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*The English Undergraduate Association Newsletter* Weekly News For UC Berkeley's English Undergrads 1/23/07 /In this week's issue:/ * **1. EUA**: WELCOME BACK! *//330 Wheeler: The Lounge. Tuesday 5:15-6:00 / / *2. Goings-On About Town* /A Heads-Up on Cultural Events/ *3. Want Money? */Reward your skills in these scholarships and contests./ *4. Internships and Volunteering * /Spring Credits, Summer Plans and other opportunities/ *5**. *The Bulletin Board** /A Smattering of Postings / Visit our webpage: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~eua If you are getting double e-mails, please let us know: berkeley.eua@gmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * ****1. EUA**: WELCOME BACK!* **//330 Wheeler: The Lounge. Tuesday 5:15-6:00// Congratulations on surviving the beginning of classes! To celebrate, come on by the English Lounge for our kick-off party, *Tuesday, Jan 30, 5:15-6:00. *We will be welcoming you back with the grooves of *DJ Matt Werner*, by popular demand, and *Blondie's Pizza*, also by popular demand. Once again, *MUSIC and PIZZA*. Come by if you've been before, come by if it's your first time. Learn about all the fun things we have planned for the semester. *2. Goings-On About Town* /A Heads-Up on Cultural Events/ /Botero /World-renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero will be opening an exhibition of his works on Abu Ghraib organized by the Center for Latin American Studies. The New York Times said the images "do something the harrowing photographs of the naked, blindfolded and tormented prisoners do not: they restore their dignity and humanity without diminishing their agony or the absolute injustice of their situation." On Monday, January 29, Mr. Botero will be joined by Berkeley professor and former U.S. poet laureate Robert Hass, for "A Conversation with the Artist," at 4:00 pm in International House's Chevron Auditorium. Following the event, Mr. Botero will attend the public opening of the exhibit at 6:00 pm. Later in the week, Berkeley professors Tom Laqueur, T.J. Clark and Francine Masiello will place the exhibit in artistic and historical context during a discussion of "Art and Violence" to be held on Wednesday, January 31, at 4:00 pm in the Morrison Room of Doe Library, which adjoins the exhibition space in Room 190. For more information on these events and others relating to the exhibit, see: http://www.clas.berkeley.edu:7001/Events/spring2007/01-29-07-boteroopening/series.html For hours and more information about the exhibit, see: http://www.clas.berkeley.edu:7001/Events/spring2007/01-29-07-boteroopening/index.html For information on other CLAS events, please visit our Web site at http://clas.berkeley.edu /STUDIO SESSIONS:/ LU TONGLIN Professor, Comparative Literature University of Montreal "Fantasy and Reality of a Virtual China in Jia Zhangke's Film 'The World'" Thursday, January 25, 2007 5:00 p.m. Reception to follow at 6:30 p.m. UC Humanities Research Institute, Administration 338, UCI Jia Zhangke's film "The World" will be screened at 7:00 p.m. by UCI's Film and Video Center in HIB 100 (Humanities Instruction Building). Professor Lu Tonglin will introduce and discuss the film. For abstracts of lecture and film, see http://www.humanities.uci.edu/fvc/schedW07_03_theworld.html Lu Tonglin received her PhD in Comparative Literature from Princeton University. She is the author of Cultural Criticism on Both sides of the Taiwan Strait (Hong Kong University Press, 2004); Confronting Modernity: Contemporary Cinema in Taiwan and Mainland China (Cambridge University Press, 2001); Misogyny, Cultural Nihilism, and Oppositional Politics: Contemporary Chinese Experimental Fiction (Stanford University Press, 1995), and Rose and Lotus: Narrative of Desire in France and China (SUNY Press, 1992). Events are co-sponsored by UCHRI, UCI's Film and Video Center and the Center for Asian Studies *3**. Want Money? */Scholarships and contests/ A last minute reminder! Write an essay or a poem, submit a musical score! Cash awards are offered in a great variety of fields - Creative Writing, Political Science, Philosophy, Classics and many others. Prize amounts vary from $250 to $5000. All competitions are open to students of any major. The deadline for entries is Friday, January 26th. More complete details about these competitions can be found on the prizes website: < http://students.berkeley.edu/fao/scholarships/default.htm> Don't let this "golden" opportunity pass you by! DONALD A. STRAUSS SCHOLARSHIP Make your public service project reality! The Donald A. Strauss Scholarship allows full-time college juniors to pursue a public service project during their senior year by providing $10,000 for educational expenses. The project