Research, Internship and Scholarship Opportunities
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Graduate School
St. Olaf College Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) - Graduate School Resources
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Council of Graduate Schools (CGS): http://www.cgsnet.org
Peterson's Guide: http://www.petersons.com/graduate/
Guide to Graduate School, GRE Prep, Rankings and Newsgroup: http://www.number2.com
Educational Testing Services (ETS) - practice GRE tests and diagnostic GRE):http://www.ets.org
Application Essay Help: http://www.accepted.com/grad/
CIC Free App - graduate application fee waivers for underrepresented minority students applying to Big Ten univerisites:http://www.cic.net/Home/Students/FreeApp/Introduction.aspx
Fellowships
Ford Foundation: Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities. The $21,500 fellowships are awarded to individual minority students who demonstrate superior scholarship and show greatest promise for future achievement as scholars, researchers, and teachers in institutions of higher education. November deadline. http://www.nationalacademies.org/fellowships
Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship Program: Now accepting applications for summer of 2007. The PPIA Fellowship Program is designed to prepare college juniors or rising college seniors, especially from diverse communities, for graduate study in public policy, public administration and international affairs. Accepted students will attend a Junior Summer Institute (JSI) at one of our five locations for 7-weeks from June through August. For more information and to apply, please visit our web site: http://www.ppiaprogram.org/app/
Scholarships
St. Olaf College Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) - Scholarships/Grants
HECUA: An organization of 17 liberal arts colleges, universities, and associations dedicated to education for social justice. Together we shape academically rigorous, study-abroad and off-campus study programs that address the most pressing issues in our neighborhoods, nations and world. This unique educational collaboration engages students, faculty and practitioners in learning that generates knowledge and tools for social transformation and community building.
At HECUA we learn by doing, reflecting and acting with others. HECUA specializes in integrating theory and practice, bringing together key disciplines that equip students to be active citizens and leaders – locally and globally. http://www.hecua.org/
COCA-COLA SCHOLARS FOUNDATION: 200 $4,000 four year renewable scholarships and 50 $20,000 four year renewable scholarships; based on academics, school activities, community activities, employment; must have a minimum gpa of 3.00 Available between 9-3 and 10-31;https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/index.jsp
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PUBLICATIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: full time scholarships to those in computer science, engineering, or systems analysis; contact EOPSP, Box 297, St. Peter, MN 56082
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships: http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships: http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
Sports Scholarships and Internships: http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm
Presidential Freedom Scholarships: http://www.learnandserve.gov/home/site_map/index.asp
WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search: http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_search.jsp
Guaranteed Scholarships: http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
Internships
St. Olaf College Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) - Internship/Job Search
Breakthrough
Saint Paul: Is looking for a diverse
group of talented undergraduate
and older high school students to teach and lead at an innovative
academic summer program for high-potential, under-resourced middle
school students in Saint Paul. Breakthrough
provides paid summer internships, complete with training and classroom
teaching experience. Open to all majors! Contact Jennifer Otremba,
Coordinator of Curriculum & Instruction at jotremba@moundsparkacademy.org
or 651-748-5504.
http://www.breakthroughsaintpaul.org/teachers_become.html
Target Corporation: Internship opportunities are available - please go to www.target.com/careers.
Mayo Clinic – Rochester Summer Laboratory Science Program (SLSP): Offering internship opportunities in our clinical labs for students that are working towards their degrees in chemistry, human-biological sciences and related allied-health degrees. Applicants should be between their junior and senior years and have a genuine interest in pursuing a career in the clinical labs. http://www.mayoclinic.org/intern-labmed-rst/
MHTA
Internship Job Board: Placing more than 20 students in STEM
internships with Twin Cities' companies for summer internship positions.
For more information visit their website at www.mhta.org/internships.php
Minnesota's
Future Doctors: Their mission
is to recruit and prepare highly qualified, minority, immigrant, rural,
first-in-the-family to attend college, and economically disadvantaged
college freshman and sophomores for medical school in Minnesota.
Minnesotans,
who are studying at community colleges, state universities, the
U of M campuses, private colleges, and campuses outside of Minnesota
are
encouraged to view our
program information at the unofficial student-managed
web site www.mnfuturedocs.com.
Research
Summer Research Programs: SROP - Summer Research Opportunity Program (undergraduate students) https://umich-rackham.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/umich_rackham.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1579
Program in Biomedical Sciences: http://www.med.umich.edu/pibs/summerresearch.htm
Other Opportunities
Brand Essay Competition: http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm
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