Introduction:

Unfortunately, on a yearly basis, there are a number of companies and organizations that have donated moneys for scholarship use to Under Represented student applicants; however, a great deal of the money is being returned because of a lack of applicant interest. In summary, students are not applying for many scholarship opportunities, and therefore, available college funds are either underutilized or not used at all. Please review this list  and/or pass on to others (Note: This list has been widely circulated over the last …

SDG&E® is now offering classes in Building Operator Certification (BOC) – Level I.
BOC is a nationally recognized training and certification program for building operators. The full-day classes meet monthly and focus on a variety of energy-efficiency topics.

www.theboc.info/ca/schedule_ca.html
First Thursday of the month from
Feb. 5, 2009 – Aug. 6, 2009
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Other dates and locations available
National University
Spectrum Academic Center
9388 Lightwave Avenue
San Diego, CA 92123
$1,195 per person; $895 for each additional person from the same company.

See SACNAS for more listings:
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – Scientific Intern
The Washington Center – Department of Defense Intern
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech – Summer Research Opportunities & Fellowships for Undergraduate Students
Environmental Microbiology at UNLV – Student Researcher
Dartmouth College – IGERT Fellowship in Polar Environmental Change
2009 A REU internship in Marine Sciences at Oregon State University

Oregon State University will offer 20 students from all over the U.S. the opportunity to work with faculty mentors on research projects that advance knowledge and understanding of marine, coastal and …

The National Science Foundation website offers a comprehensive search on numerous Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) sites.  See their website for more information:
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm

Various scholarships and other academic opportunities created from the SMARTS output for December 30th, 2008:

(Last Updated 1/6/09)
– NASA Academy at Goddard Space Flight Center, Due 1/16/09.
http://university2.gsfc.nasa.gov/application (within the application select “NASA Academy”)
–Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP), Due 1/23/09
http://www.epo.usra.edu/usrp/
–NASA Academies at Ames, Glenn, and Marshall, Due 1/26/09
http://www.AcademyApp.com
–Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP), Due 2/1/09
http://fellowships.hq.nasa.gov/gsrp/nav/
–NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) Summer Internships, Due 2/1/09 (revised deadline)
http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/esmdspacegrant/
–Internships at NASA Ames through Space Grant Education Associates, Ongoing
http://server-mpo.arc.nasa.gov/services/eap/home.tml
–United Negro College Fund Special Programs opportunities for students, faculty, and institutions (programs with NASA and other agencies), Ongoing
http://uncfsp.org/
Website with master list:
http://casgc.ucsd.edu

There’s a transfer forum up at UCLA on Friday 8 August 2008.
If any of you are
1) planning to transfer for engineering or computer science within the next year,
2) interested in UCLA, and
3) African American, Hispanic American, or Native American, and
4) are interested in attending, please let me know and we’ll see what we can do.
Contact: sdccmesa@sdccd.edu

SciMentorNet
A student mentoring program was recently launched by the Office of Science Education of the National Institutes of Health. This web-based program, called SciMentorNet, links pre-screened mentors (scientists, health-care workers, clinicians) with high school and college students who are interested in exploring a career in biomedical research, health-care or medicine.
You may register for this service on-line through science.education.nih.gov/SciMentorHome.nsf/index.htm

http://www.engineergirl.org/
Here is a list of some of the coolest websites we’ve seen lately. You can find several more links by checking out other areas of the Engineer Girl site like Puzzles & Games . You’ll also find great links to resources such as contests, awards and youth and engineering organizations in the links section of Becoming an Engineer .
Alice v2.0
Have you ever wanted to learn how to program a computer? Let Alice show you how.
ASEE Engineering K12 Center
The site from the American Society of Engineering Education strives to identify and …

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