may be a new undertaking or an extension of the recipient's current activities. Applicants must be in the upper third of their class (typically a minimum 3.3 GPA) and plan to devote a significant part of their lives to public service. The Strauss Foundation will award at least fifteen scholarships in 2007 that can be used to pay for tuition, fees, books, room and board, and at the recipient's option, for some of the costs of the public service project. Application Deadline: Noon February 15, 2007. For more information contact Alicia Hayes at scholarships@learning.berkeley.edu or 643-6929. Or visit http://scholarships.berkeley.edu/p-strauss.html BEINECKE SCHOLARSHIP The prestigious Beinecke Scholarship provides $32,000 to juniors planning to pursue graduate study in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. Recipients will receive $2,000 prior to entering graduate school and $15,000 per year for the first two years of graduate study. Students must apply as juniors. Application Deadline: Noon February 15, 2007. For more information contact Alicia Hayes at scholarships@learning.berkeley.edu or 643-6929. Or visit http://scholarships.berkeley.edu/p-beinecke.html JACK KENT COOKE GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The Jack Kent Coke Graduate Scholarship Program awards up to $50,000 annually for up to six years. The scholarship seeks to support exceptional students who are enrolling graduate school. or professional (law, medical etc.) school Application Deadline: February 15, 2007. For more information contact Alicia Hayes at scholarships@learning.berkeley.edu or 643-6929. Or visit http://scholarships.berkeley.edu/p-cooke.html MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP The Morris K. Udall Scholarship provides up to $5,000 for educational expenses to sophomores and juniors who either 1) study the environment and related fields; or 2) are Native Americans or Alaska Natives in fields related to health care or tribal public policy. The Udall Foundation seeks outstanding students who demonstrate, through their areas of study and public service activities, a commitment to and potential for making significant contributions in their fields. UC Berkeley can nominate up to six students. Application Deadline: February 20, 2007. For more information contact Alicia Hayes at scholarships@learning.berkeley.edu or 643-6929. Or visit http://scholarships.berkeley.edu/p-udall.html /Rogers Fellowships in English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas/ The Rogers Fellowships is a competitive scholarship for students who have completed the B.A. and wish to move directly into a Ph.D. Program. It is funded by a very generous philanthropist, and these five-year fellowships will include two true, non-teaching fellowship years, three years with typical graduate-assistant teaching obligations, and annual stipends of $25,000.00., with all tuition and fees paid as well. During the three teaching years of our program, students will teach composition courses, world literature courses, and perhaps a course in their field during year five. We have purposefully kept our Ph.D. program small and selective, at about 20 students, offering very personalized attention for those candidates. Interested students need to file their applications by Feb. 15, 2007 and should visit our website at http://liberalarts.unlv.edu/English/ and follow the admissions guidelines for Ph.D. students. /CENTER FOR RACE AND GENDER: Undergraduate Grants Program /The Center for Race and Gender (CRG) at the University of California Berkeley, announces the availability of grants of $200 to $1,000 to fund undergraduates for research or creative projects that address issues of race and gender. Topics should be consonant with the CRG's mandate to promote increased understanding of race and gender and their intersections in a wide variety of social, cultural, and institutional contexts, especially on the Berkeley campus and its neighboring communities, but also in California, the nation, or the world. Projects may be oriented toward academic research or may approach race and gender issues from the perspectives of the media, fine arts, and performing arts. These grants are designed to provide Berkeley undergraduates with an opportunity to explore questions of interest to them via media of their choosing. ELIGIBILITY: Applications can be submitted by any Berkeley undergraduate not graduating at the end of the semester. Applications are particularly sought from students majoring in areas where race and gender issues have not previously been of major concern, such as Public Health, Education, Economics, Business, Journalism, Political Science, and Environmental Science, as well as areas where they have been more central. GRANT PERIOD AND USE