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  INITIATIVES    
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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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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Research Day Workshops 

Students that didn't have an opportunity to attend research day can still benefit from our workshops! Gain access to valuable information and insight with our How to Be an Effective Pre-Med and Planning for Graduate School presentations. 

Click HERE to access the workshops.  

Summer Internship at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

This program is looking specifically for UIC students and traditional underrepresented students to participate in a summer internship program at the Argonne National Laboratory. This is a paid summer internship that will help students in their exploration of STEM research careers, provide access to cutting-edge research facilities, and foster relationships with world-class scientists and engineers. 

Make sure to apply before the April 23, 2019 deadline! 

Click HERE for more info and to apply. | Click HERE for the student research catalogue 

Research Experience in Smart Cities for Undergraduates

This research experience will train students in a variety of different cutting edge technologies related to research in Smart and Connected Cities. The program is looking for UIC Students and includes a $6,000 stipend plus travel allowance. 

Participants will have an opportunity to learn from various workshops, mentors, and members of the scientific community. Housing will also be covered by the program, so make sure to apply before the April 30, 2019 deadline!
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 CAMPUS  EVENTS    
LAS Pop-Up Advising 
LAS academic advisors will host Pop-Up Advising around campus this semester! Students can ask LAS academic advisors any quick advising questions that they may have. Follow-up appointments in the LAS Academic Advising Center may be needed.


Date: April 12, 2019 | Time: 11am - 1pm | Location: Asian American Resource and Cultural Center (AARCC) - TH

Date: April 18, 2019 | Time: 10am - 12pm | Location: Commuter Student Resource Center - SCE

Date:  April 24, 2019 | Time: 11am - 1pm | Location: 2nd Floor Atrium 

Date:  April 25, 2019 | Time: 11am - 1pm | Location: TRIO - SSB

Date:  May 1, 2019 | Time: 11am - 1pm | Location: Idea Commons UIC Library

Date:  May 2, 2019 | Time: 11am - 1pm | Location: AARCC - TH
   Scholarships    

Immigrants Rising | Click HERE for more info & to apply. 
   
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