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The National Medal of Science was established as a presidential award to be given to individuals “deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences.” Congress expanded this recognition to include the social and behavioral sciences. A committee of 12 scientists and engineers is appointed by the president to evaluate the nominees for this award. The committee has established the following guidelines for selection of candidates: (more…)

Deadline : September 11, 2007
The Kentucky Labor-Management Conference Board of Directors is pleased to announce the award of 2 scholarships with up to $4,000 in funds available to graduate, undergraduate and/or technical program students for the fall 2007 school term. Eligible applicants are encouraged to apply quickly as the awards are to be presented at the annual Labor-Management Conference to be held at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park, Gilbertsville, Kentucky, September 11–13, 2007. For scholarship information visit our web site at www.labor.ky.gov and click on Labor-Management Conference on the right hand side of the screen or contact the Office of Labor-Management Relations and Mediation at 502-564-3070.

The Gaston Chair in International Business position involves teaching international business courses at both the undergraduate and graduate (MBA) levels; taking a leadership role in establishing an applied research agenda; forging relationships with corporations and academic institutions; seeking external grant funding to support research and providing assistance to the business community and local and state government on dealing with current international business and economic issues.
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Start Date: Not specified
Deadline: Until Filled

CESRI will provide awards for U.S. graduate students in the sciences and engineering with a high-quality international summer research experience in Austria, The Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland,, or Slovakia. The CESRI program will be 8 weeks in length, with the first week spend as a group in Budapest, Hungary in a specially designed cultural and academic orientation to the region. Participants will spend the remaining 7 weeks working in individually-arranged placements in university labs or other appropriate sites where they can participate in creative research activities under the supervision of European mentors. All applicants must have U.S. citizenship or permanent residence in the U.S., and be a current Master’s or Ph.D. student at an American University in one of the following fields: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Physics.

Deadline: February 6.

www.iie.org/cesri