OF FUNDS: Grants will be awarded for periods of up to six months from the start date. Funds may be used for direct costs related to the proposed project, such as travel to archival or ethnographic research sites; supplies and services, and equipment rental. Funds may not be used for equipment purchase, stipend, living expenses, conference attendance, or educational travel. Grant payments will be in the form of reimbursements for expenses. GRANTEE REPORTING: Grant recipients will be responsible for submitting a brief midterm report of their progress along with the faculty mentor's evaluation of the project's progress to date. Grant recipients are required to submit a final report within two weeks of the end of the grant period containing; 1) a statement of what was accomplished; and 2) the faculty mentor's evaluation of the project. Grant recipients will be asked to present their projects at a CRG Forum and their project description will appear in the Center's newsletter "Faultlines." APPLICATION PROCESS: PLEASE SUBMIT AN ORIGINAL AND TWO COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, SINGLE SIDED, DO NOT STAPLE (FORMS AT http://crg.berkeley.edu ) ... Student Information and Agreement form ... Faculty Mentor Information and Agreement Form ... Letter of support from a faculty mentor ... 1-2 page project description ... Timeline for project completion ... Budget proposal To: Undergraduate Grants Program, Center for Race and Gender, 642 Barrows Hall, MC 1074, Berkeley, CA 94720-1074 APPLICATION DEADLINES: Two funding cycles. Fall 2006 deadline, October 16th , 3:00 p.m., Spring 2007 deadline, March 7th, 3:00 p.m. Awards will be announced within two weeks of the deadline. INQUIRIES: Direct inquires to centerrg@berkeley.edu. *4. Internships and Volunteering * /Spring Credits, Summer Plans and other opportunities / /WriterCoach Connection/ Help 7-9th graders develop their thinking and writing skills! Working right inside the English classes, we provide one-on-one assistance to all students in a class, allowing those who are more proficient to expand their knowledge and those who are struggling to get the extra help they need without stigmatizing them. Our three Berkeley and two Albany schools are filled with students from a variety of ethnicities and cultural backgrounds so our aim is to recruit a diverse group of Cal students as volunteers. We are currently recruiting for this semester. For a commitment of just two hours a week, a volunteer coach can make a big difference in a child's life and give him or her the confidence to succeed in school. WCC makes it easy to volunteer by providing a condensed 1.5-hour training for Cal students. We have three Cal trainings scheduled in the next few weeks (and another may be scheduled if needed): Cal-# 1 Wednesday 1/24/07 12-1:30 pm Cal-# 2 Thursday 1/25/07 3:30 - 5 pm Cal-# 3 Tuesday 1/30/07 12:00-1:30 pm Students may register for the above trainings on our website: www.writercoachconnection.org (go to "Volunteer") or by responding to Minisha Trivedi (Cal Bonner Leader for WriterCoach Connection) minishatrivedi@berkeley.edu /Volunteer for Education Credits!/ LeConte Elementary in Berkeley is looking for volunteers for for its after-school program, Community Kidz. We need compassionate and enthusiastic volunteers to help our children with homework, to join in during play time, and to provide much needed adult attention and support to our K-5th students. There's no weekly class, and your time on site can earn you between 1 and 4 units! We are looking for group assistants, as well as people interested in one-on-one mentoring. We are also in need of Spanish speakers! Email danielled@berkeley.edu for more information. We hope you can join us! /Summer Reporting Internships/ Why make coffee when you can make headlines? IHS Journalism Internships begin with a weeklong workshop covering advanced journalism topics ranging from policy analysis to understanding statistics. After the workshop, interns spend eight weeks reporting at a daily paper. Interns typically walk away with 40 or more professional clips and invaluable contacts. Placements range from Orange County to New York City to the Mexican border. For more information about internship locations, visit www.TheIHS.org/journalism. Application Deadline: January 31, 2007 /Public Policy and Nonprofit Management Internships/ Spend the summer in Washington, DC, working with public policy or nonprofit management or work on public policy in your home state. In addition to internship placements at liberty-minded think tanks and organizations, the Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program offers intensive workshops for professional skills such as public speaking, conducting media briefings, and effective networking, as