The American Heart Association, Founders Affiliate is offering research funding opportunities for undergraduate and advanced health sciences students. This fellowship is being administered at the American Heart Association’s New York City office. For further information please call 212-878-5912. All email inquiries should be sent to: AHARESEARCH@HEART.ORG.
Undergraduate Summer Fellowship Program
PURPOSE: The purpose of this undergraduate summer research program is to identify and encourage promising students from all disciplines to engage in full-time research and to consider cardiovascular research careers.
Fellowships of $5,000 each are available to qualified undergraduate students to work in research laboratories in the Founders Affiliate. The internships are for a 10-week period during the Summer of 2009 working under the supervision of experienced scientists in the field of cardiovascular research. The applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student in a college or university at the time of application. It is essential that the student have an interest in research. A reasonable familiarity with chemical, biochemical and/or physiological principles and techniques is helpful. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required.
Application deadline: February 2, 2009
Award Activation: Minimum of 10 weeks during the summer of 2009
A joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education, International Education Week will be celebrated worldwide on November 17-21, 2008. In recognition of this special occasion, a series of events of both a celebratory and educational nature will take place at UB. Please see the list of events below or download them from www.buffalo.edu/intlservices/pdf_files/IEW2008Flyer.pdf
These events have been organized by UB academic departments, international student clubs, International Student & Scholar Services, Study Abroad Programs, Career Services and the English Language Institute. We received generous support from AT&T Mobility; Bank of America; UB’s English Language Institute; Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.; HSBC Bank; M&T Bank and UB’s Office of International Education.
We are truly grateful to our presenters, our sponsors and everyone who has organized an event for International Education Week 2008!
We look forward to seeing you at International Education Week!
Ellen Dussourd
International Student & Scholar Services
Dig a Castle in Belgium! (July 2009)
Eastern Illinois University School of Continuing Education, in partnership with the University of Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium, invites applications for the seventh season of its Summer Archaeology Program. The dates are June 29-July 31, 2009, and the program centers on the excavation of medieval Walhain Castle. Honors students may receive Honors credit, awarded in either History or Earth Sciences. The course is open to all students in good standing; there are no prerequisites, and no previous background in archaeology is required. The cost of the program, which includes tuition and fees, board and lodging –but not overseas airfare– is $4799. The deadline for applications is December 5. For more information please contact Professor Bailey Young at bkyoung@eiu.edu. or write c/o History Department, 2744 Coleman Hall, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920.
