The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UC Santa Barbara invites applications for the 2023 Elings Prize Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science. 

Eligible research may be in any area of the physical sciences, biology, or engineering. The fellowships provide a salary of $65,000/year for two years, along with benefits and research funds. Applications this round are restricted to fellows performing research in the field of climate resilience, including food, energy, water, and ocean health.

Successful applicants will work with, and receive partial support from, experimentalists on the CNSI faculty; applications must be coordinated with the relevant faculty supervisor(s).  Fellowship recipients must have completed a Ph.D. in science or engineering after June 30, 2020 and prior to their arrival at CNSI.

The deadline for applications is January 31, 2023.

For more information and instructions to apply for the fellowship, see https://www.cnsi.ucsb.edu/programs/elings-fellowships.

The Dr. and Mrs. James C.Y. Soong Fellowship for academic year 2023-2024 is open to graduate students from Taiwan who are enrolled full time at UC Berkeley in any field of study.

Students must meet the following qualifications:

1. Have graduated from a fully accredited, 4-year college or university in Taiwan, with a GPA of 3.7 (A-) or higher
2. Be a citizen of the Republic of China and have lived in Taiwan consecutively for at least ten years
3. Have demonstrated financial need in pursuit of advanced degrees
4. Be registered at Berkeley (home campus). The fellowship may be renewed one time    

Who may apply?

The fellowship is open to graduate students whose studies are related specifically to water quality issues that affect the San Francisco Bay.

What is it for?

This fellowship is intended to support scientific research in the following topics:

• the exposure or effect, if any, of organisms within the San Francisco Bay estuary to selenium, metals, and/or organic chemicals through food chain transfer
• the degree, if any, to which sediments are a source of exposure for organisms within the San Francisco Bay estuary to selenium, metals, and/or organic chemicals
• other research that involves the effect of pollution on the San Francisco Bay estuary and/or its ecosystem.

Recipients will receive approximately $16,000.

The Georges Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust offers fellowships to outstanding American students for advanced graduate study and research in France. The research topic should be unique to France and one that can only be pursued in that country. The award for the upcoming academic year will be a stipend of approximately $25,000 which will cover the cost of educational fees, necessary travel, and living expenses while in France. Additionally, the fellowship will provide payment of in-absentia fees at Berkeley. Applicants must be enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, or at an educational institution in France during the tenure of the fellowship.

The Lurcy Fellowship Program is designed for advanced Ph.D. students. The Lurcy Trust will select one candidate from the University of California, Berkeley per year.

About the Fellowship

Georges Lurcy was born in France and immigrated to the United States at the onset of World War II. He became a citizen and remained in residence here until his death in 1953. He left his substantial estate in trusts for his immediate family and provided in his Will that after their deaths his estate should be continued in perpetual trust for charitable and educational purposes, including financial assistance for study in the United States by outstanding French students and for study in France by outstanding American students. After the death of his widow, the last survivor among his immediate family, the Charitable and Educational Trust has been increased substantially.

In recognition of the University of California, Berkeley, as a leading educational institution and as a likely source of worthy candidates, a Lurcy Fellowship program has been established at Berkeley. It joins other leading United States universities, as well as French universities, where the Lurcy Fellowships have been met with an enthusiastic response and cooperation, as they fill a genuine need.

The Will of Georges Lurcy suggests that in the selection of students, major emphasis be placed upon academic merit, but that all qualities of leadership shall also be recognized.

The candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. There are no restrictions as to race, sex, religion, or field of study. Candidates ordinarily will be between 21 and 30 years of age, but age is not a limiting factor.

In awarding Lurcy Fellowships, the Trustees are looking at the quality of the students, which should be of the highest rank, and the fruitfulness of the research topic that is typically French and may be uniquely researched in France. To that end, they invite the broadest range of topics without exclusion of any field of study or preference as to any department.

