Spring 2022 Oxnard College ESTEEM Scholars Application Now Open
To apply, please follow this link to fill out an application.
DEADLINE TO APPLY is Friday, March 25, 2022 by 5:00pm
OC ESTEEM Scholars
OC ESTEEM Scholar is an NSF funded scholarship and support project led by UCSB. ESTEEM: Enhancing Success in Transfer Education for Engineering Majors.
- ESTEEM is a scholarship and support program for academically-talented, low-income students majoring or intending to major in Engineering.
Aim of the Effort:
1. Scholarship funds relieve the financial stress and allow students to invest more time and energy into rigorous coursework.
2. Programmatic efforts cultivate an active and engaged learning community where peers feel valued and individual success achievable. This occurs in class, clubs and the STEM Center.
OC ESTEEM is a scholarship and support program for academically-talented, low-income students majoring or intending to major in Engineering.
- Must be registered as full-time students in a STEM discipline
- Must be US citizens or permanent residents
- Must have a cumulative college GPA of at least 3.0 and in good academic standing
- Must complete a FAFSA and have significant financial need
- Must be interested in pursuing engineering
- Must intend to transfer to a 4-year university to complete a BS
- Must list Oxnard College as the primary institution
- Must be enrolled in college level math/science courses (100 level)
- Must complete a comprehensive education plan with an articulated engineering path
- If awarded, must commit to participate in cohort activities and project evaluation—respond to surveys, permit academic information (GPA, series of classes taken etc…) to be shared
For further details and/or questions, please contact OC STEM staff
Haida Jimenez-Martinez: hjimenezmartinez@vcccd.edu
March 2022 OC University Transfer Center Virtual Calendar of Events
For further details, please check out the OC University Transfer Center website: https://www.oxnardcollege.edu/departments/student-services/transfer-center
2022 SCAG Scholarship Program: Applications Now Open
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is pleased to announce that applications are available for the 2022 SCAG Scholarship Program!
The SCAG Scholarship Program offers a $4,000 scholarship award for seven high school seniors or community college students from the SCAG region (and potentially two additional scholarship awards that are not tied to a specific county but may be awarded at the Regional Council’s discretion) and the opportunity to meet with elected officials and practicing planners to learn more about careers in public service.
Program Requirements
- Residency: Must be a resident within the SCAG region (i.e., Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura County, or on Tribal Lands within the SCAG region), and be eligible to work in the United States.
- School Enrollment: Must be a graduating high school senior or currently enrolled in a two-year community college in the SCAG region. In addition, graduating students must be able to provide proof of enrollment in higher education.
- GPA Minimum: Candidates must have at least a 3.0 Grade Point Average (based on a 4.0, unweighted scale).
- Internship Requirement and Visit to SCAG: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, award recipients will not be required to complete an internship requirement or make a visit to the SCAG office in Los Angeles to attend a Regional Council meeting.
Application Materials
- Completed online application.
- Minimum five-hundred-word essay describing your interest in urban planning, public policy, and/or public service and future career goals.
- Two letters of recommendation.
- Transcript(s) (official or copy) from the school in which you are currently enrolled.
All materials for the 2022 SCAG Scholarship Program must be submitted by Friday, April 1.
For questions regarding the program, please contact Jonathan Hughes at (213) 236-1997 or hughesj@scag.ca.gov. For more information or to access the online application, please visit our website at scag.ca.gov/scholarship.
We encourage you to distribute the Scholarship Program factsheet to eligible students and look forward to their applications. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
About SCAG
SCAG is the nation’s largest metropolitan planning organization, representing six counties, 191 cities and nearly 19 million residents. SCAG undertakes a variety of planning and policy initiatives to plan for a livable and sustainable Southern California now and in the future. For more information about SCAG’s regional efforts, please visit scag.ca.gov.
2022 Syracuse University LSAMP Summer Research Program
Summer REU Program ~ 2022 Dates: June 6- August 12
https://academicopportunity.syr.edu/lsamp/programs/summer-reu/
The Syracuse University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Research Program is a paid summer research opportunity that provides undergraduate scholars with the opportunity to work with distinguished faculty and staff as well as network with others in their field of interest. Student scholars have the opportunity to conduct and present research over a ten-week period under the direction of a faculty research mentor at Syracuse University. Through this program, scholars will gain theoretical knowledge and practical training in academic research and scientific experimentation. The SU LSAMP research program was developed to aid in the retention of traditionally underrepresented groups in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The program is funded by NSF HRD-1712733.
What are the benefits?
· $4000 research stipend.
· Round-trip travel stipend of up to $150 (For students living outside of the Syracuse area)*
· Free double occupancy room and board on the SU campus*
· State-of-the-art laboratories, libraries and computers.*
· Meals provided during group events*
*Important: Some benefits may be impacted by COVID-19 policies limiting on-campus researchers and need to move program online.
Who is eligible?
· Students must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
· Applicants must be in good academic standing with a GPA of 2.80 or better
· Have completed at least two semesters of college
· Participants may NOT take courses during the summer program
Research Areas
Students may apply for research opportunities in any of the following STEM disciplines: Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Engineering (Aerospace, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical), Information Sciences, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Nutrition Sciences, Physics, Statistics, Systems Science.
Application Deadline: March 11, 2022
Notification of Acceptance: April 1, 2022
Applications can be found at: https://academicopportunity.syr.edu/lsamp/programs/smmer-reu/
2022 NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars
For further questions, please contact Winsome Brooks Ed.D, Oklahoma State University-NSPACE, Activity Coordinator at winsome.s.brooks@nasa.gov or (281) 244-0104 NASA Office of STEM Engagement Johnson Space Center Join at: stem.nasa.gov
Leadership and the American Presidency (LTAP) program
this Summer 2022
Looking for a Summer 2022 internship? As part of ASGA, we invite you or your students to apply to our Leadership and the American Presidency (LTAP) program this summer! LTAP enables students to learn about the office of the presidency, work across difference, and hone their leadership skills.
LTAP is offered offered to students of all majors and all political orientations as well as freshman-graduating seniors in college. Students in the LTAP program are placed in an internship specific to their interests, gain course credit through our American Presidency class, and participate in world-class programming. You won't want to miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime experience!
OC Women in STEM Club Meeting Invitation
OC Future Teachers Club Meeting Invitation
Hispanic Scholarship Foundation
Hispanic Scholarship Foundation As an HSF Scholar, you will have access to HSF’s invaluable Scholar Support Services and be eligible to receive a scholarship, depending on available funds. Every year, HSF selects ~10,000 outstanding students as HSF Scholars from a broad and talented pool of applicants
- Must be of Hispanic heritage
- U.S. citizen, permanent legal resident, or DACA
- Minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) for high school students; minimum of 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) for college and graduate students
- Plan to enroll full-time in an accredited, public or not-for-profit, four-year university, or graduate school, in the US, for the 2021-2022 academic year
- Submit the FAFSA or state-based financial aid forms (if applicable)
- Deadline March 15, 2022
Website: https://www.hsf.net/scholarship (Links to an external site.)
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