Coming soon! The Call for Abstracts for the 20th Annual UBRP Conference to be held Saturday, January 17 in the Keating Building (BIO5) on the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center Campus (i.e. north of Speedway). UBRP students should watch for the announcement about submitting abstracts electronically! Alumni, faculty, and others should watch for an invitation in early December. If your are planning to attend, please let us know so that we can tell others! We would love to make this both a celebration of students' work and a reunion for UBRP alumni and faculty!

National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP): The National Science Foundation invites you to apply for the 2009 Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRFP) competition. This program offers up to 3 years of graduate school support worth over $120,000 to each awardee - last year 913 awards were granted. Benefits include a $30,000 annual stipend, a $10,500 annual cost of education allowance, a one time $1,000 travel allowance, and access to TeraGrid supercomputing facilities. U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents at or near the beginning of their graduate study seeking research-based Master's and/or PhD degrees in NSF-supported science (including social science and psychology) and engineering disciplines are eligible to apply. The application process is expected to close early November 2008. Visit www.nsf.gov/grfp/ or www.nsfgradfellows.org for additional information concerning benefits, eligibility, and tips on applying. Interested applicants should strongly consider preparing their applications as early as possible to help increase their chances of winning.

Call for Applications for the 2009 Posters on the Hill Event:  Nothing more effectively demonstrates the value of undergraduate research than the words and stories of the student participants themselves. In the Spring of 2009 the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) will host its 13th annual undergraduate poster session on Capitol Hill. This event will help members of Congress understand the importance of undergraduate research by talking directly with the students whom these programs impact.  CUR is calling for students to submit an abstract of their research that represents any of CUR's divisions (Arts and Humanities, Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, Mathematics/Computer Science, Physics/Astronomy, Psychology, and Social Sciences).  Abstract submissions will only be accepted by using our on-line submission form.  Prior to submitting the form, students should gather the contact information for all co-authors, advisors and sponsors (if applicable), prepare a short vitae/resume, and poster abstract.  For more information, and the link to submit an application, please visit: http://www.cur.org/pohcall.html The deadline for submission is November 14, 2008. 

Homecoming 2008!  We Will Be There, Will You??  UBRP will be a presence at Homecoming 2008.  That is Saturday, October 25!  It's official.  We just signed up for our tent (thank you Zach Hillman!).  So if you will be at Homecoming, please drop by and see us, and maybe even talk some science!

The Pasteur Foundation of New York offers its Zuccaire Internship Program to U.S. undergraduates to conduct 10-week summer internships at the Institut Pasteur. The goal is to encourage students in the pursuit of a scientific career and to expose them to an international laboratory experience.  For more information: http://www.pasteurfoundation.org/zuccaire.html

 

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