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The Fulbright Canada Mitacs Globalink Internship Program is now accepting applications for the Summer Semester of 2022. Successful applicants will receive funding to spend 10-12 weeks (May-August) in Canada conducting research on a project within their field of interest under the supervision of Canadian university faculty in such fields as science, mathematics, engineering, social sciences, and the humanities. A complete list of potential projects can be found here: https://globalink.mitacs.ca/#/student/application/projects.

Solar Energy Innovators Program is now accepting applications!!

The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy  (EERE) Solar Energy Technologies Office sponsors the Solar Energy Innovators Program (SEI) to enable selected applicants to conduct practical research on innovative solutions to the challenges faced by public utility commissions, utilities, and grid operators as the levels of solar energy, as well as other distributed energy resources (DERs), increase on the electrical grid. Selected applicants, referred to as “Innovators” herein, will participate for up to two years at a Host Institution on one or more topics related to the integration of solar energy with the electric grid. Additional information about SEI can be found at: https://orise.orau.gov/solar-innovators/index.html.

It’s never too early to get started. At NASA, you have the opportunity to work and explore careers while still in school. NASA offers several internship opportunities that provide unique NASA-related experiences while contributing to the operation of a NASA facility and the advancement of NASA's missions. The  Pathways Program provides current students with paid work experience and recent graduates with a dynamic career development program at the beginning of their careers. Both offer the chance for permanent employment at the agency.  NASA’s  STEM Engagement Internship Program offers internship, fellowship and scholarship opportunities for high school, undergraduate and graduate students as well as educators.  Learn more here  and  meet some of our interns  from the STEM Engagement Internship Program!

Apply Today! https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/DOE-STP-FECM-2021-03

Application Deadline: September 22, 2021, 11:59 PM EST

Two events expected to take place in person: Sunday, October 17 (7-8:30 p.m., Blue and Gold Rooms, Lyon Towers, Evansdale Campus) AND Monday, October 18 (7-8:30 p.m., Mountainlair Ballroom, Second Floor Mountainlair, Main Campus). 

The NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium provides fellowships for undergraduate students who desire a career in STEM and are interested in working on a research project that is related to a NASA mission directorate under the supervision of a faculty member.  

This is an opportunity for students to become engaged in NASA’s future and become a NASA Space Grant Scholar.  Students are encouraged to submit research proposals that are STEM-related and help support NASA in reaching greater heights. 

The Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review (MURR), WVU's student-led undergraduate research journal, is currently seeking undergraduate research articles and cover art for MURR, Volume 6, Issue 2. See details below on regarding each opportunity. Online publication is anticipated by November 2021. 

Overview: The aim of this project is to better understand first-generation college students' reasons for or against studying abroad. The project will involve creating a questionnaire to be administered to first-generation students about their views on study abroad and then doing some follow-up interviews with a sample of them. One goal is to gather ideas about potential interventions that would encourage more first-generation students to participate in a study abroad program during their time at WVU. 

Benefits: This position would involve reading some academic studies that focus on ways of encouraging underrepresented groups (including first-generation students) to participate in study abroad. Undergraduate researchers will also learn about online questionnaire design and interviewing techniques. Additionally, the researchers will learn how to analyze these sources of data using quantitative and qualitative methods. This research can be undertaken on a volunteer basis. This research experience may lead to continued involvement in research into the spring 2022 semester via a WVU research program (e.g., the Research Apprenticeship Program) or a faculty supported (i.e., paid) position.

Zoonotic and Emerging Diseases Fellowship  NEW! 
USDA-ARS | Atlanta, GA | Full-Time | DEADLINE: October 1, 2021

Preparing Veterinarians to Lead Diagnostic Laboratories  NEW! featured program with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA-APHIS | Corvallis, OR | Full-Time | DEADLINE: September 27, 2021

Forest Tree Biology Internship  NEW! featured program with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA-USFS | Davis, CA | Full-Time | DEADLINE: August 25, 2021