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Travel Stipends to Physics Conference Available
Deadline: January 7, 2011.
The Working Group on Women in Physics of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) has been working for 10 years to encourage and advance women and girls in physics and related fields, in which women have been persistently and dramatically under-represented around the world. The Working Group is in the process of organizing and fundraising for its Fourth international conference, to be held in Stellenbosch, South Africa in April 2011. The conference web site is http://www.acitravel.co.za/event/index.php?eventID=20.
Members of the US delegation are being selected. Interested individuals should apply on line at http://www.uswip.org prior to January 7, 2011. Applications from physicists, other scientists, women, men, students, teachers, and others are welcome. Citizens of other countries should contact the appropriate country leader, listed through the conference web site.
Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship
Deadline: January 12, 2011
This Fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation seeks to recruit talented college graduates and mid-career professionals to teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (the STEM fields).Nominations may be submitted online by clicking here and filling out a brief nomination form.
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Awards Deadline: January 15, 2011 The Lawrence Awards honor U.S. scientists and engineers at mid-career for exceptional contributions in research and development supporting the Department of Energy and its mission to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States. Eligibility requires that nominees be U.S. citizens in mid-career and show promise for continued exceptional achievements. This announcement includes two new award categories - "Computer, Information, and Knowledge Sciences" and "Energy Science and Innovation" - as well as new category titles and descriptions. The Lawrence Award's webpage (http://www.sc.doe.gov/lawrence) describes the nomination guidelines and process, and all nominations must be made via an electronic submission process at http://www.orau.gov/lawrence.
Research Funding Without the Post-Doc
Deadline: January 21, 2011
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will grant research funding to a select number of new PhD and MD graduates with secured research positions. The NIH Director Early Independence Award (EIA) program consists of approximately $60 million to be distributed over the next five years. The EIA does not require post-doctoral training, and academic institutions can actively recruit talented candidates into these positions. Each institution can apply for up to two awards. Click herefor more information. |
