14 The Hampton Roads Messenger Education


WHIHBCU Seeking Summer Interns, Deadline March 15, 2018


Volume 12 Number 6


March 2018


NASA Fellowships and Scholarships


solicitation. The purpose of the NASA Fellowship Activity


2018 is to


support the vitality and diversity of the STEM workforce of NASA and the United States by training and funding graduate during


their


academic and


The on Historically


White House Initiative Black Colleges


and Universities offers part-time internships year round.


Applicants


who can commit to at least 20 hours a week and are available in Washington, DC at the U.S. Department of Education, Initiative headquarters will be considered.


The Initiative is responsible


for the implementation of Executive Order 13779, dated February 28, 2017. Its purpose is to promote Excellence and Innovation at our nations HBCUs. Interns at the Initiative are responsible for assisting the staff on a wide range of HBCU issues and priorities, including economic competitiveness, economic development,


education, workforce


diversity and workforce development. Interns, will help write memos, assist with communications


and social


media, coordinate and staff events, and conduct outreach to national and local HBCU organizations and leaders.


How to Apply:*


If you are interested in applying, please visit the Department


of


Education’s Internship page for detailed


instructions and U.S.


Department of Education internship application.


Additionally, please send the following to oswhi-hbcu@ed.gov:


Resume


Cover Letter Department


of Education


Internship Application (*If not accepted to this program


in our office, your application may be passed onto other federal agencies for consideration.)


More information can be found at: https://sites.ed.gov/whhbcu/category/ funding/internship-scholarship/


or have


You must be a U.S. citizen a


resident visa to apply.


You also must be enrolled part- or full-time in an accredited HBCU. Incomplete application packets will be immediately disqualified from consideration.


Summer Scholarship Watch


The Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association Virginia’s Future Leaders Scholarship Program


2. This is a one-time


(Former winners are ineligible) 3. In order to be eligible: • The


• Essay, award. application must be


typed & filled out completely as requested in order to be eligible for scholarship.


activities


The Virginia's Future Leaders Scholarship Program is a statewide education initiative of the Virginia broadband industry and the Donald A. Perry Foundation. For 16 years, the program has recognized and awarded scholarships to outstanding Virginia students.


926 students attending Virginia colleges and universities have received $1.4 million in scholarships to date.


and is open to Virginia


This program is a one-time award residents


attending an undergraduate 2 or 4 year program at a Virginia institution of higher learning.


Instructions & Rules: 1. Eligibility – Any resident of


Virginia attending a 2 or 4 year college or university located in Virginia in undergraduate studies in academic year 2018-2019 is eligible.


• Letters


list of extracurricular and academic


transcript (can be unofficial transcript) must be included with application


of recommendation are permitted but not required


• All scholarship materials must be placed in a 9”X12” envelope (or larger)


• All entries must be postmarked by March 30, 2018


Kimberly VoxlandVCTA 1111 East Main Street, Suite 802 Richmond, Virginia 23219 www.vcta.com •


Please direct • Winners’ names will 2018 Internship Applications are due March 15, 2018.


The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer


Invite you to attend the Spring Break


Make Your Impact While DHS Secures the Homeland Student Outreach Event


March 27, 2018


DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 131 M Street N.E., Sixth Floor Washington, D.C. 20002 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.


Panel Discussions Morning Session: STEMand Law Enforcement Focus


Afternoon Session: STEM and Management, Administrative, Professionals (MAP) Focus Mock Interviews


Federal Resume Writing Attire: Business Casual


questions to


Kim Voxland at kvoxland@ vcta.com


be


posted on the VCTA website in May at www.vcta.com and winners will be notified in writing to the mailing address provided on application.


This event is free for participants. To register, please visit: htps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DHSSpringBreakStudentOutreachEvent


For questions, please contact Michelle McGriff, Departmental Special Emphasis Program Manager, via michelle.mcGriff@hq.dhs.gov.


If you require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate due to a disability, please contact Laura Davis, DHS Disability Program Manager, via laura.davis@hq.dhs.gov.


Call for Proposals -- NASA Fellowship Activity 2018


Audience: First-year Master’s or Early Career Doctoral Students


Proposal Deadline: March 20, 2018 NASA Office of Education


opened a call for graduate research proposals on January 17, 2018. The NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH18ZHA003N: NASA Fellowship Activity 2018 is seeking student authored and independently conceived


graduate research


proposals responding to a NASA Research Opportunity listed in the


providing to NASA, its content,


document. To be eligible


or


students STEM


endeavors access unique


facilities, and STEM experts. The program details and requirements are


proposal, candidates must be U.S. citizens


naturalized


to submit a citizens


who hold a bachelor's degree in a STEM field earned before Aug. 31, 2018. Candidates must be enrolled in a master's or doctoral degree program no later than Sept. 1, 2018, and intend to pursue a research-based Masters or Ph.D. program in a NASA-relevant field.


outlined in the solicitation


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