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RESEARCH

The L@s GANAS Research Fellowship

Applications for the L@s GANAS Research Fellowship are now live! This is a Two Year fellowship that provides students with valuable hands-on research experience and an opportunity to expand their network in the academic research community. Eligible students can also be offered up to $5,000 and funding to present at local and national conferences.

If you are a Latinx student or are Pell Grant eligible, this is the perfect opportunity to learn more about the scientific field and what it takes to follow a research based career path.

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INCENTIVES

United Air Lines UIC Study Abroad Scholarship

Do you want to travel to a fascinating new country with a novel ambient, while learning to conduct research? Then apply for many of the Study Abroad scholarships that are generously funded by United Airlines and are aimed towards helping underserved students.

Students will get an opportunity to study abroad at Germany, Italy, Mexico, France, China, and more!

Application Deadlines: March 15th (Summer) | April 15th (Fall)

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Mentoring Con Ganas

Applications for Mentors are open! Mentoring Con Ganas offers upper class students an opportunity to help incoming first year and transfer students. Mentors can offer insight into classes, professors, campus events and provide a support system for new incoming students. This is also a great leadership opportunity for Pre-Health students.

If you are a STEM student with a minimum of 2.5 GPA, identify as Latinx, will be a UIC student for the entire 2019-2020 academic year, and the 2019-2010 academic year is at least your second year at UIC, then you can apply!

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Summer Undergraduate Research Program on Health Disparities (SURPHD)

Are you a Latinx Junior or Senior Pre-Medical student looking to gain experience in healthcare and biomedical research? If this is you, then apply for SURPHD as there are still has open spaces available. SURPHD pays students to conduct research!

Click HERE to Apply | Deadline: February 8th, 2019

CAMPUS EVENTS

ONE BOOK STEM Seminars

Join UIC faculty and scholars as they discuss The Immortal Life of Henriette Lacks written by Rebecca Skloot. They will cover topics such as medical ethics, race, and class.The first seminar of the series is this Thursday! The guest speaker is Dr. Karriem Watson (DHSc, MS, MPH), research scientist from the University of Illinois Cancer Center and Director of the Office of Community Engaged Research and Implementation Science (OCERIS) for the UI Cancer Center and the Mile Square Health Center.

Thursday, February 7, 5pm - 6:15pm @ SCE ft. Dearborn Room | Dr. Karriem Watson - Part 1 (LIFE pp. 13 - 86)

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SCHOLARSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS

Frederick Douglas Global Fellowship

Do you want to study abroad but are worried about the costs of attendance and travel? The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) and the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education’s Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) created the Frederick Douglas Global Fellowship to help underserved students study abroad.

Students that are Pell Grant eligible can apply for this scholarship, and if chosen can get 100% of program fees and travel costs covered.

Click HERE for more info | Deadline: February 15th, 2019

Occupational Health Internship Program

This is an opportunity for students who are interested in learning and doing research about the field of occupational safety and health (OSH). This is also perfect for students interested in medicine as a career path.

Participants of the internship will be conducting research projects that will help in learning about job-related health and safety problems among workers, often employed in an under-served or a high hazard job. There will also be conference during which participants will present their findings.

Click HERE for More Info | Deadline: February 15th, 2019

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