well as weekly sessions on current policies and how to analyze them. www.TheIHS.org/intern Application Deadline: January 31, 2007 /Production Internships in Broadcast Journalism and Film Production/ Positions vary by location, experience, and interests -- participants could spend the entire semester working part time at a major news network or spend ten intensive weeks shooting on-location for a feature film. We are particularly looking for rising seniors interested in spending the summer working in broadcast journalism for a major news network. www.TheIHS.org/production Application Deadline: March 1, 2007 /Seniors: Spend a year in Hunan, China with WorldTeach! /*About the China Year Program* We are moving into our fourth year partnering with the Hunan Department of Education in China, where we have sent over a hundred volunteers to teach English in the public schools of Hunan province. There is currently a huge demand for English teachers in China. In many parts of the country, only students from the most elite schools have the opportunity to learn English from a native speaker. The WorldTeach Hunan Program was established to bring volunteer English teachers to a broader range of students through the Province's public schools. Our partner generously subsidizes our volunteers, facilitating the participation of all qualified individuals. The program fee is $500 plus a $500 returnable deposit, which covers pre-departure information and preparation, round-trip international airfare from a US departure city, visa, intensive in-country orientation training, health insurance, meals and housing during orientation and throughout your teaching service, and 24 hour in-country support. Once in-country, the volunteers will also receive a monthly stipend of approximately $300USD. Please read more about our costs and services at http://www.worldteach.org/program_information/costs.html. More information about the China Year program can be found at: http://www.worldteach.org/programs/china_year/, or call 800-4-TEACH-0 to speak with a WorldTeach representative. *About WorldTeach* WorldTeach is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that provides opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to international education by living and working as volunteer teachers in developing countries. Based at the Center for International Development at Harvard University, WorldTeach offers the benefits of a well-established volunteer organization, while also providing more comprehensive, personalized support and training as a small NGO. In each of our programs, volunteers are placed in schools and host communities in developing countries that specifically request WorldTeach volunteers and would otherwise be unable to afford or locate qualified teachers. Volunteers receive training, language preparation, and field support, empowering them to make an impact that will last long after they leave. WorldTeach also offers programs in Chile, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Pohnpei, Poland and South Africa. For specific information about each program, please visit our website at http://www.worldteach.org/. The website includes photos, past and present volunteer stories, the current application and departure dates and the first part of the Volunteer Application. ***Become a WorldTeach volunteer. Change the world, one student at a time.*** /The Berkeley Group / (TBG) is a student-led professional consulting group dedicated to the service of nonprofit organizations. TBG's consultants are UC Berkeley undergraduates from diverse major backgrounds. In the past, we have served organizations that focus in areas such as health and healthcare, the environment, the arts, media and technology, and government policy. Due to our diverse expertise, our work encompasses a wide range of projects, including market entry analysis, business model development, corporate sponsorship initiatives, and much more. TBG's clientele base includes a wide range of organizations in the nonprofit industry, including some of the nation's most well-known and highly regarded NPOs, e.g., the American Cancer Society, the American Conservatory Theatre, TransFair USA, and the City of Berkeley. TBG will be accepting applications from all interested individuals at the start of the Spring 2007 term. Students from all majors are encouraged to apply. No previous experience is necessary. Listed below are the important dates in the application timeline: 18 January, Thursday - First Info Session (7pm @ 110 Barrows) 23 January, Tuesday - Second Info Session (7pm @ 110 Barrows) 26 January, Friday - Application deadline (12pm by email) 29 January, Monday - Candidate Meet and Greet (Time/Location TBA) 30 January, Tuesday - Interviews 31 January, Wednesday - Interviews 1 February, Thursday - Interviews All interested students are advised to attend the informational sessions, as listed above. For more information, please visit TBG's website at http://tbg.berkeley.edu or e-mail theberkeleygroup@gmail.com (subject line: recruitment). *5**. The Bulletin Board* /A Smattering of Postings/ /PR @ Cal/ Informational Meetings Tuesday Jan.23rd and Wednesday Jan. 24th from 7:30- 8:30 in Dwinelle Room 234 Learn about the Public Relations field and enjoy some pizza!! For more information, visit http;//www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~pratcal or e-mail us at pr.at.cal@gmail.com /UC Students and Staff Participate in Research!!