The Honors College Faculty Fellows will have their Introductory panel zoom meeting on Friday October 9th 3-4pm
-meet the Honors Faculty Fellows for the 2020-2021 school year
-hear their stories of how they themselves went from 18 year old college students to becoming UB faculty and researchers in their academic fields.
-see yourself in their stories and learn the paths they took to their current positions.
-Moderated panel discussion on 10/9 with time for Q & A from you the honors student audience.
-ZOOM coordinates are below
-should probably list the discipline of each fellow in the advertising as well
-meet YOUR Faculty Fellows, learn of their specialties and interests and utilize them throughout the year as you craft your own academic and perhaps research path
Time: Oct 9, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
The Innovation in Buildings (IBUILD) Graduate Research Fellowship is now accepting applications through December 1, 2020 (5:00 PM EST). This new fellowship will support innovative graduate research that aligns with the mission of the US Department of Energy Building Technologies Office (BTO).
The fellowship will strengthen the pool of well-trained, diverse MS and PhD scholars who are equipped for research-intensive building technologies careers across all sectors. IBUILD Fellows will receive research and educational support to conduct innovative research at their home institution in an area with demonstrated relevance to building energy efficiency. In addition to funding high quality research, the fellowship will provide professional development, mentoring, networking, and support for internship opportunities.
IBUILD Fellows will receive a competitive stipend of $35,000, an allowance to offset the costs of health insurance up to $16,000, research travel and materials up to $12,000, and limited tuition allowance up to $25,000. The Fellowship will be awarded in 12 months increments based on an annual review of research progress and sustained alignment with designated BTO research areas.
The IBUILD Graduate Research Fellowship program invites applications from students who are enrolled or intend to enroll in a research-focused master’s or PhD program. Students can apply here.
Please forward this email to potential candidates in your network, peers, collaborators, and faculty colleagues to encourage their outstanding students to apply. A program flyer is also attached.
About BTO
US Department of Energy Building Technologies Office (BTO) provides resources and strategies to significantly reduce building energy use and intensity. BTO’s funded research has contributed to significant improvement in building energy efficiency including new technologies in solid-state lighting, energy-saving windows, heat pump water heaters, and high-efficiency furnaces and air conditioners.
Are you applying for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Funding Program (GRFP)? Deadlines are coming up – the week of October 19.
SUNY’s Office of Research and Economic Development encourages you to pursue graduate research fellowships, and to support you in this process, we are offering the following:
SUNY GREAT Awards
SUNY GREAT Awards provide $5,000 in flexible funding to graduate research students who win a research fellowship award or are recognized with honorable mention.
GRFP Office Hours
Dr. Susan Brennan, SUNY Research Fellow for Graduate Education Innovation, and former Director of GRFP at NSF, is holding Zoom office hours for students writing NSF GRFP proposals. Take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen your draft statement, get expert feedback, and have your questions answered on Tuesdays from 2-4 pm through October 13. To access office hours, use the following Zoom meeting link: https://rfsuny.zoom.us/j/92107571092. To seek arrangements for alternative office hours, email susan.brennan@stonybrook.edu.
GRFP Proposal Development
Below is information that provides access to the spring 2020 GRFP proposal development webinar series.
WEBINAR #1 (for undergraduates)Are You Ready for Graduate School? Finding Fellowship Funding
Give back to your local community over winter and spring break! Participants will complete in-person community service projects (while following health and safety guidelines), meet with local non-profit agencies and connect with likeminded peers!
I hope that each of you are well and finding connection, support, and stimulation, in spite of the unprecedented circumstances affecting us all this fall. I have happy news to share.
The UB Center for Diversity Innovation Distinguished Visiting Scholars (DVS) faculty cohort has arrived in Buffalo for the 2020-21 academic year. Each member of the cohort will engage with UB’s students, faculty and throughout the fall and spring semesters. Programs with the Scholars, which will be open to all members of our community, will include public talks, art exhibitions, book clubs and film viewings, class visits, workshops, opportunities to chat on ZOOM, and various celebrations throughout the year. (Please check out www.buffalo.edu/cdi for ongoing posting of events and use the “contact us” form to add yourself to the email list for notifications.)
The breadth of the Scholars’ work and interests—anti-racist pedagogy; artistic depictions of migration; writing as a means to promote social justice; the empirical examination of different forms of racial inequity such as in health outcomes, policing and incarceration; contemporary Kenyan political history; women’s roles in historic rebellions; race and representation in romanticism; the influence of Black girls and women in shaping educational outcomes; the mapping of Indigenous communities and study of settler-colonialism—creates points of intersection with students, faculty and staff across all departments and units and the hope that members of the entire UB community will participate in Scholar events.
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT with THE SCHOLARS through MENTORING CIRCLES:
In addition to all of these larger, university-wide and departmental/program-level opportunities to meet the Scholars via class visits or other activities, a special component of this visiting scholar program is that each Scholar will lead two mentoring circles—one for 10 graduate and another for 10 undergraduate students.
These circles will enable students to have meaningful, small group interaction with the Scholars (even if that interaction is via ZOOM in the near-term) and meet other students with whom friendships can be formed and academic, personal and professional support exchanged, and a sense of community developed. Importantly, students in the circles will play a key role in welcoming the Distinguished Visiting Scholars to UB and Buffalo.
The group activities within the mentoring circles will vary—selected by Scholars in conjunction with students in the circles—but will enable you to meet with other students as well as the Scholars to have discussions about your experiences, interests, and goals.
ALL UB undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to participate. Because the circles must be limited in size to permit these small group interactions, students must express interest through a brief survey and statement.
The process is not time-consuming and this not a graded assignment. J The Scholars will be interested in learning about you in order to select students as part of their circles. And do remember that these circles will be only one of many means for you to “meet” and learn with the Scholars throughout the year. There will be many other opportunities.
I hope you will consider completing the survey and submitting a short statement indicating your interest. If you have questions, do not hesitate to consult a faculty member in your department/program (particularly the Director of Undergraduate or Graduate Studies) or others, as well as me: ub-cdi-scholars@buffalo.edu with your questions. (NOTE: The survey has been tested and does meet accessibility standards, but please reach out to accessibility services or to the Center, if you need assistance.)
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING: Sunday, October 4th at 5 pm.
(Notification of selection by: October 11th.)
We all hope you will read about the Scholars on the Center website and consider being a part of this program which we think will greatly benefit you and be part of making each Scholar’s year at UB fun and memorable!
We are excited to announce that the election for the Honors Student Council Executive Board position of Freshman Representative for the 2020-2021 academic year is officially open! The form linked below includes all of the candidates running for the position. You may only choose one candidate.
Only votes from Honors Students with UB Emails will be accepted. The election will close at 11:59pm on Friday (September 25th).
Intentionally designed to engage students in conversations about leadership skills and strategies, this 8-week long program will help students discover who they are as a leader and develop their full leadership potential.
This program will be delivered synchronously through an online platform on Thursdays from 2:30 p.m – 3:30 p.m.
Come learn about the four various Alternative Break programs that are being offered in January 2021 and Spring Break (March) 2021!
Alternative Break programs let you volunteer, perform community service and have unique learning opportunities during winter break or spring break. By spending time immersed in the community, you’ll learn about your role as a global citizen, make new friends and connections, and discover how you can become an agent of change
