FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Presidential Management Fellows Program
The Presidential Management Fellows Program (PMF) was created to attract to the Federal Service outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs. Fellows are hired by federal agencies and given exposure to public administration, technology, science, criminal justice, health and financial management, and other domestic and international issues.
Students who complete a graduate degree (master's, law, or doctoral-level) during the 2007-08 academic year (Sept. 1, 2007 to Aug. 31, 2008) are eligible to be nominated. Application, nomination, and selection information is available online at www.pmf.opm.gov. Students in the Law School or the LaFollette School of Public Affairs should follow their school’s nomination procedures. Other potential nominees should contact their department chair, and send a message indicating their intent to apply to gspd@bascom.wisc.edu.
The application is projected to launch early November 2007. Please periodically check the PMF Web site for updates concerning the actual application dates.
Ford Dissertation Fellowships
Approximately 35 dissertation fellowships will be awarded. The dissertation fellowships provide one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D) degree. See the National Academies Web site for information about eligibility.
Application deadline: November 29, 2007
Information: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/index.html
Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Defense Scholarship for Service Program (SMART)
The SMART fellowship program is open to graduate students that are U.S. citizens, who are able to participate in summer internships with the Department of Defense, and are willing to accept post-graduate employment with the DOD. The program is particularly interested in supporting individuals that demonstrate an aptitude and interest in conducting theoretical and applied research. As such, the program primarily targets "hand-on-the-bench" researchers and engineers.
Application deadline: December 14, 2007
Information: https://www.asee.org/smart/index.cfm
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG)
The NDSEG Fellowship is open to science and engineering graduate students in the early stages of their graduate study. The Department of Defense will offer these fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.
Application deadline: January 7, 2008
Information: https://www.asee.org/ndseg/index.cfm
Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (SSGF)
This fellowship is offered by the Krell Institute, for exceptional PhD students planning full-time study in the areas of interest to stewardship science, such as high-energy density physics, low-energy nuclear science, or properties of materials under extreme conditions. Recipients receive payments of all tuition and required fees for up to 4 years of study, $32,400 yearly stipend, and yearly academic allowance of $1000. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent resident aliens.
Application deadline: January 9, 2008
Information: http://www.krellinst.org/ssgf/index.shtml
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF)
The Krell Institute is also offering the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF). The stipend is $32,400. Students must be planning full-time, uninterrupted study toward a Ph.D. degree at a U.S. university. First or second year graduate students in the physical, engineering, computer, mathematical, or life sciences are eligible to apply.
Application deadline: January 16, 2008
Information: http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/index.shtm
Udall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
The Udall Foundation awards two fellowships of up to $24,000 to doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution and who are entering their final year of writing the dissertation. Dissertation Fellowships are intended to cover both academic and living expenses from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Application deadline: February 21, 2008
Information: http://www.udall.gov
The Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
The program, which is sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program (NSGO), matches highly qualified graduate students with "hosts" in the legislative and executive branches of government located in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one year paid fellowship. Any student, regardless of citizenship, who, on February 29, 2008 is in a graduate or professional program in a marine or aquatic-related field at a United States-accredited institution of higher education, may apply to the NSGO through their state Sea Grant program. Interested students should discuss this fellowship with their state Sea Grant Program Director. Applications must be submitted with signature to the state Sea Grant program by February 29, 2008.
Application deadline: February 29, 2008
Information: http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/index.html
Financial Assistance for Child Care Fees
If you are an enrolled UW-Madison student parent, you may qualify for financial assistance toward child care fees through the Child Care Tuition Assistance Program (CCTAP). CCTAP financially assists eligible low-income student parents maintain quality child care for their children. CCTAP is funded through student fees recommended by the Student Services Finance Committee and approved by the Chancellor and the Board of Regents. Applications are now being accepted for the spring 2008 semester. More information, deadlines, eligibility requirements and applications can be accessed on the CCTAP Web site at: http://www.wisc.edu/occfr
Additional Funding Resources
Individuals looking for funding opportunities are usually best served by starting with the Funding Sources for Individuals category. Register with the Job Center to receive weekly updates.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Authorship, Peer Review, and Responsible Publishing
Wednesday, November 28
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium
At the most basic level, scholars publish for a living. But if not handled carefully and thoughtfully, many aspects of publishing can engender tension and disagreement. This session will explore a number of those aspects from a responsible-conduct-of-research perspective. Among the topics: How does one decide authorship order? What is plagiarism and how can one avoid it? What does it mean to engage in responsible peer review, and how should authors respond to criticism?
