with faculty on ongoing research focusing on schools, classrooms, and other youth settings as contexts critical to child and adolescent development. They will have the opportunity to collect and analyze data, write a section of a research paper, participate in research meetings, attend a research conference, and participate in related workshops and a GRE prep course.

See full announcement at  http://curry.virginia.edu/SURP

Summer research @ Kansas State University

The Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (SUROP) at Kansas State University (KSU) gives undergraduates from under-represented groups a first-hand experience with the research process. This experience is designed to help students prepare for graduate school and other advanced study...

Areas covered include Agronomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, Civil Engineering,  Chemistry, Computer & Information Sciences, Entomology, Grain Science, Horticulture, Forestry & Recreation Services, Hospitality Management & Dietetics, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Plant Pathology, Psychology (Cognitive, Behavioral/Animal, Social, Industrial/Organizational)

See the program announcement at  http://www.k-state.edu/grad/surop/surop.html

Public Health Research for Underrepresented Minorities at UMBC

Focus: Cardiovascular Disease


Dates: June 1 - August 6, 2010


Application Deadline: March 15, 2010


Web: http://www.sph.umd.edu/KNES/STAR/index.html

MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP)

See website at: http://web.mit.edu/odge/undergraduate/msrp/index.html

Program Dates:  June 6 – August 7, 2010.

Application Deadline: on a rolling basis (i.e., early application benefits you!) until Feb. 5, 2010.

Description: The program features supervision by an MIT faculty member and postdoctoral fellow or advanced graduate student; weekly seminars/workshops; preparation and delivery of a research poster and paper; individual counseling on academic careers; hands-on training in active, "real-world" laboratories; and participation in social and cultural activities in the area. Science and engineering projects are available. Underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

Minority Health Disparities Summer Research Program: University of Arizona

Minority Health Disparities Summer Research Program (open to UA and non-UA students)

Website: http://www.grad.arizona.edu/mhd

Topics: health issues that affect minority communities in a disproportionate manner and specifically research involving pulmonary, heart, vascular, and blood diseases and disorders.

Contact: Stephanie Adamson, Sr. Coordinator

520.626.0095

Email: adamsons@email.arizona.edu

Berkley Edge conference: deadline extended to Sept. 10!

The Berkeley Edge Conference is designed to encourage underrepresented minority students who are competitively eligible for Berkeley's Ph.D. programs to plan to apply to UC Berkeley. Approximately fifty students are chosen from the applications submitted.

Please visit their website to apply: http://ls.berkeley.edu/diversity/bep/conf/

If selected, they cover costs for your trip to Berkeley. The application has 2 parts: one to be filled out by the student applicant, and another by the person recommending them.

Of interest to minority researchers (biomedical sciences)

Please visit these websites for additional information:

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students

(for biomedical and mathematical researchers, formerly MARC/MBRS symposium)

Sponsored and organized by the NIH and the American Society for Microbiology, respectively

November 4-7, 2009 in Phoenix, AZ

http://www.abrcms.org/index.html

NASA Summer Research Program at Carnegie Mellon University

NASA Summer Research Program at Carnegie Mellon University, June 6-August 1, 2009

Program Title: NASA Summer Research Program
Program Dates: June 6- August 1, 2009
Program Coordinator: Nancy Klancher
Email: klancher@andrew.cmu.edu

This program is designed to introduce undergraduate students majoring in engineering, math and science to research opportunities in space-related sciences, both theoretical and experimental. Applications from women and minorities are especially encouraged. Participants in the program receive research experience and mentoring from CMU research faculty, a stipend of approximately $3,000, and housing in a CMU dormitory. To complete the program, participants must submit a written report on their research project. The program must be completed to receive the total amount of the stipend. Applicants may choose from two space-related research projects. Please review the project descriptions below to see if one fits with your interests and/or any related coursework you have completed.

Projects:
Wetting of Hydrogels by Surfactant Solutions
Principal Investigator, Professor Stephen Garoff, Department of Physics and the Center for Complex Fluids Engineering

“Snake Robots”
Principal Investigator, Associate Professor Howie Choset, Robotics Institute, and the Medical Robotics Technology Center, the Center for Robotic and Synthetic Performance, and the Space Robotics Initiative.

