San Diego MESA Alliance

SME Scholarships

Administrator — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:08:51 +0000

FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND RESPONDS TO URGENT NEED FOR ENGINEERING TALENT WITH GRANT TO SME EDUCATION FOUNDATION - Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, and a highly-recognized industry leader committed to furthering the development of America’s future engineers, scientists and technical workforce, has awarded a grant of $90,000 to the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation. An award of $50,000 will support the SME Education Foundation’s Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) Scholarship. Former Ford PAS students who are applying to college and want to pursue a degree in technology or engineering can apply for this annual $10,000 Ford PAS Scholarship, which can be used at any accredited college or university in the United States.

http://www.fordpas.org/

Sustainable Water Lecture

Administrator — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:05:38 +0000

On Tuesday, September 16; from 6:30–8 PM the San Diego Natural History Museum will present a lecture and discussion with Dr. Maude Barlow, National Chairperson, The Council of Canadians and author of Blue Covenant: The Coming Fight for the Right to Water.

To reserve a seat for this event or learn more about this lecture and the remainder of the series, please go to: http://www.sdnhm.org/education/brochure/freelectures.html or contact Terri Rochon at trochon@sdnhm.org or 619.255.0203

Stay after the lecture for a book signing with Dr. Barlow!

HENAAC Conference

Administrator — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:52 +0000

20th Annual Hispanic Engineering National Awards and Achievement Conference (HENAAC) to be held in Houston on 9 to 12 October 2008. Student registration for this conference is $125, and includes lodging for 3 nights. The highlight of this conference is the College Bowl competition, which is now open to community college students!

See http://www.henaac.org/collegebowl/ for details on the conference.

AGU national conference

Administrator — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:05:12 +0000

American Geophysical Union (AGU) national conference to be held in San Francisco, CA on 15 to 19 December. The student member conference registration fee is $168.

See http://www.agu.org/ for details on the American Geophysical Union.

NBSE National Conference

Administrator — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:04:43 +0000

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) national conference to be held in Las Vegas, NV on 25 to 29 March 2009. Student membership in NSBE is $10 per year. The conference registration is not open yet, so I have no quote to give you for that.

See http://national.nsbe.org/ for details on NSBE.

ACS National Conference

Administrator — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:04:20 +0000

American Chemical Society (ACS) national conference to be held in Salt Lake City, UT on 22 to 26 March 2009. Student membership in the ACS is $68 per year. The conference registration is not open yet, so I have no quote to give you for that.

See http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content details on the ACS.

AMS National Conference

Administrator — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:03:47 +0000

Joint Math Meetings (the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) joint meetings) national conference to be held in Washington DC on 5 to 8 January 2009. Student member registration is $30. Annual AMS membership for college students is $40. There does not appear to be a student rate for MAA (which is the research arm of math societies, in any case).

See http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_intro.html for details on the conference and to click through to either math society.

SHPE National Conference

Administrator — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:03:11 +0000

Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) national conference to be held in Phoenix, AZ on 12 to 16 November 2008. Student member registration is $100, and includes the hotel. Annual SHPE membership for college students is $5.

Additionally, transportation is likely to be provided to y’all on a first-come, first-served basis. The San Diego MESA Alliance is hoping to charter buses or rent vans to take interested MESA/SHPE students to the conference in Phoenix. Please reply by email if you are interested in group transportation.

See http://oneshpe.shpe.org/wps/portal/national for details on SHPE and the conference.

SWE National Conference

Administrator — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:02:44 +0000

Society for Women Engineers (SWE) national conference to be held in Baltimore, MD on 6 to 8 November 2008 (with the SWE region B conference in Albuquerque, NM to follow in January). Student member registration for the conference is $80. Annual membership for college students is $20.

See http://www.we08.org/ for details on the SWE national conference, http://www.swecnm.org/RegionBConference/index.html for details on the regional conference, and http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=36 for details on student membership in SWE.

Gilman International Scholarship

Administrator — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:01:55 +0000

The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states.

The Gilman Program is pleased to announce an increase in the amount of awards to be given this academic year. Over 1200 scholarships will be granted during the Academic Year 2008-2009. Additionally, an increased number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are available for students studying a critical need language for a total possible award of $8000. A list of eligible languages can be found on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman . There has never been a better time to apply for a Gilman Scholarship!

Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the time they are studying abroad and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.

The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education.

For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application visit: http://www.iie.org/gilman