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THE STATISTICS PROFESSION
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Minorities in Statistics: Web page and links at the ASA's central
site describing opportunities for minorities in the statistics profession.
CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANTS
(None known at the moment.)
JOBS IN STATISTICS
- The ASA's listing of
Summer Internships at industrial sites, research organizations,
and universities. (It appears that these are listed in December,
so check the web site then.)
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Federal Agencies: Links to federal statistical agencies, many of
which have jobs for statisticians.
EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
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Summer Undergraduate Mathematical
Sciences Research Institute (SUMSRI)
is a program conducted under the guidance of Miami University's
Department of Mathematics and Statistics. They seek talented
undergraduate students in the mathematical sciences who are interested
in pursuing advanced degrees. They are especially interested in,
but not limited to, African Americans and other underrepresented
minorities and women.
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NISS Postdoctoral Fellowships:
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences is accepting
applications from statistical and other scientists for postdoctoral
positions as Junior Fellows.
- The Harvard School of Public Health
Summer Program in Quantitative Sciences:
A 4-week summer program for minority or low-income students interested in
pursuing graduate studies in public health.
Gates Millennium Scholars Program: Undergraduate and graduate
scholarships for African-American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian
Pacific American or Hispanic citizens/permanent residents of the United
States. Graduates scholarships for 2000-2001 are directed to students in
mathematics, science (including life sciences, physical sciences and
computer science), engineering, education or library science.
NSF Division of Graduate Education: Read about the NSF Graduate
Research Fellowships, NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships, and other
fellowships, grants and awards.
NSF Division of Undergraduate Education: The NSF has a
number of programs that encompass engineering and mathematics.
AT&T Fellowships and Summer Research Programs: The Undergraduate
Research Program is open to women and minority students who are juniors
and nongraduating seniors in science and engineering fields. The AT&T
Labs Fellowships offer support (fellowship and summer employment) to
women and underrepresented minority graduate students in scientific
fields of importance to AT&T.
Bell
Labs Graduate Research Fellowship Program : Cooperative Research
Fellowships are designed to identify and develop scientific and
engineering research ability among under-represented minority
groups.
Ford Foundation Fellowships for Minorities: The Fellowship Programs
Unit administers predoctoral, dissertation, postdoctoral, and other
fellowship programs for advanced study in research-based disciplines.
The fellowships include the Ford Foundation Predoctoral, Dissertation,
and Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities, the Howard Hughes Medical
Institute Predoctoral Fellowships in Biological Sciences, the NASA
Administrator's Fellowship Program, and the U.S. Department of Education
OERI Visiting Scholar's Program.
Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program:
This fellowship program of the National Academies is designed to engage
graduate science, engineering, medical, veterinary, business, and law
students in the analysis that informs the creation of science and
technology policy and to familiarize them with the interactions of
science, technology, and government. As a result, students develop
essential skills different from those attained in academia and make
the transition from being a graduate student to a professional.
Student and Research Opportunities at the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau offers student internships and and other summer
programs.
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