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Title: Collegiate Inventors Competition
Description: The Collegiate Inventors Competition recognizes student inventors whose research and inventions will change our future.
The entry must be the original idea and work product of a student or team of students with his or her university advisor and must not have been (1) made available to the public as a commercial product or process, (2) described in extensive detail in a publication more than one year prior to the date of submission, or (3) issued a patent more than one year prior to the date of submission. On rare occassions exceptions may be made to allow the submission of significant recent improvements to matter patented or published more than one year prior to submission of the application. The entry submitted must be written in English.
The invention, a reduced-to-practice idea or working prototype, must be the work of a student or team of students with his or her university advisor. If it is a machine, it must be operable. If it is a chemical, it must be complete with evidence of successful application of the idea. If it is a new plant, color photographs or slides must be included in the submission. If a new or original ornamental design for an article of manufacture is submitted, the entire design must be included in the application. In addition, the invention should be capable of being reproduced.
Agency Deadline: June 14, 2013
Website Address: http://www.invent.org/collegiate/enter.html
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Department/Area: Agriculture, Architecture, CEES, Community Development, Education, Environmental Toxicology, Engineering, Graduate School, Sciences
Title: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)
Brief Description: The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's (SERC) Internship Program offers undergraduate and beginning graduate students a unique opportunity to gain exposure and experience in a research environment. The program enables students to work on specific projects under the direction of the Center's professional staff and is tailored to provide the maximum educational benefit to each participant.
Students applying to the program have the option of selecting an internship project from the following categories: Global Change, Landscape Ecology, Ecology of Coastal Ecosystems, Population and Community Ecology, Environmental Engineering, and Environmental and Ecology Education. Students will become familiar with much of the research being conducted at SERC, but they will devote most of their time to a project and content area of particular interest to them. In addition to their research, students participate in field trips, seminars, lectures, and an intern open house. All participants are expected to integrate what they have learned during their experience and present a brief seminar at the end of their stay.
Proposed Funding: Term: 10 to 16 weeks, Stipend: $400/wk
Agency Deadlines: February 1st for Summer positions (May to August), November 15th for Spring positions (January to April), June 1st for Fall positions (September to December)
Website Address: www.serc.si.edu/internship
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Department/Area: Business, Sciences, Architecture, Education, Public Policy, Graduate School, Arts & Humanities, International Education, Museum
Title: Freer Gallery of Art
Brief Description: The Freer Gallery of Art, along with its sister museum, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, are the national museums of Asian art at the Smithsonian Institution and are jointly administered. The Freer Gallery of Art houses one of the most distinguished collections of Asian art in the world today, as well as the largest collection of work by James McNeill Whistler. The Gallery supports advanced research and disseminates the results through exhibitions and publications. Internships are available to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students for special projects and general departmental work in the following departments. Administration, Collections Management (Registrar), Conservation and Scientific Research, Curatorial, Design and Installation, Development, Education (including public programs), Library and Archives, Publications, Photography, Public Affairs, and Shops. A working knowledge of pertinent Asian languages is suggested for curatorial internships.
Proposed Funding: Stipend: No
Agency Deadlines: Applications must be postmarked no later than March 15th for summer internships (or longer internships beginning in the summer), July 15th for fall internships, November 15th for winter/spring internships.
Website Address: http://www.asia.si.edu
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Department/Area: Architecture, Arts & Humanities
Title: Architectural History and Historic Preservation (AHHP)
Brief Description: Architectural History and Historic Preservation (AHHP), Office of the Facilities, Engineering and Operations, offers internships for the study of the history and preservation of the Smithsonian buildings. The Smithsonian buildings vary in date and style from the Patent Office Building (housing the Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery) of 1839 to the National Museum of the American Indian now under construction. While they vary greatly in style and date, the Smithsonian buildings share a common program creating a unique complex of American public buildings. An internship in the AHHP office is a prearranged, structured learning experience under the guidance of the Director. This internship program is provided for both undergraduates and graduate students. Some previous coursework or experience in art history, architectural history or historic preservation is required.
Proposed Funding: Not Available
Agency Deadlines: The deadline for application submission to the summer internship program is April 1. Fall and Spring internships can also be arranged. The deadline for fall applications is July 1 and for spring the application deadline is January 1.
Website Address: www.si.edu/ofg/intern.htm
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Department/Area: AFCS, Fellowships
Title: USA Eisenhower Fellowships Program
Brief Description: Every year the sponsor selects eight to twelve high-achieving professionals from all walks of life for a fellowship program. Successful applicants will receive an all-expense paid, five-week overseas program in one or two country/countries of their choice. Each program is tailored to the Fellows' professional and personal interests, and is designed and implemented by the Fellow with the assistance of an experienced Program Officer and an in-country coordinator. Fellows select up to two countries from the following: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium (European Commission), Brazil, Chile, China, China (Taiwan), Colombia, Egypt, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland/Northern Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay and Vietnam.
Agency Deadlines: 6/14/2013
Website Address: http://www.efworld.org/programs/eisenhower_fellowships_prospective_usa_fellowships.php
Solicitation Number: PAR-13-204
Department/Area: AFCS
Title: Dual Purpose with Dual Benefit: Research in Biomedicine and Agriculture Using Agriculturally Important Domestic Animal Species (R01)
Brief Description: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) invite applications that utilize agriculturally important domestic animal species to improve human health through the advancement of basic and translational research deemed highly relevant to both agricultural and biomedical research. This initiative is designed to facilitate and encourage comparative medicine research studies through the careful selection and refinement of farm animal models that mimic human developmental, physiological and etiological processes to better understand disease origins and improve assisted reproduction efficiencies. The anticipated outcomes include both the elucidation of fundamental information relevant for the improvement of human health and an increase in food animal production and improvement in animal health and product quality. It is envisioned that each application will address mission-relevant areas of both agencies. This FOA will use the NIH Research Project (R01) award mechanism.
Agency Deadlines: 8/24/2013
Website Address: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-204.html