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Spend a Semester with Greenpeace

ACTION * TRAVEL * TRAINING

Spend a Semester with Greenpeace. Summer and Fall programs are filling up, and early applications are due March 7th. Apply at http://www.greenpeace.org/got.

The semester is offered in the Washington D.C. and San Francisco Greenpeace offices. Contact program staff with questions at got@wdc.greenpeace.org or 877-450-3517 ext. 320.
Environmental Health Summer Undergraduate Internship
Click here for website.
Global Change Education Program

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Science Office of Biological and Environmental Research Climate Change Research Division (CCRD)

http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP/

The Global Change Education Program (GCEP) promotes undergraduate and graduate education/training in support of the DOE global change research activities.

Global change research encompasses a variety of technical areas including atmospheric sciences, ecology, global carbon cycles, climate modeling, and terrestrial processes.

For more details about GCEP-SURE and –GREF, and to access electronic applications, please visit the website (see top of page). The application deadline is 04 February 2008, so you still have time to apply. Contact Barbara Dunkin at (865) 574-6440 or Barbara.dunkin@orau.org if you have questions.

Space Career Fair
Thursday, April 10, 2008. Click here for details.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Are you interested in conducting research at the US Department of Energy’s largest multi-purpose laboratory?

Do you know someone who would be an excellent intern, participating in world-class research with world-class scientists?

Would you like to get paid to learn?

Are you interested in expanding your resumé?

Would you like to gain research experience before entering the workforce or graduate school?

If you answered yes to any of the questions above then you should visit www.scied.science.doe.gov

Deadline February 1, 2008~ APPLY ONLINE NOW~

National Science Foundation - Research Experience for Undergraduates in Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Summer Research Opportunity at Clemson University:
For details, please click here.

DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program:

Apply now for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) HS-STEM Summer Internship Program that will support students during summer 2008. This program provides 10-week summer internships at federal research facilities for undergraduate students majoring in homeland security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) disciplines.

Students receive a $500/week stipend and travel reimbursement.

Complete information is available online at www.orau.gov/dhsinternships. The deadline for submitting an application is December 14, 2007. Questions regarding the DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program can be sent via e-mail to dhsed@orau.org. Please print and post the program poster available at: http://www.orau.gov/dhsinternships/2008DHSInternshipPoster.pdf

DOE Day of Science :
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory is hosting the 2007 DOE Day of Science at the Knoxville (Tennessee) Convention Center on October 29. Additional program information and the online registration may be found at http://www.orau.gov/dayofscience. Please note that this year there is no limit on the number of students and that US citizenship is not required.
Georgia Tech URS Program :
STAR, Student Training and Research Program for Undergraduates at the Medical College of Georgia
The STAR program is designed for highly motivated and talented undergradute studetns with a strong desire to pursue a graduate education in the biomedical sciences. Participants of the program work on collaborative research projects focusing on cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes/obesity, infection/inflammation, neurologyical diseases and more. For additional information on the program and the application process visit http://www.mcg.edu/star/.