/ Berkeley Experimental Social Science Lab aka "XLab" Located at F310 Haas Participate in decision making experiments and Earn on average $15 per hourof participation. Join the subject pool and become informed about when experiments will take place. To register as a new participant, go to: http://xlab.sona-systems.com/ Visit our website for more information on the Xlab: http://xlab.berkeley.edu /VOLUNTEER WITH UCSF TO PROVIDE HEPATITIS B EDUCATION/ The San Francisco Hepatitis B Collaborative at Berkeley seeks UC Berkeley students or faculty interested in volunteering their time as translators to a UCSF medical school sponsored clinic in San Francisco Chinatown. On weekends, the permanent clinic functions as a center for Hepatitis B testing, vaccination, and education of the at risk Asian and Pacific Islander population in the Bay Area. Translators would be involved in communicating between UCSF medical students and their patients through basic intake and Hepatitis B education. We specifically need students who speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean, or Japanese fluently, although knowledge of medical terminology is not required. If you are interested in this public health opportunity, simply contact CalSFHBC@gmail.com with your name and the language in which you are fluent and we will contact you with the date of our first informational meeting in early February. Thank you! /Work $ / The Office of the Registrar is seeking qualified student workers to assist the On Track/DARS team with a number of assessment, outreach and training projects. If you know of any exceptional students who would enjoy such an opportunity, please help us by letting them know about this job. This job will provide students with the opportunity to develop professional skills by working on real-world projects and tangible deliverables. This job is not for students interested in data entry, filing or making coffee. We intend the work to be meaningful, challenging and fun. This position can be available as either a work study or non-work study job. All interested and qualified students are invited to apply. Resumes should be sent to James Collins, Assistant Registrar at jfc@berkeley.edu. Job Title: Research, Training and Marketing Intern Employer: Office of the Registrar Hourly Rate: $ 12.00 Positions: 2 Start Date: When filled Background: DARS is a service that enables undergraduate students and their advisors to monitor progress toward meeting major, UC, and campus requirements. Students can see which requirements have been completed and which have not, and which courses can fulfill those unmet requirements. DARS has been available at Cal for years, but due to several factors it has been under-utilized. The DARS team has been working hard to improve the accuracy and functionality of the software and is ready to launch a new campaign of outreach and education to students and staff. Description: We seek 2 student interns to assist us with meeting the following objectives: 1. Assess student perceptions and usage of current campus degree audit tools 2. Survey and analyze student needs and wants for degree audit and advising tools 3. Develop electronic user training tools and curriculum for staff and students 4. Develop and implement outreach and marketing campaign to increase student usage of DARS 5. Develop plan for ongoing assessment and response to student needs for degree audit tools 6. Gather student-user requirements for new interactive audit module 7. Assist DARS programmers and encoding team by testing application upgrades and fixes 8. Submit weekly status reports and written documentation of research results, training and program plans Qualifications: Requirements: . Strong written and verbal communication skills . Comfortable interacting w/ professional staff. Ability to share information, ideas and perceptions in open, team-oriented environment . Self-motivated, able to work independently on fast-paced, intensive project . Ability to meet project deadlines . Proficient in MS Office suite, MS Project, statistical analysis software, and Web-based tools. Programming or highly technical experience not required . Must be able to work at least 10 hrs. per week . Must submit a writing sample Pluses include experience in any of the following: . Marketing and/or advertising . Market research, research methods, statistical design & analysis . Web design, graphic design, user experience design . Teaching and/or training . Journalism . Student government or other organizational leadership Johanna Metzgar Associate Registrar UC Berkeley 124 Sproul Hall, #5404 510-642-1815 office 510-284-9953 cell /GET A CLUE ABOUT LAW!