Application Process:
The program is intended primarily for undergraduates who are in their junior year at the time of application. However, all undergraduates currently enrolled in a U.S. college or university are eligible. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or holders of a Green Card indicating their intention to become a citizen.

The deadline for receipt of all materials relating to your application is March 6, 2009.

Awards will be announced after March 15, 2009. Selected applicants will be notified by telephone.

To apply, you must print out the application at
http://www.cmu.edu/uro/NASA%20Summer%20Rsrch%20Pgm%20APPLICATION%20FORM_2009.pdf

Fll it out and mail it to:
Office of Graduate Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Warner Hall, Room 530B
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC): Minority Undergraduate Summer Internship

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), the premier national resource for chemical and biological defense, is currently accepting applications for a new summer internship program established in response to a recent decline in the number of minorities pursuing careers in science and engineering.

The Minority Undergraduate Summer Internship Program (MUSIP), established by the ECBC's Diversity Advisory Committee in 2008, aims to provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to enhance their education by working with top scientists and engineers on challenging research projects in support of the nation's defense...

African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American and Native-American college sophomores and juniors majoring in biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, occupational safety, physical science, physics or related disciplines at four-year colleges are all eligible to submit a MUSIP application for the 2009-2010 academic year. Those accepted into MUSIP are eligible to receive up to $2,400 a month depending on their level of education.

Visit the press release for additional information and a link to the application, which is due March 2, 2009.

American Diabetes Association: Training Opportunities

The American Diabetes Association offers a number of training opportunities for postdoctoral fellows, faculty, medical students and minority undergraduates. See their announcements and links to applications at http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-research/research-grant-application-forms/training-awards.jsp

Minority Health Disparities Programs for Undergraduats and Graduate Students

The Minority Health Disparities Undergraduate Summer Research Program
http://grad.arizona.edu/imsd/undergraduate-summer
 
For undergraduates in the summer between their junior and senior year, or students who have completed their baccalaureate degree but not yet been accepted into a graduate program, the program offers: 
 
■ A financial award of $4,000 for 10 weeks of research and other activities
■ Round-trip airfare to Tucson from anywhere within the United States, Hawaii and Puerto Rico
■ Six units of transferable research course credit
■ Housing will be available at the University of Arizona residence halls
 
The explicit objective of the program is to help prepare, motivate, and support students who aspire to obtain a Ph.D. and pursue a career in research.  Each student is paired with a faculty mentor who conducts research in the biomedical sciences (particularly pulmonary, heart and vascular, and blood diseases and disorders) in which they have a specific interest, participate in weekly seminars offered by UA faculty on health issues disproportionately affecting minority populations, attend weekly workshops on graduate school preparation and presentation skill development, attend a GRE Prep Workshop, and present their work at the University of Arizona's end of summer research symposium. 
 
The NIH/ISMD Graduate Scholars Program
http://grad.arizona.edu/imsd/home
 
For prospective graduate students interested in a Ph.D. in the biomedical sciences, the Graduate College also sponsors an NIH/IMSD Scholars Program.  The program’s intent is to guarantee five (5) years of funding to those who are admitted into one of sixteen (16) biomedical graduate programs at the University of Arizona.  First year scholars receive:
 
■ A financial award of $21,900 in the form of a research assistantship
■ In-state and out-of-state tuition waivers
■ $1,000 in travel funds to attend a national conference
■ Rotation through 3-4 laboratories
■ Participation in a small group seminar focusing on survival skills for graduate school
■ In subsequent years, equivalent funding will be provided in the form of a research or teaching assistantship, traineeship and/or fellowship
■ Support of up to $1,500 to assist with supplies for their dissertation.

You may review aspects of these programs, including an online application for the summer program, at [ http://grad.arizona.edu/imsd/undergraduate-summer ]http://grad.arizona.edu/imsd/undergraduate-summer.  If you have any questions about these programs, please contact me (mvelez@grad.arizona.edu) or Sandi Bartell ([ mailto:bartell@email.arizona.edu ]bartell@email.arizona.edu) the IMSD Program Coordinator.  Also, I would be happy to mail you informational brochures on both programs and attached is a summer program flyer.