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I would like to share with you a program that will be of interest to graduate students, particularly those from Latino/Hispanic backgrounds. The Yale Ciencia Academy for Career Development is an NIH funded initiative (1R25GM114000) to connect PhD, MD/PhD, or PsyD students in biological, biomedical or behavioral research, with a network of diverse mentors, professional contacts, and role models who can help expand their opportunities for mentoring, peer support, networking, outreach, and professional growth and advancement.
The Yale Ciencia Academy seeks to complement academic graduate training by leveraging CienciaPR.org, a large and diverse Latino/Hispanic scientific network. Key features of the program include:
- Virtual chats with diverse role models and mentors who will discuss topics such as careers within and outside of academia, getting funded, securing a postdoc, getting published, time and project management, and work-life balance, among others.
- Online video discussions between program fellows to facilitate networking, peer mentoring, and community building.
- Workshops for the development of skills related to mentoring, networking, professional goal setting, scientific teaching, and science communication.
- Participants will have the opportunity to impact their communities and put in place leadership and communication skills through science outreach activities like the publication of popular science articles, podcasts, or visits to local schools.
- An annual face-to-face meeting (with travel, lodging and registration expenses paid) to take place during a large scientific conference (e.g. AAAS Annual Meeting) to extend opportunities for networking and professional development.
Additional information about the program, eligibility guidelines, and the application can be found at:www.cienciapr.org/yca. I would appreciate your help spreading the word about this program by sending the attached flyer to interested students, alumni, or mentees, or posting it in your laboratory or department. Registration closes November 23, 2016.
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Deadline to apply for a 2017 award is December 9, 2016 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
The NDSEG Fellowship Program is a three-year funding opportunity for students in or near the beginning stages of their overall graduate study and it is meant for students who plan to pursue research-based doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.
The program provides awarded fellows with:
• 36 months of full tuition and mandatory fee coverage at any accredited U.S. institution;
• A $1,000 medical health insurance allowance per each year of the three-year program tenure;
• And $102,000.00 in stipend payments over three years.
Students can start applying to the program as early as their undergraduate senior year and as late as the start of their third year of overall graduate study.
The reason we are getting in touch with you today is because we would like to introduce this fellowship opportunity to you and your colleagues.
This year’s deadline for a 2017 award is December 9 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
If this is of interest to you or your colleagues, please let us know! We’re happy to answer any and all questions related to the program.
Additionally – if you or colleagues at your institution are eligible and interested, panelist registration for the 2017 NDSEG Digital Application Evaluation is now open at https://ndseg.asee.org/panelists. This year’s evaluation panel will be held digitally throughout the month of January 2017. For more information, please contact our team directly.
Our team can be reached at NDSEG@asee.org or at (202) 649 – 3831.
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