/ http://www.sigmaalphanu.org Not sure if Law is for you and want to learn more? Interested in meeting a diverse and fun group of young professionals? Need some resume/cover letter help or improve your public speaking? Want to have special Test-Prep discounts and tips on how to write the perfect Law School Application? COME RUSH SIGMA ALPHA NU, UC Berkeley's Premier Co-ed Professional Pre-Law Fraternity!! Meet the Chapter Mon, January 22 7pm @ MLK (Tilden Room) Dress: Business Casual Professional Night Wed, January 24 7pm @ MLK (Tilden Room) Dress: Business Formal Social Night Friday, January 26 7pm @ Kip's Upstairs Dress: Campus Casual Refreshments provided!!! visit http://www.sigmaalphanu.org for more info OR: Join our event on Facebook! /"On Campus" / Looking for something new to do this January? Here's your chance to get involved with the newest magazine for college bound students! ON CAMPUS Magazine seeks college writers for short, dynamic pieces to appear in Spring issues! Fast, easy way to get your name in print and help create a tool for high school students! Contact Marissa Saltzman, Editor (mhsaltzm@mtholyoke.edu) or visit our website (www.mtholyoke.edu/~mhsaltzm/OnCampus_magazine/home.html) for more information about getting involved with ON CAMPUS! ------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS: 1. Research Workshops A & B and Information Sessions for SURF and URAP 2. Research Program Deadlines for EARLY SPRING 3. Preview of Deadlines for MID to LATE SPRING ------------------------------------------------------ 1. Research Workshops A & B and Information Sessions for SURF and URAP: Workshop A How to Get Started in Undergraduate Research -What makes for a good topic -How to find a mentor -Research programs on and off campus All sessions in 344 Campell Hall: Tuesday, 1/16 2-3 PM - Immediately followed by URAP info session Wednesday, 1/17 1-2 PM - Immediately followed by URAP info session Wednesday, 1/24 3-4 PM Friday, 2/2 4-5 PM Thursday, 2/8 3-4 PM Friday, 2/16 2-3 PM Tuesday 2/20 12-1 PM Workshop B Writing a Research Proposal (you should come with a specific topic in mind, since you will be guided through the writing of a first draft of the proposal during the workshop; science/engineering students should already be in a lab.). All sessions in 344 Campbell Hall Friday, 1/19 1-2:30 Thursday, 1/25 5-6:30 Tuesday, 1/30 3:30-5 Wednesday, 2/7 3:30-5 PM Tuesday, 2/13 12:30-2 PM Friday, 2/23 4-5:30 PM Detailed info on "Getting started in undergraduate research" and "How to Write a Research Proposal" workshops can be seen at this link: http://research.berkeley.edu/haas_scholars/schedule.html ---------------- The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF): The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program (SURF) is designed to allow Berkeley undergraduates in the College of Letters and Science to spend the summer doing concentrated research in preparation for a senior thesis or another major capstone research project. In Summer 2007 fellows will receive a $3000 summer stipend, which is intended to cover basic living expenses for two months. Students with need-based financial aid may be eligible for additional funds. 2007 SURF INFORMATION SESSIONS: a basic question and answer session about the SURF program and the application process. Don't wait! It is to your advantage to come to an early session so you can map out your application tasks. The deadline is March 23rd. All sessions in 344 Campbell Hall: Friday, January 19, 2007 11:15-12:00 PM Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:15-5:00 PM (immediately followed by a proposal-writing workshop from 5-6:30) Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:15-5:00 PM http://research.berkeley.edu/surf ----------------- The Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP): The Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program gives students an opportunity to work with UC Berkeley professors on faculty research projects. Students who are selected to work with URAP faculty can earn academic credit. Spring 2007 URAP INFORMATION SESSIONS All sessions in 344 Campbell Hall: Tuesday, January 16, 3-4 PM - immediately preceded by a Workshop A Wednesday, January 17, 2-3 PM - immediately preceded by a Workshop A Thursday, January 18, 1-2 PM Friday, January 19, 10-11 AM and 3-4 PM http://research.berkeley.edu/urap/index.