Mary Gates Scholarships - info sessions this week!

The Mary Gates Endowment for Students is currently accepting scholarship applications.  Mary Gates scholarships provide up to $4,000 ($2,000 per quarter for up to two quarters) for students to pursue leadership or research/scholarly activities.  These scholarships benefit students in the current academic year, and are open to all UW undergraduate students regardless of class year, major or residency status.  

Information Sessions (select one):

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2:30-3:20 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 8, 3:30-4:20 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 9, 12:30-1:20 p.m.

    

Leadership Application Workshop:

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 4:30-6:20 p.m.  RSVP

Research Application Workshops (select one):

Thursday, Jan. 22, 4:30-6:20 p.m.  RSVP

Monday, Jan. 26, 4:30-6:20 p.m.  RSVP

Leadership Deadline: Jan. 26, 5:00 p.m.

Research Deadline: Feb. 2, 5:00 p.m.

All information sessions and application workshops will be held in the Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity (EXPD) in Mary Gates Hall (MGH) room 171.

Begin the online application and learn more on our website, expd.uw.edu/mge.  Email mgates@uw.edu with any questions.

Winter Quarter Scholarship Deadlines and Workshops

Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines 

Jan. 12, 2015:    Beinecke Scholarship

Jan. 14, 2015:    Department of Energy NNSA Stewardship Graduate Fellowship Program

                               Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program

Jan. 15, 2015:    German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) RISE

                               Scan|Design @ UW Fellowship

Jan. 16, 2015:    Pride Foundation Scholarships

                               Greater Seattle Business Association Scholarships

                               Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship

Jan. 19, 2015:    Samuel Huntington Public Service Award

Jan. 20, 2015:    Killam Fellowship

                               USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship

Jan. 23, 2015:    Thomas R. Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship

Jan. 26, 2015:    Mary Gates Endowment Leadership Scholarship

Jan. 30, 2015:    Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship

                               Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship

Jan. 31, 2015:    DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Undergraduate Scholarship Programs

Feb. 2, 2015:    Mary Gates Endowment Research Scholarship

Upcoming Winter Workshops: (all in MGH 171)

Scholarships 101: Getting Started    January 21, 2015, 2:30-3:30pm

                                                                       January 27, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm

Scholarships 201: for Continuing Students    January 28, 2015, 3:30-4:30pm

                                                                                         February 5, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm

Curriculum Vitae Writing    January 22, 2015, 2:30-3:30pm

                                                       February 2, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm

Getting Great Recommendation Letters    January 26, 2015, 2:30-3:30pm

                                                                                     February 12, 2015, 2:30-3:30pm

Personal Statement Writing    January 29, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm 

                                                             February 4, 2015, 3:30-4:30pm

Winter EEIC Scholarships in Energy

The energy industry has established scholarships for students who are interested in the energy area. We have several scholarships funded by the Electric Energy Industry Program and Grainger foundation. The stipend for each scholarship is  $2000/quarter. The application process for winter quarter is open until 5:00PM on Jan 23.

To know more about the EEIC, please click here

http://www.ee.washington.edu/energy/eeic

To know more about Grainger, please click here

http://www.ee.washington.edu/energy/grainger

To apply for any of these scholarships, please click here

https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/melshark/257146

The deadline for application is 5:00PM on January 23.

SHPE Meetings This Week-Resume Help & Mock Interview Workshop

[Note that this represents good preparation for the CarEEr Fair coming in two weeks.]

    We hope you've had a wonderful winter break and are ready to start a new quarter! This week we are starting off with a meeting on Wednesday, January 7 at 6pm in the Asian Room at the ECC. We will have Rachel Brown come in and help you build up your resume. So please come in with your resume in hand for this meeting.

In addition to our usual meeting, we are having SHPE Professionals come in on Saturday to help you do mock interviews. This is an excellent time for you to build up your communication and professional skills with professionals who want to help you succeed. This event will be Saturday, January 10 at 10 am in the Hub room 214. This event is only for SHPE members, so if you aren't a member yet please let us know ASAP so we can get you officially signed up. You can RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/resumemock-interview-workshop-tickets-15114556044 or you can use goo.gl/f7yxds. We have limited space so sign up ASAP! Again both of these events are great opportunities for you especially as we get ready to apply for jobs, internships, and scholarships!

iGEM SynBio Competition Info Session - JAN. 9TH @ 6PM

I am a junior in the bioengineering program, and I represent the 2015 UW iGEM team.  iGEM is a research and design competition in which teams from universities all over the world research topics in synthetic biology and create and submit parts to an open-source registry. At the end of September, qualifying teams meet in Boston for a four-day research conference that includes poster and oral presentations, awards, and social events.  It is a great introduction to lab work and an opportunity to network with other budding scientists.

We are starting our recruitment for this year’s team with an info session on January 9th at 6:00pm in Foege N130.  There will be free pizza!  

All undergraduates, from freshman through graduating seniors, are welcome!  No previous lab experience is required to join.  For freshmen and sophomores not in a lab yet, this is a great opportunity to learn lab techniques, get connected with professors, and get comfortable in a lab setting. Additionally, joining this year’s iGEM team can help refine hard skills and promote teamwork for students interested in grad school and/or careers in industry.

This year, our team will likely be focusing on a project combining microfluidics and 3D printing with more traditional synthetic biology techniques such as cloning and protein characterization.  

Additionally, if you are are interested in programming, mathematical modeling, education and outreach, business and marketing, or art and design, we are looking to recruit you.  iGEM promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, and interests in a wide variety of fields are necessary for a successful team.

If for some reason you cannot make it to the info session but would like more information, please email me; I am happy to answer any questions you might have.

All the best,

Anastasia Nicolov

anicolov@uw.edu

XML programming

We are looking for one or two undergraduate students to take on an XML programming project in Microsoft Word, starting immediately. The initial position is for 499 research credit, it may be converted to a paid position if the project proceeds successfully. Up to 10 EE 499 credits can be applied towards graduation requirements.

Sensors, Energy, and Automation Laboratory is focused primarily on the design of novel medical devices and energy-saving industrial technologies.

General information about the lab is on SEAL Website: www.ee.washington.edu/research/seal

If interested, please send your cover letter (email), resume, and unofficial transcript to Prof. Alexander Mamishev, mamishev@uw.edu. Please describe your prior experience with XML, if any.

CLUE is looking to hire a Stats tutor

Are you a Statistics major or enjoy Stats? Do you tend to help your peers with their schoolwork? Do you want to gain excellent communication and teaching skills? Then check out the Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE).

CLUE is hiring a Statistics tutor for the remainder of this year and preferably next year. please see the attached job description or check out our website under the ‘Work with us’ tab at the top.  To apply send in your resume, cover letter and transcripts to clue@uw.edu. See the job description or the website for details.

Website: depts.washington.edu/aspuw/clue/home/

Feel free to email clue@uw.edu with questions.