ARCS Scholarship Applications
for 2004-05
The ARCS Foundation , Inc., Phoenix Chapter, will soon
be announcing its annual competition to select outstanding
graduate science and engineering students to receive
the Achievement Rewards for College Scientist Scholarship.
Thirteen UA graduate students are currently funded by
ARCS scholaraships.
The total value of the one-year scholarship package is
$14,258. Scholarships
may be renewed
annually, but scholarship awardees must reapply every
year. Deadline: November 29, 2004 at 5:00 p.m.
Eligibility:
-U.S. citizens
-admitted to UA Ph.D. program in the following fields:
Aerospace &-Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics,
Astronomy, Biochemistry,
Biology, Biomedicine, Bioengineering, Biotechnology,
Cell Biology and Anatomy, Chemistry, Computer Science,
Electrical Engineering, Engineering,
Entomology, Hydrology, Genetics, Geological Science,
Lunar and Planetary Science, Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology,
Molecular
Biology, Optical Science, Pharmacology and Toxicology,
Physics, Soil, Water&
Environmental Science.
-a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
-full-time enrollment (9 graduate units)
-intention to pursue a career in the same field of study
To Obtain an Application: Official application forms
will be available beginning November 1, 2004. All applicants
MUST use the official 2005-06 application form. NO OTHER
FORM WILL BE ACCEPTED. Interested applicants should contact
Dorian Voorhees voorhees@grad.arizona.edu for
the official form after November 1, 2004.
Project Sunshine
(www.projectsunshine.org)
is a national not-for-profit organization, which
provides free programs and services to hospitalized
children and their families. Here at the University
of Arizona, we focus on organizing crafts and activities
for inpatients and their families in the Pediatrics
Department at the UMC. The UA chapter hosts several
parties throughout the year for various holidays.
For more information contact Katie Finnerty or John
Kim, Co-coordinators, Volunteers, Project Sunshine,
University
of Arizona
Chapter, katief@email.arizona.edu (520)
275-5866,jkim@email.arizona.edu (520)
907-1217
Medical
University of South Carolina
(MUSC), Charleston, South
Carolina (http://www.musc.edu) offers the MS, PhD,
MD/PhD, (NIH funded) and DMD/PHD programs in biomedical
sciences
as well as a Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
The UBRP office has brochures on the Summer Undergraduate
Research Program and College of Graduate Studies
CD’s.
If you have questions or would like more information
contact Dr. Lana Cook, Assistant Dean for Admissions,
800-589-2003, cookla@musc.edu
Alumni Network Is
Up and Running!
Register Today!
As you know, over the past few months
we have worked
towards establishing a UBRP Alumni Network.
The network is now electronic and functional (but we
expect to add more features as we go along). If you
would like to be added to the network, and see who
is already registered, please go to the following
URL:
http://ubrp.arizona.edu/alumni/registration.cfm
and
complete the electronic form. That is all there is
to
