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  • Application for Admission:  See More Links at the bottom of this page. 
  • Graduate students (domestic and international) should also review the information in GradFunding Newsletters for other sources of financial support.

 

+ Study Abroad Programs Still Open for Fall 2012 (plus 1 for Summer 2012)

 
  • UA Study Abroad:  Direct Credit Programs
    • Arizona in Alcala (Spain) deadline May 15
    • Arizona in Italy (Orvieto) deadline May 15
    • Arizona Russian Abroad (Russia) deadline June 15
  • UA Study Abroad:  Approved Transfer Credit Programs
    • For SUMMER:  UROP Summer Research at RWTH Aachen (Germany) deadline May 5
    • Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS) (Denmark) deadline May 10
    • Tilburg University (The Netherlands) deadline May 10
    • Ewha Women's University (South Korea) deadline May 10
    • Ludwig-Maximillians-University Munich (Germany) deadline May 15
    • University of Verona (Italy) deadline May 15
    • University of National Resources & Applied Life Sciences (BOKU) (Austria) deadline May 18
    • University of Stuttgart (Germany) deadline May 18
    • University of Tuebingen (Germany) deadline May 18
    • University of Heidelberg (Germany) deadline June 6
    • Sookmyung Women's University (South Korea) deadline June 15
  • For more information or to complete your application, visit the Study Abroad website or call 520-626-9211
  • Contact:  Harmony DeFazio, Interim Assistant Director and Study Abroad Advisor (Africa, Middle East), Study Abroad and Student Exchange, at 520-626-9211
 

+ Cooperative Extension Summer Externships in Sustainability

 
  • Application deadline May 18
  • Cooperative Extension is offering the opportunity this summer for undergraduate students with at least sophomore standing to participate in sustainability projects throughout the State of Arizona with Cooperative Extension Faculty.  A total of 10 positions in 6 counties are available.
  • Review the Application and Summary of Projects documents for details and contact information for each project.
  • Contact:  Mark B. Apel, Community Resource Development, Area Resource Agent, Cooperative Extention-Cochise County, University of Arizona South, at 520-458-8278 Ext 2181 or ag.arizona.edu/rurallandscape/
 

+ AGU Robert Horton Doctoral Research Grant

 
  • Application deadline May 20 at 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time = 8:59 PM Arizona-Mountain Standard Time
  • Doctoral students may apply at any time during their program in hydrology, water resources, or related field
  • Award of $10,000 plus $500 travel allowance (total) to the fall and spring AGU meetings
  • U.S. citizenship is not a requirement to apply
  • Appropriate topics may be in hydrology (including its physical, chemical, or biological aspects) or in water resources policy sciences (including economics, systems analysis, sociology and law)
  • Applicants must be student members of AGU
 

+ Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Scholarship:  Helen S. Schaefer Scholarship

+ Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Scholarship:  JoAnn Troutman Scholarship

+ Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Travel Stipends

 
  • Eligibility:  Varies depending on program
  • Schaefer and Troutman Scholarship Deadline May 12; other deadline dates vary
  • See WISE website for details and contact information
 

+ Training Institute on Adaptive Management of Water Resources under Climate Change in Vulnerable River Basins - October 8-17, 2012

 
  • Will be held in La Serena, Chile, October 8-17, 2012
  • Sponsored by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), the Center for Excellence for Water Security (AQAUSEC), and the Water Center for Arid and Semiarid Zones of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAZALAC).  The Training Institute is funded by the IAI with resources from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).  Co-sponsors are CAZALAC and the Flemish government.
  • Applications are due May 30, 2012, at 17h00 Sao Paulo time, Brazil
  • Applications should be submitted online at the Training Institute on Adaptive Management website
  • The 10-day course is designed to advance conceptual and practical training in adaptive water resources management (AWM) and is open to professionals from hydrology, climate, land use, socioeconomic research and policy institutions, including stakeholders, particularly NGOs, community organizations, business and local practitioners in basin management, early career scientists and technicians
  • The Training Institute will involve lectures by international experts, exercises and final projects implementing lessons learned in their own locations.
  • The training course will also address proposal preparation and the grant administration of international projects.
  • Participants will be invited to develop multinational and multidisciplinary project proposals in the course. Successful proposals will be granted an IAI seed grant under the Training Institute Seed Grant Program (TISG-II).
  • Questions?  Contact one of the organizers, Dr. Christopher Scott, Associate Research Professor, Udall Center, at cascott@email.arizona.edu or (520) 626-4393.
 