Presenter: Sharon Dunwoody, Ph.D., Evjue Bascom Professor of Journalism & Mass Communications, Associate Dean of Social Studies, Graduate School
Mentor/Trainee Responsibilities
Thursday, November 29
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
121 Pyle Center
This seminar will focus on mentor-trainee responsibilities for researchers in the social and behavioral sciences. Trainees refer to individuals working under the supervision of an experienced researcher (ranging from undergraduates to postdoctoral fellows or research scientists). Topics covered in this seminar will include: establishing mutual understanding regarding expectations, creating a supportive research environment, ensuring that there is adequate supervision and feedback, discussing authorship and issues surrounding future access to datasets, and promoting independent research capabilities.
Presenter: Susan Ellis Weismer, Ph.D., Professor of Communicative Disorders and Associate Dean for Research, L&S
Using the Break to Find a Summer Internship
Thursday, November 29
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Bascom Hall, Room 350
Gain experience handling interview questions for academic positions in this small group workshop. An introduction and first-hand account will be given by Jessica Guo, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, followed by practice interviews with peer feedback. Registration is required.
Sponsored by the Graduate Student Collaborative, Office of Outreach & Graduate Student Professional Development.
Guidelines for Keeping Laboratory Notebooks
Monday, December 3
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium
"Why, What and How" of maintaining research laboratory notebooks are the topics covered in this seminar presented by Cheryl Scadlock, WARF's Information Specialist. Also discussed are the issues related to saving, accessing, and archiving electronic research data. Cheryl has seven years of industry experience working with scientific research staff and patent attorneys. Protecting your invention is easy, once you know how!
Managing Your Citations with EndNote
Wednesday, December 12 and Friday, December 14
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Ebling Library, Room 2121
This workshop will cover the basic features of using EndNote Web including organization of records, searching and sorting records, importing records electronically from MadCat, journal article databases, and Internet pages, and the preparation of bibliographies with a word processor (CWYW). We will also look at the EndNote Web version (free to campus users courtesy of the UW-Madison Libraries). Learn how to set up your EndNote database initially to avoid later style formatting hassles.
Information: http://www.library.wisc.edu/workshops/workshop-date.html
Library Workshops
Campus libraries workshops and tours help you learn how to find what you need quickly and efficiently. They will help you save time when deadlines for papers and projects approach. Most of these are hands-on. And best of all, they're free. Topics include: Grants Information, Citations Managers, Internet Searching, Libraries in a Nutshell, Map Tools for Demographic Data, Publishing Your Research, RSS Feeds and Alert Services, and Web Based Learning Tools.
Visit the Web site to find out more about the upcoming workshops.
Additional Graduate Information Resources
Want more? See the Graduate Student Professional Development Web site, the GSC Web site, the University Events calendar, and Software Training for Students for general and specialized workshops.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
WAA Hookup Coffee Giveaway
Monday, November 19, 2007
8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Engineering Mall
Attention all sleepy students: The Wisconsin Alumni Association is sponsoring a free coffee giveaway at Engineering Mall until 10 a.m. or while supplies last. Stop on by to pick up a free cup of coffee or bottle of water.
Information: http://www.uwalumni.com/home/students/students.aspx
Glassblowing Open House and Holiday Art Glass Sale
November 24-25
Saturday, noon - 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, noon - 4:00 p.m.
UW-Madison Art Glass Studio (630 W. Mifflin St.)
The University of Wisconsin-Madison presents the Glassblowing Open House and Holiday Art Glass Show and Sale. Glass artists will perform creative demonstrations and sell their artistic wares.
Information: http://glasslab.art.wisc.edu/ or 262-2963
Cinematheque: Masterpieces by Mizoguchi
Friday, November 30
7:30 p.m.
