Environmental Engineers of the Future funding program

There has been a decline in the number of students who are
specializing in environmental engineering. The Environmental Engineers
of the Future funding program is offering up to $20,000 in funding for
up to 10 students who will pursue a Master's Degree in Environmental
Engineering during academic year 2010-2011.

The priority application period will start on October 1, 2009. For
more information, please click on the poster link:
http://www.lacsd.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=4163#page=1

Dear Students,

AfterCollege is funding four $500 scholarships, exclusively for students seeking a bachelors, masters, or doctorates in the field of engineering or computer science. This scholarship will be given four times annually. The next scholarship deadline is June 30th.

You can find all the details and download the application by visiting the link below:

http://www.aftercollege.com/content/article/aftercollege_engineering_student_scholarship/

AfterCollege is excited to be able to provide this opportunity for engineering students like you!

Best,

The AfterCollege Team

$7,500 per academic year for students in math, science or engineering

Outstanding UCLA sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering are invited to apply for a Goldwater Scholarship.

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation will award up to 300 merit-based educational scholarships to college sophomores and juniors throughout the United States. Each scholarship will cover eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room & board up to $7,500 annually. Sophomore level scholarship recipients will be eligible for two years of support and junior level recipients, for one year of support. You cannot apply directly for a Goldwater Scholarship. You must first be nominated by UCLA.

In order to be considered for UCLA nomination you must:
Be a sophomore or junior pursuing a bachelor's degree on a full-time basis.
"Sophomore" is defined as a student who plans two more years of full-time undergraduate study beginning September 2009.
"Junior" is defined as a student who plans one more year of full-time undergraduate study beginning September 2009.
Be enrolled in an undergraduate field of study that will lead to a career in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering
Have an overall college grade point average of at least 3.0
Be a U.S. citizen, a resident alien, or a U.S. national

Complete and submit nomination materials, following the steps outlined on the Honors Programs website at www.college.ucla.edu/up/honors
click on National Scholarships then click on Goldwater.

Materials must be submitted to Honors Programs, A311 Murphy Hall, by the UCLA Nomination Deadline: Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Questions:
Email alison@college.ucla.edu or
Email gjwilson@college.ucla.edu

Overview

The UCLA Science and Engineering of the Environment of Los Angeles (SEE-LA) is supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (NSF GK-12). The NSF GK-12 is designed to partner K-12 teachers and scientists in an effort to improve science education.

SEE-LA has an environmental science theme focused on the Environment of LA. With the population of LA county at 10 million residents and growing, issues such as urbanization, global and regional climate change, drought, floods, fires, earthquakes, pollution, land-use, transportation, preservation, biodiversity, exotic species, energy and water use are real-world problems confronting our students in their daily lives.

Graduate fellows researching these and related issues form partnerships with master teachers in middle and high schools, and together they design and implement inquiry based lessons with an environmental problem solving component, taking advantage of the local resources available in the LA area.

Our overall program goal is that graduate fellows improve their communication, teamwork, teaching, and public outreach skills through active collaboration with UCLA faculty and master teachers, and through interaction with students in the schools. Fellows benefit teachers by acting as a science content resource in the classroom, and by contributing to the professional development programs of the science department in the school. Students benefit from fellows through an enriched learning experience, by more individualized attention in the classroom, and by the opportunity to directly interact with scientists serving as role models.

Our program is funded for five years beginning the 2008-2009 school year. UCLA has also been funded for GK-12 programs in the past (see GK-12 Science and Mathematics Inquiry in Los Angeles Urban Schools).