The application deadline is February 1, 2023

The UC President’s Pre-Professoriate Fellowship is part of the UC-Hispanic Serving Institutions Doctoral Diversity Initiative (UC-HSI DDI), which aims to enhance faculty diversity and pathways to the professoriate for historically underrepresented students from California Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), particularly Chicanx/Latinx, African Americans, American Indians/Native Americans, Filipinx, and Pacific Islanders in all disciplines; women in STEM; and Asian Americans in the humanities and social sciences.  For purposes of this fellowship, AB540 students are eligible. International students are not eligible. This fellowship program is only available to UC doctoral students who are matriculated in academic Ph.D. programs and have advanced to candidacy. Professional students (e.g. M.D., J.D.) are not eligible. This systemwide effort will support three Fellows in 2023-2024. For more information, visit: https://www.ucop.edu/graduate-studies/initiatives-outreach/uc-hsi-ddi.html

Fellows Receive:

• $36,000 stipend and California resident tuition and fees
• $10,000 professional development grant that will expose, prepare, and inspire the fellow to pursue the professoriate

Eligibility Criteria:

• Exceptional students with demonstrated research achievements
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree from a California Hispanic Serving Institution (CA HSI) - public or private. For a list of eligible institutions, visit https://www.ucop.edu/graduate-studies/_files/list-of-ca-hsis.pdf  As of January 2022, students that transferred to UC from a federally-designated HSI California Community College are also eligible.  In order to qualify, students must demonstrate substantive and significant participation at their HSI CCC by having completed at least 24 semester units (or quarter equivalent). All other criteria/requirements remain and must be met.
• Advanced to candidacy prior to the application deadline
• Demonstrated record of advancing issues of inclusion, equity, and diversity; actively supporting underrepresented communities; and commitment to pursuing these efforts throughout their career

Application Requirements:

• Online application
• Unofficial transcripts from undergraduate and graduate studies
• Two letters of support (submitted via Slate) from Faculty Advisor(s) addressing the student’s performance and potential as an exceptional academic, and commenting on the likelihood that the student will pursue a professoriate path after receiving their PhD
• Current CV
• Personal statement that addresses the selection criteria as stated in the program announcement (1-2 pages)
• Brief research statement that details your current work, progress to date, and its importance to your professional goals (limit to 2 pages)

The Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at UT Austin, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are partnering to host the 4th  Rising Stars in Computational and Data Sciences, an intensive workshop for women graduate students and postdocs who are interested in pursuing academic and research careers. The workshop will be held April 12-13, 2023, at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at UT Austin.

We are seeking nominations for outstanding candidates in their final year of PhD or within three years of having graduated. We will select approximately 30 women to come for two days of research presentations, poster sessions, and interactive discussions about academic and research careers, with financial support for travel provided.

The nomination consists of sending (1) a letter of nomination and (2) a copy of the nominee's 2-page resume to Karissa Vail at karissa.vail@austin.utexas.edu.  More information can be found at https://risingstars.oden.utexas.edu/

Please consider nominating one of your outstanding current/recent PhD students or postdocs. 

Nominations are due January 23, 2023.

On behalf of the organizing committee: Nicole Aretz (Oden Institute), Jeffrey Hittinger (LLNL), Teresa Portone (SNL), Jim Stewart (SNL), Rachel Ward (Oden Institute), Karen Willcox (Oden Institute)

The Spring Career & Internship Fair | STEM Day, Virtual is expressly for students seeking full-time or internship opportunities in all areas of science, technology, engineering, and math, including: software engineering, data science, IT, networking, cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, AI, machine learning, statistics, economics, mathematics, industrial engineering and operations research (IEOR), electrical engineering, robotics, design, mechanical engineering, medical devices, automotive and autonomous vehicles, materials science and engineering, the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, and other related fields. This fair will be hosted virtually within Handshake.

All majors and degree levels are welcome to attend, but employers will specifically be seeking to fill STEM-related roles.

Student Registration Opens:  Wednesday, January 25, 8:00 am.