MN Latinos in Higher Education

The Academy Fellowship Program is an annual leadership training program for multi-ethnic students who have at minimum completed their undergraduate studies and want experience working on low-income and minority economic development.

Main Project Assignment: Fellows work independently and develop expertise in a specific program area (banking, health, telecommunications, or sustainable development) under the direction of Greenlining staff.

Responsibilities: Fellows conduct research, write reports and position papers, help organize community events, and interface regularly with multi-ethnic community, corporate and government leaders. They write articles for various papers, represent the Greenlining Institute on TV and radio, and give presentation and testimony at policy hearings.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study. The Agency plans to award approximately 20 new fellowships by July 31, 2008. Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during thes ummer between their junior and senior years. The fellowship provides up to $17,000 per year of academic support and up to $7,500 of internship support for a three-month summer period. For more info, please visit http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_gro_undergrad.html

The Diversity of Views and Experiences (DOVE) Fellowship Program seeks to assist graduate programss to promote a diversity of views, experiences, and ideas in the pursuit of research, scholarship, and creative excellence. The diversity is promoted through the recruitment and support of academically excellent student with diverse ethnic, racial, economic, and educational backgrounds and experiences. The award includes a stipend of $21,500, academic-year tuition at regular Graduate School rates for up to 14 credits per semester, subsidized health insurance, and dental care for the academic year and for summer.

 Deadline: Late January

The fellowship nomination form and more detailed information are available on the web at www.grad.umn.edu/outreach/finances/fellowships.html

Questions? Call (612)625-6858

Postdoctoral FellowshipsFor Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching

2008 Program Announcement

Administered by the National Research Council

On-line Application Deadline: November 29, 2007
Announcement of Awards: April 2008