Entries in the Category "energy"
Fuel Cycle Research Awards
The Office of Fuel Cycle Technologies of the U.S. Department of Energy is sponsoring an awards program for students. The program is designed to:
1. award graduate and undergraduate students for innovative fuel-cycle-relevant research publications and
2. demonstrate the Office of Fuel Cycle Technologies commitment to higher education in fuel cycle relevant disciplines.
In addition to cash prizes, the top-ranked prize winners will be invited to participate in and present at the 2010 ANS Winter Conference (up to $1,400 in compensation for allowable travel expenses) and to participate in an Innovators’ Forum, a forum designed to engage students in advancing innovations in fuel cycle research.
The Subject Areas
· Nuclear Science and Engineering (including Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Material Science, etc.)
· Fuel Separations and Waste Forms
· Advanced Materials (in core, including cladding and structural materials)
· Nuclear Fuels
· Isotope Transmutation
· Nuclear Material Accountability and Control Instrumentation
· Systems Engineering and Analysis (Includes decision support simulators which may include game theory)
· Energy Policy (with a focus on Nuclear Energy)
The Competitions and the Awards*
Open Competition (with well-qualified papers, the intent is to award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards in the open competition in each of the above subject areas): 1st Place: $3000, 2nd Place: $2,500, 3rd Place: $2,000
Competition for Students Who Attend Universities with Less than $500M in 2008 R&D Expenditures*** (with well-qualified papers, the intent is to provide 10 awards): $1,500
Undergraduate Competition*** (with well-qualified papers, the intent is to provide 10 awards): $1,000
* This competition is for U.S. citizens.
** The first place papers in the open competition will be invited to present at the ANS Winter Meeting. Up to $1,400 in compensation for allowable expenses will be provided for conference registration and travel expenses.
*** The authors of the top five papers in the competition for students who attend universities with less than $500M in 2008 R&D expenditures and the authors of the top five papers in the Undergraduate Competition will be compensated up to $1,400 for allowable expenses to attend the ANS Winter Meeting or the FCRD Annual Meeting.
How to Apply
The application process is easy. Go to www.fuelcycleinnovations.org and complete the simple on-line application. Then, convert the paper to a pdf file and submit the paper as an email attachment to innovations@wtamu.edu
The Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research Awards Program is administered by
WTAMU Box 60189 · Canyon, TX 79016 · (806) 651-3401 · Fax (806) 651-3410
This award may be changed at any time. Neither the U.S. Department or Energy nor University Research Alliance is obligated to make any awards as a result of this announcement.
Undergraduate Research & Presentation Opportunities
Application Deadline: Many, see below
Location: CWRU and Cleveland
Website: http://www.case.edu/provost/source/opp/funding.htm
Flyer: PDF
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Summer Internships on Campus
Did You Know That All of These Opportunities Were On Campus During the Summer? Apply now!
Formal Summer Programs:
SOURCE Summer Funding (All Disciplines) – Deadline: February 16, 2009
SURES (Summer Undergraduate Research in Energy Studies)
Deadline: March 2, 2009
ACES (Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Minority Females)
Deadline: March 1, 2009
BME-REU (Biomedical Engineering - Research Experience for Undergraduates)
Deadline: February 1, 2009
Center for AIDS Research Minority Training Program - Deadline: February 13, 2009 5pm
CLiPS (Center for Layered Polymeric Systems)
Deadline: Inquire with program
CREATE (Case's Rising Engineers and Technological Entrepreneurs) Summer Design
Application - Deadline: Inquire with program
Heart, Lung, & Blood Minority Research Training Program
Deadline: February 1, 2009
OSEA - Ohio Science and Engineering Alliance Summer Program
Deadline: March 1, 2009
National Cancer Institute – Integrative Cancer Biology Program (at Case and other Institutions)
Deadline: January 21, 2009
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital - Deadline: March 1, 2009
SPUR - Summer Program in Undergraduate Research sponsored by the Biology Department
and Funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Deadline: February 1, 2009
SURP – Summer Undergraduate Research in Pharmacology
Deadline: February 15, 2009
The Wellman Hill Political Science Internship (Political Science Department)
Deadline: February 13, 2009
Opportunities in Cleveland:
Chester Summer Scholars Program (at MetroHealth Medical Center) Deadline: February 13, 2009
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner Research Institute Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner Research Institute BME Dept. Research Programs
Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland
NASA (Some Cleveland Opportunities) - Deadline: February 22, 2009
For more information on these programs and off campus summer research visit the SOURCE website which has a link to each program at: http://www.case.edu/provost/source/opp/funding.htm