CURF Preceptorial on Getting Started in Research in Environmental Studies November 12, 2009
Thursday, Nov 12, 5:00pm
G-92 Huntsman
Learn how to get started in a research project in Environmental Studies. Penn faculty and CURF Undergraduate Research Peer Advisors who have successfully launched research projects in Environmental Studies will share their experiences and help you make connections and take the next steps.
Deadline: Penn Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium November 16, 2009
The Penn IUR Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium (UURC) facilitates faculty-mentored, undergraduate urban-focused research. The program includes funding support for a joint faculty-student research project and a semester-long, credit-bearing seminar (CPLN 528/URBS 428). Students from each of the University’s undergraduate schools (Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Applied Science, Nursing and Wharton) are eligible to participate, and the Penn IUR UURC invites the participation of faculty from across the 12 schools to undertake research on a wide range of urban issues. The program will sponsor up to 10 projects each Spring. Grant funds will be provided for faculty to support new and/or existing research efforts.
Deadline: Carnegie Fellowship January 05, 2010
The Carnegie Junior Fellows Program provides a substantive work experience for students with serious interest in international affairs. This is a paid, working one-year internship. Assignments involve research and editorial assistance to senior associates in the areas of nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, democracy, economic reform, immigration, and regional research. No citizenship requirement but candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S.
Penn can nominate two applicants.
Deadline: Field Ecology in Mongolia January 15, 2010
Approximately four weeks of field work in northern Mongolia at an International Long-Term Ecological Research site.
The project is funded by the National Science Foundation and led by a team of five Penn Biology professors. Students will work alongside Penn professors, as well as collaborators from the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia and the National University of Mongolia to conduct on-going sampling. Some opportunities may exist to discuss pasture conditions and changes with local herders. There may also be opportunities for independent student projects. There will be an orientation at Penn before the project begins, as well as on-site training in sampling techniques. 3-4 students will be selected to participate. This opportunity is open to students in their freshman through their junior year.
Deadline: Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects for Peace January 19, 2010
Invites undergraduates to design grassroots projects that they will implement during the summer. The projects judged to be the most promising and do-able will be funded at $10,000 each. The objective is to encourage and support today’s motivated youth to create and tryout their own ideas for building peace.