+ Central Arizona Project (CAP) Award for Water Research

 
  • Submission deadline June 1
  • Research papers are now being accepted for the 2012 CAP Award for Water Research
  • Award is available to students attending any college or university in the State of Arizona.  The paper submitted should represent the student's original, unpublished research.  The First Place Prize is $1000.  The Second Place Prize is $500.
  • Submissions should focus on water issues that affect Central and Southern Arizona and/or the Colorado River.  Some suggested topics are here.
  • Papers may focus on legal, economic, political, environmental, or water management issues, or other issues that might be of interest to CAP or Arizona water users.
  • Winners will present their resarch at the 2012 Arizona Hydrological Society Annual Symposium in September 2012
  • TO APPLY:  Submit your a) Research Paper and b) a one-page abstract to mbasefsky@cap-az.com.  Winners will be notified in July.
 

+ WateReuse Arizona Scholarship Program

 
  • Application (postmark) deadline June 15
  • WateReuse Arizona will award 2 scholarships valued at $2500 each
  • Eligibility:  Sophomore, junior, senior, and graduate students who will be enrolled full-time at an Arizona college or university during the Academic Year 2012-2013 whose education and professional goals match those of WaterReuse Arizona
  • Emphasis on students whose educational and professional focus is related to water reuse, wastewater reclamation, and/or desalination
  • TO APPLY:  Submit required application materials listed on Call for Applications, including sealed (confidential) letters of recommendation, by the postmark deadline of June 15 to:
    • Mr. John Kmeic
    • WateReuse Arizona President
    • c/o Tucson Water
    • 4401 S Tucson Estates Parkway
    • Tucson AZ  85735
 

+ UA-NASA Space Grant Undergraduate Internship

 
  • Application deadline July 3
  • Interested undergraduate sophomores, juniors, and seniors (for the forthcoming Fall semester) who are U.S. citizens are encouraged to submit an online application.
  • Successful applicants come from all majors,  including a fair number who do not have a science background when they begin the internship
    • Space Science (from astronomy, chemistry, geology, mathematics, physics, etc.)
    • Engineering R & D (agricultural, aerospace, aeronautics, chemical, electrical, industrial, mechanical, optical, etc.)
    • Earth & Environmental Sciences (atmosphere, geology, ecology, agriculture, geography, etc.)
    • Software & Systems Development (computer engineering, computer science, MIS, web applications development, etc.)
    • Science Education & Outreach (K-16, informal education, translational science, technology transfer, website design, graphic arts, multi-media production)
    • Space & Astro Biology (astrobiology, humans in space, protected plant environments, etc.)
    • Social Sciences, Policy & Management (all social sciences, business, and policy majors)
    • Science Journalism & Technical Writing
  • Undergraduate internship opportunity runs for one academic year, 10-20 hours per week, at $9.50 per hour.
  • For more information and the complete the online application, visit the UA-NASA Space Grant website or contact Susan Brew, Space Grant Program Manager at sbrew@lpl.arizona.edu.
 

+ National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship

 
  • Preparatory Workshop scheduled for Tues, Apr 17, 12:00 noon to 2:00 PM
  • Current Juniors, Seniors, and First-Year Graduate Students will be eligible to apply in Fall 2012 for the Award Year of Fall 2013-Spring 2014
  • RSVP to Shelley Hawthorne Smith at ssmith@grad.arizona.edu and include your field of study (major)
  • Fall 2012 applications deadline will be in early November 2012 (date to be announced)
  • Ventana Room of the Student Union Memorial Center
  • The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship program's purpose is to ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce in the US.  NSF provides 3 years of funding (approximately $30,000 annually) to Fellows.
  • Students are eligible if:
    • They are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents
    • They have completed no more than 12 months of full-time graduate study (with no credit limit) by August 1, 2012 or if they are part-time graduate students with no more than 24 semester hours completed
    • They are engaged, or will be engaged, in research in a field within NSF's mission
  • Read more at the NSF Graduate Fellowship website

 

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