Two NIH Regional Seminars are planned for 2009 covering topics related to NIH extramural program funding and grants administration.

Each Regional Seminar encompasses two full days, providing information about the NIH funding process, from opportunity identification and application preparation through post award administration. Presentations are targeted towards research administrators, new investigators, post docs and trainees. Opportunities for informal interactions between seminar participants and NIH grants management, program, policy, and review staff are incorporated into the program and such interactions are highly encouraged. NIH electronic research administration (eRA) computer workshops are offered on a day adjacent to the two day seminar.

DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program
Application Deadline: January 6, 2009

• Undergraduate and graduate students


• Funding available for Fall 2009


• Full tuition and monthly stipends


• Includes 10-week summer internships at federal research facilities or DHS Centers of Excellence

DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program
Application Deadline: January 5, 2009

• Undergraduate students


• Funding available for Summer 2009


• 10-week summer research experiences at federal research facilities


• $500 weekly stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location

DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions
Application Deadline: February 3, 2009

• Early career faculty teamed with undergraduate and graduate students


• Funding available for Summer 2009


• 10-week summer research experiences at DHS Centers of Excellence


• Stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location for faculty and students

DHS Science and Technology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted on a year-round basis

• Postdoctoral scientists and engineers


• 12-month research appointments at federal research facilities and DHS Centers of Excellence


• Stipends (Federal GS-12 Step 1 with locality pay) plus health insurance and travel reimbursement

Questions regarding DHS Education Programs can be sent via e-mail to dhsed@orau.org.

Each year the NEH's Division of Education Programs offers teachers opportunities to study humanities topics in a variety of Summer Seminars and Institutes.
All teachers selected to participate in a seminar or institute will be awarded a fixed stipend based on the length of the seminar or institute to help cover travel costs, books and other research expenses, and living expenses: $2,000 (2 weeks), $2,600 (3 weeks), $3,200 (4 weeks), $3,800 (5 weeks), or $4,400 (6 weeks). The application deadline is March 2, 2009 (postmark). More...

Application Deadline: February 15, 2009

Spend your summer working elbow-to-elbow with researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), one of the world's leading research organizations. The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program is a summer program where you can gain valuable hands-on experience, work with cutting-edge technology, meet peers, and sample the Washington, DC area all while getting paid.

For more information and application materials:
surf.nist.gov/surf2.htm or call (301)975- 4200

When: 12:00-1:00 p.m., Friday, March 20, 2009
Where: 302 Alvarez Morcott Room

Do you have a great idea for a research project? Have you thought about submitting a grant to the National Institutes of Health, but don't know where to begin? Faculty members are invited to a brief presentation and Q&A session on NIH funding. Kristie Foley will share her personal experience with the NIH grant submission and review process, for the social and behavioral sciences as well as the natural sciences. Mary Muchane will provide an overview of the pre- and post-award support provided by Davidson's Office of Grants and Contracts.