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Events | Opportunities

2022-2023 Events | Opportunities

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Intramural Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (iCURE) program

Now accepting applications through December 15, 2022 for Fall 2023 research experiences! iCURE provides mentored research experiences for qualified students and scientists from diverse backgrounds on the NCI campuses in Bethesda, Rockville and Frederick, MD.

iCURE particularly encourages the participation of individuals from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral and population sciences, and aims to further NCI’s interest in diversity. An iCURE scholar must be a citizen, non-citizen national or legal permanent resident of the United States.

The program offers:

  • Two-year awards for post-baccalaureate (including post-Master’s) individuals
  • Two-year awards for graduate students
  • Three-year awards for postdoctoral fellows
  • Professional development and career support
  • Connection to an extensive and sustaining mentoring network

PIs may have the option to provide support for additional years

iCURE will hold a pre-application webinar on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, from 4:00-5:00 pm Eastern. Prospective applicants are encouraged to register now.

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NSF ExLENT Program Deadline March 2, 2023

The National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP), in partnership with the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), just announced the Experiential Learning in Emerging and Novel Technologies, or NSF ExLENT, program and funding opportunity (NSF 23-507).  

    

The deadline for full proposals is March 2, 2023 – for Beginnings and Pivots tracks only.  Deadlines thereafter are the second Thursday in September, annually, for all three tracks.  We invite you to learn more about ExLENT. We are hosting a one-hour Introduction to ExLENT Webinar on Tuesday, November 1 from 3:00-4:00 EDT.  To register, click here.  

Through the ExLENT Program, NSF seeks to seek to support inclusive experiential learning opportunities for individuals from diverse professional and educational backgrounds that will increase access to, and interest in, career pathways in emerging technology fields (e.g., advanced manufacturing, advanced wireless, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum information science, semiconductors, and microelectronics).  Participating organizations are expected to provide cohorts of diverse learners experiential learning opportunities with the crucial skills needed to succeed in emerging technology fields and prepare them to enter the workforce ready to solve our Nation’s most pressing scientific and societal challenges. Each ExLENT program can receive up to $1 million for up to 3 years.

 

ExLENT funds career exploration and experiential learning activities such as internships, co-operative programs, service-based learning, and research opportunities that:

  • Create opportunities to collaborate with industry, local government, and non-profit organizations to develop learning programs and experiences for participants.
  • Increase the participation of underrepresented and non-traditional learners in STEM disciplines that lead to emerging tech careers.
  • Provide financial, social, educational, and professional support to help participants access on-ramps to emerging tech careers.
  • Contribute to new best practice models for effective learning programs and experiences.

ExLENT offers three different tracks:

  • Pivots provides current professionals in any field an experiential learning opportunity that builds skills and competencies to enable them to pivot into careers in emerging technology fields.
  • Beginnings provides participants with limited prior STEM training an experiential learning opportunity to gain deeper knowledge and experience to pursue a career in an emerging technology field.
  • Explorations provides participants with no STEM experience an experiential learning opportunity that builds interest, motivation, and knowledge in an emerging technology field to explore pathways to careers in these areas.

We invite proposals from institutions of higher education, especially community colleges, technical colleges and minority serving institutions (MSI).  Proposed projects may develop experiential learning activities that:

  • Provide opportunities to collaborate with industry, local government, and non-profit organizations to develop learning programs and experiences for participants.
  • Increase the participation of underrepresented and non-traditional learners in STEM disciplines that lead to emerging tech careers.
  • Provide financial, social, educational, and professional support to help participants access on-ramps to emerging tech careers.
  • Contribute to new best practice models for effective learning programs and experiences.

Thank you for your interest in ExLENT.  Please feel free to communicate with an ExLENT team member by sending your questions to:  ExLENT@nsf.gov. 

 

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. DUE-1930047. Any opinions, findings, interpretations, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of its authors and do not represent the views of the AAAS Board of Directors, the Council of AAAS, AAAS’ membership or the National Science Foundation.