Information Meeting on Rhodes, Marshall, & other Competitive International Fellowships
The Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships are among the nation’s best known and most prestigious awards for U.S. undergraduate students. Less known, but equally prestigious, are the Gates-Cambridge Scholarship, supporting graduate study at Cambridge University, and the Mitchell Scholarship, which supports study in Ireland, and the Schwarzman Scholars Program, which is based in China. Spring marks the beginning of the application season for these highly competitive postgraduate UK Scholarships.
An information meeting about the UK and other international fellowships will be held on Friday, March 3 from 12:10- 1:00 p.m. in 1151 Jischke.
Competitive candidates for these awards will have exceptional records of leadership and academic achievement. Students graduating between now and Summer 2018 are eligible to apply this year, as are recent graduates -- but it is never too early to be aware of these opportunities. If you are interested in knowing more, come and learn about the fellowships and about the elements of a strong candidacy.
The meeting will offer information on the scholarships, application procedures, and the process by which ISU selects candidates. More information is available at http://www.honors.iastate.edu/scholarships/scholarships.php
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Workshop: How to Create a Research Poster
Do you need to create a professional poster to share your research? Join Dr. Svitlana Zbarska to learn the basics of presenting your research in poster form.
What: an interactive workshop
When: 5:10-6:00pm on March 7 or 3:10-4:00pm on March 8
Where: Food Science 2432
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Around Jischke: HSB's Awkward Prom, a Salon featuring Theatre's Amanda Petefish-Schrag, calling prospective FHP students, FHP leader training
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Apply for Phi Kappa Phi money
Each year, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi awards $345,000 to members entering their first year of graduate study. If you are a graduating senior that is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and has earned less than 10 graduate hours (currently enrolled hours do not count), then encourage them to apply for a ΦΚΦ Fellowship to help fund their graduate education!
Check out this video, to hear from a former Phi Kappa Phi Fellow. For more information, read the Fellowship FAQs or download the Fact Sheet. You’ll also find many helpful resources on our website, including Advice to Applicants, Sample Personal Statements and Sample Work Samples to share with your students.
Interested applicants will submit their materials to their local chapter by their local deadline. The chapter will then submit one nominee to the national competition by April 15, 2017.
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Research Seminars for Undergraduate Students
Every Wednesday you could attend the “Research Seminars for Undergraduate Students” from 3:10 to 4 p.m in 2155 Marston. You will have chance to meet two outstanding scientists, learn more about their research, ask questions and find out about research opportunities in their research groups. Please, review the seminar schedule at this link or visit the ISU Undergraduate Research website.
Wednesday: March 1:
Alex Travesset, Physics: Engineering nanomaterials based on nanoparticles and videogames
Tanya Opriessnig, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine: Virus infections in pigs
Wednesday: March 8:
Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness, Industrial Design: Generative Sketchnoting: At the Intersection of Rapid Visualization, Agile Synthesis, and Meta-Connectivity
Leonard Bond, Center for NDE & Aerospace Engineering: Quality, Reliability, and Safety: the role of Nondestructive Evaluation
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AICGS Transatlantic Exchange Program
AICGS is pleased to announce the continuation of its German-American youth exchange program on the theme “Immigration, Integration, and a New Transatlantic Generation,” which was inaugurated in 2015. For 2017/18, AICGS is recruiting twenty young leaders from academia, media, business, politics, and society with little or no experience with transatlantic relations for seminars and site visits in Washington and Berlin.
Activities comprise a seminar and site visits in both cities over the course of 4-5 days. Participants at the seminar will engage in small groups and interact with leading experts from umbrella organizations dealing with immigration and integration, government, research institutions, and political foundations. Participants will also have the opportunity to visit other institutions, including cultural/historical sites, offices of elected representatives, and non-profit associations that focus on issues of the underrepresented.
Selected participants are required to take part in both sets of events. The first takes place in Washington, DC from October 15-21, 2017 and the second in Berlin from May 13-18, 2018. Travel, accommodation, and most meals will be provided for the participants by AICGS.
Applications are due by April 1, 2017. For more information, please visit http://www.aicgs.org/employment/aicgs-new-transatlantic-exchange-program-for-young-minorities-giving-voice-to-future-leaders/
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Roy J. Carver Scholarship Program
Applications are now available for the Roy J. Carver Scholarship program. Twenty awards of $5,200 each (renewable for one year) will be awarded for the 2017-18 academic year.
Eligibility requirements:
- Evidence of significant social and economic obstacles to attending college full time
- Graduate of accredited Iowa high school or Iowa resident for 5 years
- Junior classification fall 2016
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.80
- Demonstrate financial need on basis of the FAFSA
Application Deadline: April 1, 2017
Apply online at: www.carvertrust.org (click on scholarships and on-line application)
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Thursday, March 2, 7:00-7:30pm: How to Become a Tutor/SI Leader
Thursday, March 9, 8:00pm: Beach Party
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