PAID USGS Student Intern Opportunity Announcement

 

Apply for Summer/Fall 2021 BSOS Undergraduate Experience Funds!

 

Apply today for BSOS Summer/Fall 2021 Undergraduate Experience Funds! These funds assist undergraduate BSOS majors engaged in experiential learning outside the classroom, such as unpaid internships, research, service-learning, and professional or academic virtual conferences. The funds are intended to help offset expenses related to such activities including, but not limited to; pandemic conscious travel/transportation expenses pandemic related relocation expenses  professional attire opportunity costs, (i.e. the need to give up a part-time paid job in order to take an unpaid internship.) software/technology, material needs, not provided by employer/University, but essential to the experience.  conference fees For additional examples on the kinds of expenses that may be considered for funding, please click here. If you are a BSOS student with financial need that is preventing you from taking advantage of an unpaid opportunity, you are encouraged to apply for BSOS Undergraduate Experience Funds. The best consideration date for Summer/Fall 2021 experience applications is Tuesday, June 1, 2021 by 5 PM. Funding will be allocated on a rolling basis, based on the availability of funds. This application will close on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 by 5 PM or when funding for Summer/Fall 2021 experiences has been exhausted.  Click here to apply.  Before submitting your application, make sure to review the eligibility criteria. Questions regarding the scholarships or the application process can be e-mailed to bsos-scholarships@umd.edu.

$2,000 Scholarship Opportunity - UMD Alumni Association

 The Alumni Association will be awarding 33 scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. 

 

All current students who have completed one semester at the University of Maryland College Park and will be enrolled full time (12+ credits for undergraduate students and 48+ units for graduate students) during both Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters are eligible to apply. Scholarship award recipients will receive $1,000 each semester. 

 

All applications are due by Sunday, April 4, 2021 by 11:59pm ET. 

Here's the link if the hyperlink doesn't work: https://alumni.umd.edu/students/scholarships-and-awards.

Good luck!

Federal and Global Fellows Application Now Open!

 

UMD Global/Federal Fellows Undergrad Internship Program - Apply Now! Do you want to gain professional experience, try out working for the federal government, non-profits, consulting firms, and more? Our one-year certificate program combines a fall 2021 seminar and a spring 2022 internship, both for college credit, and offers a unique active-learning opportunity to integrate your academics with real world experience and explore future goals. Join a passionate, multi-disciplinary, and engaged student cohort and become part of a +1000 alumni network for life!    Program Perks Include: Your Choice of Nine Fall Seminar Courses (all taught by expert practitioners with courses offered once a week, mostly in the evenings; fall seminars are also cross-listed with Honors)            - Water Security and Global Health Challenges            - Energy and Environmental Policy            - Responses to Global Challenges            - Public Health Policy            - Science Diplomacy            - Political Engagement and Advocacy            - US Diplomacy            - Homeland Security and National Security Policy            - Critical Regions and International Relations Spring Internship 3-9 credits available through our program (including Scholarship in Practice credit) or through your own major. Program Partnerships at a myriad of sites, such as: U.S. Department of Agriculture, World Resources Institute, Climate Action Campaign, Chemonics International, National Institutes of Health, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, and many more! Year round activities include visits to DC organizations, professional development workshops, one-on-one coaching, resume and cover letter review, interview preparation, good cheer, etc. Earn transcript notation as a Federal or Global Fellow Application Link: Online Application First Priority Deadline: March 5, 2021

For more information, visit our Fellows websites:  https://federalfellows.umd.edu/ and https://globalfellowsdc.umd.edu/

 

Experience Entrepreneurship with the Hinman CEOs Program

 Experience Entrepreneurship with the Hinman CEOs Program

Applications for the Fall 2021 class are due February 7, 2021 via hinmanceos.umd.edu/apply

 

The Hinman CEOs Student Startup Incubator enables undergraduates to develop innovative startup ideas into real companies through an immersive one-year academic and residential* experience.

100+ Startups Launched   - $300M+ Investment Raised   - $2B+ Total Valuations

The dynamic Hinman CEOs environment is conducive to helping you every day by surrounding you with people who will mentor, inspire, and challenge you to achieve your entrepreneurial goals. You complete one course per semester during your time in the program, typically ENES 460 Fundamentals of Technology Startup Ventures in fall 2021 and ENES462 Marketing High-Technology Products and Innovations in spring 2022. You benefit from Hinman CEOs co-working spaces and coaching from Hinman CEOs faculty, staff, and alumni, and compete for exclusive Hinman CEOs seed funding for your startup.‍

"The Hinman CEOs Program is a great facilitator of ideas. It fosters a professional way of thinking about business, and exposes you to things you wouldn’t otherwise see."

