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NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP)
- The National Research Council of the National Academies sponsors a number of awards for graduate, postdoctoral and senior researchers at participating federal laboratories and affiliated institutions.
- These awards include generous stipends ranging from $42,000 - $75,000 per year for recent Ph.D. recipients, and higher for additional experience. Graduate entry level stipends begin at $30,000.
- These awards provide the opportunity for recipients to do independent research in some of the best-equipped and staffed laboratories in the U.S. Research opportunities are open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and for some of the laboratories, foreign nationals.
- Questions should be directed to the NRC at 202-334-2760 (phone) or rap@nas.edu.
- There are four annual review cycles.
  - Review Cycle: February; Opens December 1; Closes February 1
  - Review Cycle: May; Opens March 1; Closes May 1
  - Review Cycle: August; Opens June 1; Closes August 1
  - Review Cycle: November; Opens September 1; Closes November 1
- Applicants should contact prospective Adviser(s) at the lab(s) prior to the application deadline to discuss their research interests and funding opportunities.
- Please visit the NRC Research Associateship Programs website, http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/rap/, for detailed program information, including online applications, instructions on how to apply and a list of participating laboratories.

The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship places graduate and postgraduate students at media sites for the summer where they work as science journalists and learn more about science communication.
The Fellowship is supported by AAAS and a number of professional organizations, corporations, and foundations. This diversity of support helps us connect with students from many different fields and the sponsoring organizations gain from having critical mass media communications skills resident among students from their disciplinary areas.
AAAS has witnessed the benefit of connecting a young student scientist with an organization that represents their interests. This connection can last long after the Fellowship is finished. For instance, longtime Fellowship supporter IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) established a lasting professional relationship with their 2005 Fellow Abby Vogel, who now chairs the IEEE-USA Communications Committee and contributes to the IEEE-USA publication Today’s Engineer.
The application deadline for the 2012 program year is January 15, 2012.
For more information about the program, please visit http://www.aaas.org/programs/education/MassMedia, OR contact Mr. Rahman A. Culver at raculver@aaas.org or 202-326-6645 for more details.

UT NSF GK-12 program (PI: Carol Stepien, Co-PIs: Cyndee Gruden, Ricky Becker, Tom Bridgeman, & Kevin Czajkowski)

Openings for the 2012-2013 academic year are available. Currently recruiting M.S. and Ph.D. level graduate students (applicants must be U.S. citizens and preference will be given to Ohio residents).
The program "Graduate Fellows in High School STEM education: An Environmental Science Learning Community at the Land-Lake Ecosystem Interface", partners eight advanced graduate students at the University of Toledo with eight teachers and their students at area high schools.
Program objectives are to:
- Generate high school student enthusiasm for science careers by engaging them in hands-on research,
- Exchange knowledge and pedagogies between graduate students and high school teachers, and
- Develop hands-on solutions to environmental problems along schoolyard stream ecosystems.
To view program flyer, please CLICK HERE
To download the application form, please CLICK HERE
For more information about the program, please visit http://www.utoledo.edu/nsm/lec/gk12_grant/index.html

THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES: Research Associateship Programs

Research Awards that are available to apply for include Postdoctoral Research, Graduate Research, and Senior Research Associateships.
Associateship awards are available to U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents who have already obtained or is going to obtain a Ph.D., Sc.D., or M.D. degree in the fields of chemistry, earth, atomspheric and space sciences, engineering, applied sciences and computer science, life and medical sciences, mathematics, space and planetary sciences, and physics. (However, please note that eligibility requirements may be subject to change and is dependent upon the sponsoring laboratory where the research is to be conducted).
Stipends for graduate entry level recipients, and doctoral degree recipients begin at $30, 000, and $42,000 to $75,000, respectively.
Associateships are awarded annually and have the following deadline dates:
- February 1, 2012 - Review period begins in mid-March
- May 1, 2012 - Review period begins in mid-June
- August 1, 2012 - Review period begins in mid-September
- November 1, 2012 - Review period begins in mid-January
To view program flyer, please CLICK HERE
For more information and application materials, please visit www.national-academies.org/rap

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
- For any student pursuing a Ph.D. degree in the following scientific areas, but are not limited to these areas: Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Science, Computer Science, Life Science, and etc.
- Benefits include a 12-week research practicum, renewal period of up to 4 years, and a $36,000 yearly stipend and more!
- Application Deadline: January 12, 2012
- To view program flyer, please CLICK HERE
- For more information and application materials, please visit http://www.krellinst.org/csgf

College of Graduate Studies