Thiel Foundation Grants

The Thiel Foundation will award up to 20 people under 20 years old cash grants of $100,000 to further their innovative scientific and technical ideas. In addition, over a two year period, our network of tech entrepreneurs and philanthropists—drawn from PayPal, Facebook, Palantir Technologies, Founders Fund, the Singularity Institute, the Seasteading Institute, and others—will teach the recipients about creating disruptive technologies and offer mentorship, employment opportunities, support, and training.

For more information, please visit the Thiel Foundation website.

Society of Women Engineers Scholarships

The upperclass application for SWE Scholarships opened December 1st. Sophomores and above for the 2011-2012 academic year sophomores can apply through February 15th. Freshmen can create a profile now, but their application will not be available until March.

For more information, visit the SWE Scholarship page.

HSF/ General College Scholarships, Deadline: December 15, 2010

HSF/ General College Scholarships

Application Deadline December 15, 2010

Program Description:HSF/ General College Scholarships are designed to assist students of Hispanic heritage obtain a college degree. Scholarships are available on a competitive basis to:
 -Undergraduate Students
-Graduate Students

Award amounts generally range from $1,000 to $5,000.

APPLY NOW!

Eligibility Requirements:
-Be of Hispanic heritage
-Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident with a permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551 (not expired)
-Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
-Have plans to enroll FULL-TIME in a degree seeking program at a two or four year U.S. accredited institution in the U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands or Guam during the 2011-2012 academic year
-Must apply for federal financial aid by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
-Be pursuing first undergraduate or graduate degree

Apply at: http://www.hsf.net/innercontent.aspx?id=460

MEP Study Break - December 8th, 2010

READY. SET. FINALS, HERE THEY COME!

All MEP STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO TAKE A MEP STUDY BREAK

WHEN: 3 to 5 p.m., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8TH
WHERE: 112 ENGINEERING HALL
WHAT: FREE FOOD: COOKIES, CAKE, CANDY

HOSTS: MORRILL ENGINEERING PROGRAM STAFF:

DEAN IVAN FAVILA, JONNE BROWN

EVE EARLES, HEATHER THOMPSON

Grab a Goodie Bag to take home!  It's great for those late night munchies!

FLAS Fellowships, Deadline: February 11, 2011

Interested in pursuing foreign language and area studies this summer or next academic year? Apply for a FLAS Fellowship!

FLAS Fellowships are administered by the University of Illinois Area Studies Centers and are awarded annually on a competitive basis. Students from all majors, departments and professional schools are encouraged to apply.

Priority is given to the study of less commonly taught languages and each Center has specific priorities. A standardized FLAS application is available online at: http://flas.illinois.edu. Graduate student applications are submitted by the student’s department; undergraduate applications are submitted directly to the Center to which the student is applying. All applications are due 11 February 2011. Information sessions will be held for students interested in applying.

FLAS Information Sessions:
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 4:00 pm
101 International Studies Building
910 S. Fifth St., Champaign

Award Amounts:
During the academic year graduate student FLAS recipients receive full tuition, mandatory fees, and a $15,000 stipend; undergraduates receive $10,000 for tuition and fees and a $5,000 stipend.

Summer awards are $5,000 towards tuition for a summer language program as well as required Illinois fees and a $2,500 stipend. In some cases, a travel award may also be made.

2011 ITI Undergraduate Summer Research Internship, Deadline: February 20, 2011

2011 ITI UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
http://www.iti.illinois.edu/2011interns
Applications due January 31, 2011 (for international applicants) or February 20, 2011 (for U.S. applicants)

The Information Trust Institute (ITI), a national leader in combining research and education with industrial outreach in trustworthy and secure information systems, invites undergraduates to apply for Undergraduate Research Internship awards for Summer 2011. Selected students will be supervised by ITI researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who are leading experts in a number of information trust, information assurance, and security research areas.

All interns will receive stipends and housing. The duration of the internships will be 8-10 weeks. The main program will run from May 31 to July 29; if those dates conflict with your academic calendar, other start and end dates may be considered.

ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants should be undergraduate students at any university, in their second or third year, who have completed some technical course work in computing. Applicants who will have completed their third (junior) year are preferred. Both U.S. and international students are welcome to apply.

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please apply at www.iti.illinois.edu/2011interns no later than January 31, 2011 (if you are an international student, including international students now studying in the U.S.) or February 20, 2011 (if you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident). Note that international students have an earlier deadline in order to allow time for visa applications and processing.

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Students who are women and/or members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS:
Visit the website, www.iti.illinois.edu/2011interns. If you can't find an answer to your question there, contact:

Dr. Masooda Bashir
ITI Assistant Director for Social Trust Initiatives
mnb@iti.illinois.edu

Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research, Deadline: March 1, 2011

Summer programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide an opportunity to spend a summer working at the NIH side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. The NIH consists of the 240-bed Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center and more than 1200 laboratories/research projects located on the main campus in Bethesda, MD and the surrounding area as well as in Baltimore and Frederick, MD; Research Triangle Park, NC; Phoenix, AZ; Hamilton, MT; Framingham, MA; and Detroit, MI.

Awards cover a minimum of eight weeks, with students generally arriving at the NIH in May or June. The NIH Institutes and the Office of Intramural Training & Education sponsor a wide range of summer activities including lectures featuring distinguished NIH investigators, career/professional development workshops, and Summer Poster Day.

Prospective candidates must apply online. The application is available from mid-November to March 1. It requires submission of

* a curriculum vitae or resume,
* a list of coursework and grades,
* a cover letter describing the applicant's research interests and career goals, and
* the names and contact information for two references.

To learn more, or to apply, please visit the NIH Summer Internship Program website.