Enjoy Your Break + These Strong Opportunities
| Enjoy the Break! It has been another hard fought semester. Hopefully, everyone is enjoying time to relax, reconnect, and recharge. If you feel the urge in your downtime, this can be a good time to sharpen your resume, cover letter, and internship/job search strategy without the typical pressures of the semester. Quick Help if For Sharpening Your Internship/Job Search – Browse through the campus career guide or take a look at additional resume examples – Give the Career Identity Program a look to help better answer the question, “What do I really want to do after I finish my degree?” – Take the Focus 2 career assessment to see how your interests and personality align with certain paths and industry using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics – Listen to one of the Pack Career Chats podcast episodes. Some Strong Opportunities to Explore“The Office of Science Education and Diversity (OSED) at NIEHS/NIH has an academic-year (3 semesters/Summer, Fall, and Spring) paid internship for undergraduate students. The NIEHS Scholars Connect Program (NSCP) is designed for undergraduate junior and seniorSTEM majors. Summer stipend: $2540 (junior)/ $2670 (senior) per month.” More info and application details are listed on the website. “The Underrepresented Student Internship Program provides the opportunity for undergraduate students to receive mentorship and training from NIH Human Biomolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP) labs over the summer. Apply for an immersive research experience at one of our HuBMAP labs working at the cutting edge of single cell biology on experimental or computational projects and gain valuable research experience. This program is ideal for students in STEM fields, especially those interested in biology, data science, and medicine. Accepted students will receive a stipend of $6,000. Additional funding to cover living and travel expenses for in-person experiences will be determined on a lab by lab basis.” More info and application details are listed on the HuBMAP website. |
| UNC System Presidential Scholars Program“Created under the leadership of President Emeritus Erksine Bowles in 2006, over 30 scholars have come through the program and gone on to enroll in top-ranked graduate programs and launch careers as the leaders of tomorrow. Today, scholars rotate through a variety of cross-functional teams to serve and support the work of the System’s institutions and affiliates. To learn more about the program and previous scholars, explore this site and apply by January 16 to embark on this unique opportunity of a lifetime.” |
| “Clarkston Consulting has many great employees who are fellow Wolfpackers. We are launching a new scholarship opportunity called the Clarkston Scholars Initiative.The Clarkston Scholars program is a $10,000 scholarship awarded to a sophomore who is a first-generation college student with demonstrated financial need and an interest in consulting for the life sciences, consumer products, or retail industries.” More info and application on the website. |
| “The Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is accepting applications for its 2022 Injury Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), December 14, 2021 through January 17, 2022. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the 10-week paid summer research internship provides students with: – One-on-one mentoring from leading scientists – Participation in a unique, multidisciplinary research approach – Hands-on research experience – A $5,000 stipend – Contribution toward travel expenses and free housing” More info and application found on the website. |
| “DEVELOP, part of NASA’s Applied Sciences Program, addresses environmental and public policy issues through interdisciplinary research projects that apply the lens of NASA Earth observations to community concerns around the globe. Bridging the gap between NASA Earth Science and society, DEVELOP builds capacity in both participants and partner organizations to better prepare them to address the challenges that face our society and future generations.” Summer 2022 application opens on January 14th–more info on website. |
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