Anthony Casalena, Founder and CEO of Squarespace, Hinman CEOs ‘05

 

Apply Now to Join in Fall 2021

Applications are open until February 7, 2021 for entrepreneurially-minded undergraduate students from all academic disciplines. If you are graduating Spring 2022 or later, we invite your application.

*Residence within Hinman CEOs South Campus Commons Two housing is recommended, but not required.

 

To learn more, visit http://hinmanceos.umd.edu/apply or email mtecheducation@umd.edu.

APPLY TODAY for the Terp DREAM Scholarship. Deadline- 3.24.21

 APPLY TODAY: Applications for the Terp DREAM scholarship are due on March 24, 2021 by 5 PM. 

The Terp Dream Scholarship is intended to provide scholarships to undergraduate first-generation college students who have completed at least one semester at the University of Maryland. This scholarship will provide aid to undergraduate students who also have prevalent financial need. Multiple scholarships will be distributed. The monetary award for these scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year will range between $500 - $1,000. For complete award criteria, instructions, and an online application, please visit go.umd.edu/terpdream. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.  Questions regarding this scholarship or the application process should be directed to bsos-scholarships@umd.edu.

Spaceflight research opportunity

 Gain research experience and design a microgravity experiment that could fly to space!

We are seeking freshmen, sophomores and juniors interested in research to participate in a microgravity experiment competition. No previous background in research is required.

Terps in Space gives science and engineering undergrads the opportunity to design and propose REAL experiments that compete for a spot on the International Space Station (ISS). Experiments spend 4-6 weeks in space then return to the students for analysis.

Find out more on our site (http://terpsinspace.umd.edu/).

If interested in participating, please complete this form (https://forms.gle/aGyuXwmntg7EEMBB7).

Timeline:

Spring 2021 (virtual):

Teams of 2-4 students work with a mentor to design and propose an experiment. This involves literature research, experiment planning, and gathering preliminary data. In May, three finalist teams will be selected.

Note: Non-finalist teams will conclude their participation in the program having gained a semester of independent, student-driven research experience.

Summer 2021-Fall 2021:

The three semi-finalist teams will have time to further develop their proposals and, optionally, do preliminary experiments. In December, the winning team will be selected.

Spring 2022:

The winning team will conduct lab work to optimize their proposed experiment, and then load their experiment and ship it to be flown to the ISS.

Summer 2022-Fall 2022:

The winning team will receive their experiment from the ISS and conduct analysis and do report writeup. They may also attend the SSEP conference in Washington, D.C. and present results.

Terps in Space is part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education. 

Nicole Catanzarite

PhD Candidate in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science at University of Maryland

Neuroscience Policy Liaison (DC Metro Area), Society for Neuroscience

Community Program Director, Student Spaceflight Experiments Program - Terps in Space

APPLY TODAY for BSOS College Scholarships

 

APPLY TODAY: Applications for BSOS College Scholarships are due on February 26, 2021 by 9AM.

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences offers a variety of scholarships to current students! We encourage you to apply now for an award for the Fall 2021 semester. Before submitting your application, make sure to review each scholarship's unique eligibility criteria. To explore all of our BSOS scholarships, and determine which ones suit you, please visit go.umd.edu/BSOSscholarships.

Master of Science in GIS Info Session-Dec. 8th

 

POSITION YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS

Come learn about the

Master of Science

and Graduate Certificate in GIS

Online Information Session

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020  6pm

RSVP HERE

Spring & Fall 2021 applications open now!

Learn more at: msgis.umd.edu

Questions? geog-gis@umd.edu

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Best,

MS Program team

Department of Geographical Sciences

University of Maryland, College Park

2108 LeFrak Hall

College Park, MD 20742

301-314-1883

geog-gis@umd.edu

www.geospatial.umd.edu

Master of Science in GIS Info Session-Nov. 5th!

 

Learn more at: msgis.umd.edu

Questions? geog-gis@umd.edu

M.S. positions available in remote sensing and fire ecology (Sonoma State University) GOOD GRAD SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY!

Two M.S. positions available in the Bentley Lab at Sonoma State University starting in 

Spring 2021 (applications due Oct 31, 2020) or Fall 2021 (applications due Dec 15, 2020).

Students will work on grant-funded projects related to remote sensing (terrestrial laser scanning and drones) of forests in Northern CA to investigate effects of forest management and wildfire on forest structure, carbon accounting and modeling of future wildfire risk.

Those who are interested should email Dr. Bentley (lisa.bentley@sonoma.edu) with a CV and description of: 1) research interests, 2) experience with field work and 3) skills related to spatial data processing, modeling, or coding (e.g., ArcGIS, R, python, Pix4D, etc) to discuss the position before applying.