Skip to main content

Student eNews

The AWIS Scholarship Program

By Melinda Rose

The San Diego Chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) offers scholarships to community college, undergraduate, and graduate women in San Diego County who are in pursuit of a degree in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Each recipient receives a $1000 scholarship award.

Continue Reading...


The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: USA

By Melinda Rose

Google Anita Borg Scholarship recipients will each receive a $10,000 award for the 2011-2012 academic year. A group of female undergraduate and graduate students will be chosen from the applicant pool, and scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate's academic background and demonstrated leadership. All scholarship recipients and finalists will be invited to attend the Annual Google Scholars' Retreat in Mountain View, California in 2011.

Continue Reading...


UMBC Minority Postdoctoral Fellows Program 2011-2012

By Melinda Rose

The University of Maryland Baltimore County invites nominations and applications for the UMBC Minority Postdoctoral Fellows. UMBC is dedicated to ensuring a diverse, scholarly environment and encouraging outstanding individuals to enter the academic profession. The purpose of the Program is to increase the pool of scholars from underrepresented minority groups for possible tenure-track appointments at UMBC.

Continue Reading...


Free Tutoring from Tau Beta Pi

By Melinda Rose

Tau Beta Pi is offering free tutoring for math, science, and engineering courses for all students (membership not required). Please contact Aaron Swartz at swartz.aaron@yahoo.com for more information.

Continue Reading...


2011 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

By Melinda Rose

Dr. Anita Borg (1949-2003) devoted her life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling the barriers that keep women and minorities from entering the computing and technology fields. In honor of Anita's vision, Google is proud to announce the 2011 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, awarding a group of female students each a $10,000 scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Continue Reading...


Free Tutoring for ECE Classes

By Melinda Rose

Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) is offering free tutoring this quarter starting this week 10/11/10. Please check out this website for the most up to date tutoring schedule: http://hkn.ucsd.edu/tutor.php

Continue Reading...


Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Award

By Melinda Rose

The purpose of this notice is to announce the 2010 Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Awards Program. This program has been designed to recognize faculty, staff, students, departments or organizational units and other members of the UC San Diego community who have made an outstanding contribution in the areas of equal opportunity, affirmative action or diversity at UC San Diego during the past year.

Continue Reading...


Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs

By Melinda Rose

For Foundation Fellowships are designed to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

Continue Reading...


SMART Scholarship

By Melinda Rose

SMART Scholarship Program - This is a highly-selective, prestigious, national program that fully supports their education, including full tuition and a very generous stipend while they are in school. The Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship-for-service Program fully funds undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of technical areas, including all fields of Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Mathematics.

Continue Reading...