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. RESEARCH PROGRAM DEADLINES FOR EARLY SPRING For OFF-CAMPUS research opportunities for the summer see http://research.berkeley.edu/summer3.html as well as the other links in the "Summer Research Opportunities Beyond Berkeley" section of the research@berkeley web site: http://research.berkeley.edu/ 01-19-07 deadline UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (College of Engineering) Participants receive $250+credit. Engineering , L&S Compu Sci, and Chem. E. only Participants must be in College of Engineering , Chemical Engineering, L&S CS 2.0 gpa. Participants apprentice for a participating faculty member in engineering. app. 87 participants/yr. http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/current_students/uro/index.html 01-22-07 deadline. SPONSORED PROJECTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (SPUR - CNR) Amount: up to $2,000 for student-initiated. Both faculty and student must be in College of Natural Resources. 2.0 gpa Students can apply to work on faculty-initiated projects (soph, jr., or sr.), or can submit their own projects for funding (with support of a faculty mentor) -- usually jr. or sr. 25 participants/yr. , app. http://cnr.berkeley.edu/site/about_spur_students.php 01-22-07 deadline URAP: Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program Amount: 0 (course credit). For all majors, all colleges; any level, but recommended for soph. and above; 2.0 GPA. Students assist faculty with their research during the academic year. 600 participants/semester. http://research.berkeley.edu/urap/index.html 01-31-07 deadline. UC LEADS: Math, Engineering, and Science Research Program Amount: $4,500 UCB summer; $3,500 other UC summer. Program especially aimed at students who have experienced ed. disadvantages, broadly defined. For math, science and engineering; considering PhD at a UC; apply as soph. or junior; UCB and other UC students may apply. Student works one summer at a UCB lab, one summer at a lab at another UC. Participates in state symposium, GRE prep. 6 participants. http://research.berkeley.edu/otheropps/UCLeads/UCLeads.html 01-31-07 deadline. SUPERB: Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkeley, and SUPERB-IT $3,750+rm.+bd. Non-traditional underrepresented students in the fields of engineering including low-income and first generation college students. Most participants will be non-UCB students as required by NSF/other funding sources. For Engineering students, 3.0+ gpa with upward trend; for summer before last semester or last two semesters. National program for 8-weeks; 2 mentors for students in engineering labs-- grad student and faculty; grad school prep. 20-25 participants, most non-UCB. http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/cues/superb/index.html 01-31-07 estimated deadline. VIGRE Program Amount: $187.50-$375/month. Students are expected to work 5-10 hrs/wk. Student should have statistics skills, but not necessarily stat major; must be US citizen or perm. resident. Apprenticeship w/ faculty in Statistics dept. 5-7 participants/semester http://stat-www.berkeley.edu/users/vigre/ 01-31-07 deadline. CENTER FOR BRITISH STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP Amount: $2,500. Fellowship is to support advanced research in, or about, Britain. Usually for juniors or seniors; proposed research must be part of broader course of study supervised by a faculty member. 1 participant. http://ies.berkeley.edu/cbs/grants.html#cfbsusrf 02-01-07 deadline AMGEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM For students in biological sciences. Recipients receive $3,500, will attend weekly seminars, prepare a poster presentation, and participate in symposia and a Journal Club. Requires 3.2 gpa. http://amgenscholars.berkeley.edu/ 02-01-07 deadline. SROP: Summer Research Opportunities Program (Graduate Division) Amount: $3,000 + rm. + bd. For citizens or perm residents only; both UCB and non-UCB students may apply. Special consid. given for students with financial and/or educational disadvantages, 3.0 GPA; grad 12/06 or later. Program matches students w/faculty mentors; weekly meetings, workshops, GRE prep. 16-20 participants (2-4 from UCB) http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/gop/srop.shtml 02-01-07 deadline. SULTAN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR ARAB STUDIES Amount: up to $2,000. To support research on topics related to Arab Studies. Applicants must be enrolled in Fall 2007. Funds can support research or conf. travel, overseas or summer Arabic language study, or internships. 