4070 Vilas
"Sisters of the Gion (Gion no shimai)." In the Gion, Kyoto's traditional pleasure quarter, sisters Umekichi and O-Mocha bring different attitudes to their work, the first traditional, the latter cynically modern. Mizoguchi's radical style is breathtaking. (Japan, 1936, 35mm, b/w, 69 min., subtitled.)
Information: http://cinema.wisc.edu/
74th Annual Wisconsin Union Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts
November 28-30, December 1-2 & 4-5, 2007
5:45 p.m.
Memorial Union
Your place awaits you at a magnificent table set in Memorial Union’s Great Hall. Enjoy a night of fine dining, old English pageantry, and rich choral presentations by the Philharmonic Chorus of Madison, under the direction of Dr. Patrick Gorman. Join us for the Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts and be a part of the warmth, fellowship and history that defines the Wisconsin Union.
Information: http://www.union.wisc.edu/tudordinners/
Wisconsin Union Theater Presents Youssou N’Dour
Thursday, December 6, 2007
8:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Union Theater
N’Dour, Senegal’s foremost mbalax musician, offers a blend of the country’s traditional griot percussion and praise-singing with Afro-Cuban beats, Sufi chanting, talking drum soliloquies and indigenous Senegalese dance rhythms.
Information: http://www.uniontheater.wisc.edu/season/ndour.html
Wisconsin Union Theater Presents Yolanda Kondonassis and Rossetti String Quartet
Saturday, December 8, 2007
8:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Union Theater
Since making her debut at age 18 with the New York Philharmonic and Zubin
Mehta, Kondonassis has been recognized as one of the world’s foremost harpists,
boasting a long list of honors and awards. The Rossetti String Quartet is
renowned for its highly sophisticated, sensual sound and extensive range
of colors. The collaboration produces heavenly music. Tickets: General tickets
start at $18 / UW-Madison Students $10 / Preconcert
Dinner $28
mation: http://www.uniontheater.wisc.edu/season/kondonassis.html
SOCIAL EVENTS
Graduate Student Collaborative (GSC) Socials
GSC Socials are held every Friday. Come join fellow grad students from all across campus for a weekly chance to mingle, get to know people outside of your own department, and unwind from your hectic week. Look for our red GSC signs!
Friday, November 16, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., The Great Dane Pub (123 E. Doty
St.)
Friday, November 30, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Cafe Montmartre ( 127 East Mifflin
St.)
Friday, December 7, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Genna’s Lounge (105 W. Main St.)
Check the GSC Web site often to see where future social events will be held.
Graduate Student Collaborative (GSC) Frequent Diners Club
Tuesday, November 27, 7:30 p.m., Kabul (541 State St.)
Phone: 608-256-6322
Kabul will wake up your taste buds with a menu of Afghan and Mediterranean fare. Affordable, flavorful offerings include kebabs of beef, chicken, and fish, along with entrees crafted from lamb, vegetables, and seafood. Fragrant herbs, yogurt, couscous, and legumes figure into many of the dishes, as do exotics like preserved lemons. We will meet in front of the restaurant. Email gsc@bascom.wisc.edu if you plan to attend so we can reserve a table.
The Old Fashioned (23 N. Pinckney St.)
Wednesday, December 12, 7:30 p.m.
Phone: 608-310-4545
http://www.theoldfashioned.com/
Come explore food rooted in Wisconsin tradition. Whether you're an international
student, from elsewhere in the United States, or simply seeking to connect
to your home-state roots, the Old Fashioned's menu highlights the meats,
cheeses, and beers of Wisconsin's proud Supper Club and tavern tradition.
We will meet in front of the restaurant. Email gsc@bascom.wisc.edu
if you plan to attend so we can reserve a table.
ACADEMIC GUIDELINES
Academic Deadlines
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Fall 2007 Degree deadline: December 14
The fall 2007 degree deadline is December 14. If you want to receive a December graduate degree, you must complete all the degree requirements by the deadline. The Office of the Registrar will send your diploma to your DIPLOMA address approximately 12 weeks after degree conferral. Update your Diploma address via My-UW prior to leaving campus. Domestic students: if you do not update your DIPLOMA address, the Registrar will send your diploma to your HOME address. International students: you MUST enter your DIPLOMA address via My-UW to receive your diploma; the Registrar will not send you the diploma if you do not enter your DIPLOMA address.
