j FEBRUARY 1, 2001
Smoke Signals 11
"Putting Children First" Summer Fellowship for Doctoral Students
The Center for Children and Fami
lies at Teachers College, Columbia
University, is pleased to announce
the 10th year of its summer fellow
ship program for doctoral students.
Putting Children First is a fellowship-training
program in child and
family policy with a developmental
perspective.
Students have the opportunity to
link their academic learning across
disciplines with an internship expe
rience at a city, state, or non-profit
agency in New York City.
In cooperation with the Society for
Research on Adolescence (SRA) and
the Society for Research in Child
Development (SRCD), Putting Chil
dren First offers full-time summer
placements for 8 weeks in a variety
of policy settings in New York City
government and non-profit agencies.
Fellows also attend weekly seminars
with leading policy scientists and
practitioners.
Fellowships will begin on June 4,
2001 and end on July 27, 2001. Fel
lows receive a $4,375 stipend.
Housing is not provided, but infor
mation about Columbia University
housing is available.
Application instructions: The
fellowship is open only to doctoral stu
dents. Application are due no later
than April 6, 2001. To apply, send
a completed application; a two-page
' statement describing your interests
in policy and research; a current cur
riculum vitae; two letters of recom
mendation; and a self-addressed
stamped postcard to:
Lisa O'Connor, Director
Putting Children First
Center for Children and Families
Teachers College
Columbia University
Box 39, 525 W. 120th St.
New York, NY 10027
E-mail: mh517columbia.edu
Online applications will be avail
able at www.tc.columbia.eduaca-demiccycfsummer.
Summer Research Training
Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and
the National Institutes of Health (NIH), are the nation's leading supporters
of biomedical research on disorders of the brain and the nervous system. The
Institute's summer program in the neurological sciences provides hands-on
research training for high school, undergraduate, graduate and medical stu
dents contemplating a career in biomedical research or academic medicine.
Some kev features of the program are:
D Training and conducting cutting-edge clinical and basic research which
will include career mentoring from leading neuroscience investigators;
Learning new technology, scientific investigation skills, gain experi
ence in presenting scientific results, ethics in biomedical research, the
use of information technology and biomedical research;
D Attending formal lectures dealing with the newest advances in health
research;
Participating in the NIH's Annual Research Poster Day for Summer
Students, a scientific exhibition that allows students an opportunity to
discuss their research projects informally with peers and members of the
NIH scientific community;
D Obtaining key credentials that will help when competing for graduate
school, medical school, fellowships and tenure-track positions;
D Networking and exchanging information and ideas with other NIH
research trainees and investigators; and
D Participating in journal clubs, lab seminars and meeting in individual
research labs.
Please visit this web site http:summer.ninds.nih.gov for information on
the application process, neuroscience labs, areas of research interest, other
neuroscience research opportunities and for hints on how to apply.
For additional information concerning clinical and basic research training
opportunities in the neurosciences, please contact Mr. Levon Parker at
301-496-5332 or e-mail at: lp33snih.gov.
New Mentoring Program at
New York School of Medicine
Cancer Research Training Program
A new program for Native Ameri
cans interested in pursuing a gradu
ate degree in science at New York Uni
versity School of Medicine is just be
ginning. This initiative is entitled the Native
American Mentoring Program
(NAMP) at NYU School of Medicine.
We currently have openings in our
summer program and PhD programs
in Basic Medical Sciences.
There is a full 4-year scholarship
available for a Native student in our
Medical School.
Our Summer Undergraduate Re
search Program (SURP) offers a sti
pend of $2,500, round-trip travel
monies and free housing for the du
ration of the program. It is a unique
opportunity for anyone considering
a graduate degree in the sciences.
This initiative could develop be
yond the scope of NYU and other
Native professionals in health and
science will be interested in finding
ways to prepare and attract Native
students in these areas. We are al
ready affiliated with the Society for
the Advancement of Chicanos and
Native Americans in Science
'SACNAS) in California, and the
American Indian Science and Engi
neering Society (AISES) but of New
Mexico.
For more information, contact:
Debra E. Stalk
Program Director
Native American
Mentoring Program
NYU School of Medicine
550 First Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10016
Phone: 212-263-5648
Fax: 212-263-7600
Oregon Health Sciences Univer
sity, the Indian Health Service Can
cer Prevention and Control Program,
and the Northwest Portland Area
Indian Health Board announce the
availability of 3-week training fel
lowships in cancer prevention and
control research.
Plage & Pates;
Oregon Health Sciences
University
Portland, OR
June 17-30, 2001
and
September 23-29, 2001
Attendance at all sessions is neces
sary. Applications are encouraged
from American Indians, Alaska Na
tives, Native Hawaiians and Samoans.
For further information and appli
cation forms, please contact:
Cathie Pedersen, OHSU
Department of Public Health
and Preventive Medicine
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd,
CB-669
Portland, OR 97201-3098
Phone: 503-494-2568
Fax: 503-494-7536
E-mail: pedersecohsu.edu
Applications due March 30, 2001.
HEALTH CAREERS:
Academic Enrichment Program
Seeking students and counselors for summer program.
The Headland Indian Health Ca
reers Program is an eight-week sum
mer program (June 3-July 28, 2001)
designed to increase the science and
mathematics backgrounds and com
munication skills of American Indian
students interested in a health career.
Available to students presently in
their senior year of high school or
freshman year of college. Applicants
should have completed at least two
years of algebra and two science
courses, and maintained at least a
2.50 GPA (B-C average) in high
school.
Counselor positions are also avail
able. College upperclassmen and
health professional students will be
provided with free room and board
during the eight-week program as
well as transportation costs and re
ceive a $1,600 stipend.
For application materials:
www.headlands.ouhsc.edu
Phone: 405-271-2250
E-mail: Headlandsouhsc.edu
Please be sure to indicate which
position (participant or counselor)
you are interested in.
Application deadline is March 15.
American Indian Graduate Fellowship
American Indian Graduate Center
(AIGC) was established in 1969 to
assist American Indian College
graduates who want to continue
their education at the master's doc
torate and professional degree level
and need financial support.
Fellowship Eligibility: To be
considered for an AIGC fellowship,
you must be
an enrolled member of a U.S.
federally recognized American In
dian Tribe or Alaskan Native Group,
or posses one fourth degree (feder
ally recognized) Indian blood.
pursuing a master's or doctorate
degree as a full-time graduate stu
dent at an accredited graduate
school in the United States.
in need of financial aid.
Applicants must apply for federal
financial and campus based aid at
the college financial aid office.
Application Deadline! To be
considered for funding for 2001-2002
Academic Year, the original applica
tion form must be received by AIGC
office no later than June 1, 2001 at
5 p.m.
To request an application or for
further information, please contact:
American Indian Graduate Center
4520 Montgomery Blvd. N.E.
Suite 1-B
Albuquerque, New Mexico 97109
website: www.aigc.com