1-3 participants/year. http://www.ias.berkeley.edu/cmes/programs_files/programs_sultan.html 02-02-07 deadline. PHYSICS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM Amount: $500. Only declared physics majors may apply. no Apprenticeship; Students must turn in "deliverable" in May to receive stipend. 20 http://research.berkeley.edu/otheropps/physicsunder.html 02-02-07 deadline. LESLIE LIPSON SCHOLARSHIP AND PRIZE PROGRAM Provides $4,000 research funds. Projects must related to humanistic values and their implementation; apply soph. year To win research grant, must win one of the essay prizes. Funds independent research or creative project. Up to 5 participants/year. http://students.berkeley.edu/fao/prizes/Lipson/default.html 02-05-07 deadline. ROSBERG-GEIST U.GRAD RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP FOR TRAVEL TO AFRICA Amount: $3,000. Students with training in African studies and foreign languages, particularly African languages, will be given priority. For current UC Berkeley Undergraduate Students with an interest in Africa who will be registered during the 2007-2008 academic year. Fellowships of up to $3,000 are available to defray the costs of travel to Africa to conduct research focused on Africa-related topics. 2 participants. http://ias.berkeley.edu/africa/fellowships/Geist/UGtravel.htm 02-10-07 deadline. QB3 UNDERGRADUATE BIOTECH INTERNSHIPS Competitive full-time salaries for 10 wks. For students interested in quantitative biomedical research; no seniors; bio/chem lab experience. Applicants must have completed one semester at UCB, 3.2 gpa; requires 2 recs, 1 from a UCB prof. Provides interdisciplinary biomedical research and development internships in local biotech companies, full-time, 10 wks of summer. 15-20 participants. http://www.qb3.org/intern.htm 02-15-07 deadline. NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Cell, Developmental, and Evolutionary Biology -- APPRENTICESHIP. Amount: $3,500 + rm. and board at UCB for 10 weeks of the summer. 10-wk. summer program to expose participants to core concepts of Cell, Developmental and Evolutionary Biology. 21 participating faculty provide broad range of research options. Students gain first-hand research experience and training, working on individual projects. Students from underrepresented minority groups, economically disadvantaged backgrounds, or who are the first generation in their families to attend college are especially encouraged to apply. 12 participants; most will be non-UCB students as mandated by NSF. http://mcb.berkeley.edu/nsfreu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. RESEARCH PROGRAM DEADLINES FOR MID- TO LATE SPRING Deadline: Usually around 4th wk of semester, but soft deadline. HISTORY TRAVEL GRANT Amount: up to $600. http://research.berkeley.edu/otheropps/HistTravel.html 02-28-07 deadline. UCDC Internship in Washington, DC; no funding provided. -Information sessions begin in late January - contact program coordinator. http://learning.berkeley.edu/ucdc/program.htm 02-28-07 deadline. CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS Amount: $3,500. http://www.hrcberkeley.org/fellowships/index.html 03-?-06 estimated deadline. BERKELEY SUMMER BIOENGINEERING RESEARCH PROGRAM (APPRENTICESHIP) Amount: $3,000. http://bioeng.berkeley.edu/bsbrp/ 03-?-2007; April, 2007. BIOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAM Amount: $1500 ac. year, $3500 summer. http://research.berkeley.edu/Biology_Fellows/BFP.html 03-01-07 deadline. JUDITH LEE STRONACH BACCALAUREATE PRIZE (FOR AFTER GRADUATION) Amount: up to $25,000. http://ls.berkeley.edu/StronachPrize/ 03-02-07 deadline. CENTER FOR LATINO POLICY RESEARCH MINI-GRANT Amount: $250-$750. http://clpr.berkeley.edu/pages/aboutus/programs/minigrant.html 03-05-07 deadline. HAAS SCHOLARS PROGRAM (ALL MAJORS) Amount: $12,600. http://research.berkeley.edu/haas_scholars/ 03-07-06 3 PM deadline. CENTER FOR RACE AND GENDER Amount: $200-$1,000. http://crg.berkeley.edu/programs/grants/grants.html 03-17-07, 3pm estimated deadline. SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM (SURP) -- APPRENTICESHIP http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/SURP/ 03-23-07 deadline. SURF: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (L&S) http://research.berkeley.edu/surf/ 04-01-07 estimated deadline. GROUP Summer Research Apprenticeships (Townsend Center, HUMANITIES/SOC.SCI.) Amount: $2,500. http://townsendcenter.berkeley.edu/groupapprentices.shtml 04-03-07 estimated deadline. CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEACE AND WELL-BEING UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS Amount: $3,000. http://peacecenter.berkeley.edu/research_fellowships.html 04-04-07 deadline. 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