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Schmidt Science Fellows 2025

Please share this announcement for Schmidt Science Fellows 2025 with your students who anticipate being awarded a PhD in the natural sciences (including Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Sciences), Engineering, Mathematics, or Computing disciplines – and all sub-disciplines therein – between May 15th 2024 and June 30th 2025.

Internal competition materials (from the student nominee and faculty advisor) are both due by Sunday April 28th 11:59PM via the InfoReady system. Application link here; highlights below and details attached –

Schmidt Science Fellows 2025: 

  • The program is for (soon to be) recent PhD graduates who would like to pursue a research pivot representing a genuine and innovative disciplinary departure from their PhD studies.
  • A personal stipend of US$110,000 per year for up to two years of postdoctoral study in a different area from your PhD, at any approved location worldwide. 
  • To be eligible, you must: 
  • Be studying for a PhD in natural sciences (Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Sciences), Engineering, Mathematics, Computing – or any of the sub-disciplines. 
  • Expect to complete all requirements for the conferral of your PhD between May 15, 2024 and June 30, 2025, be able to start your Fellowship in July 2025 or October 2025 and be available from April 2025 to July 2026 to attend onboarding activities, and in-person convenings.
  • Georgia Tech has been invited to nominate up to 7 candidates for this cohort. 

GT Campus Internal Application and Deadline: 

For the purposes of this application, the student nominees are the ‘applicants’ and the faculty will be prompted to upload a letter of recommendation via the InfoReady system. GT campus nominations will be due by Sunday April 28th 11:59PM. Completed applications include:

  • Student Nominee Info and CV (1 PDF from the student nominee) laid out as follows –
    • First page:
      • Student Name; Student’s redacted GT ID # (e.g., xx3456789)
      • Student Nominee’s Faculty Advisor Name, Department and Email Address and a
      • List of only 3 References (not including the nominee’s faculty advisor) – Name, Department/Affiliation and Email Address. Note: only contact information is needed at this point – no letters from these references are required for this nomination stage.
    • Second page: A brief statement (no more than 500 words) outlining the student nominee’s motivation to pursue a scientific pivot from their PhD field to a distinctly new discipline for their postdoctoral research
    • Subsequent pages: Student Nominee’s CV
  • Reference Letter (1 PDF from the student’s faculty advisor) – outlining a brief statement (no more than 500 words) attesting to the student nominee’s qualifications, in connection to this criteria information outlined on the Schmidt website. Student nominees will not be able to view the letter.

To “Send Letter Request” in advance student nominees should begin an application in InfoReady and save a draft. Then the letter writer will receive an email containing a unique link where letters may be uploaded. The internal deadline requires that both the students nominee application (including student nominee info and CV document) and the Reference Letter are both due by Sunday April 28th 11:59PM.

GT Selected Nominees Process and Important Dates: 

  • The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education will make final selections for the GT nominees.
  • Once the 7 nominations are selected from Georgia Tech, the Schmidt nominee application portal will open on May 9, 2024 and nominees will have until May 30, 2024 to register their contact details and some brief information relating to their areas of research. Full applications will be due to Schmidt by July 10, 2024.

More information here: Schmidt Science Fellows. Please direct any questions about this information and the GT internal selection process to Coryn Shiflet, Graduate Fellowships Manager at coryn.shiflet@gatech.edu.

Direct link to internal application: https://gatech.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1933526

Sky Happiness Retreat

If you haven’t seen it yet, SKY Club at Georgia Tech is having one of its flagship retreats this weekend. Take a break to learn powerful evidence based breathwork and experience deep meditation that you can practice at home. Everyone is welcome to join!

The course fee is fully funded for Georgia Tech students by Mental Health Joint Allocation Committee at Georgia Tech. We require a commitment fee from you that will be refunded after attending all 3 sessions. We also request you to register by tomorrow, so we can cater to all those are planning to join for the retreat. 

Schedule: 

March 1st – 6:30pm to 9:30pm

March 2nd and 3rd – 10 am to 2pm (includes Lunch)

Location- All three sessions are on GT campus, for more info, click the registration link below. 

Registration link: https://tiny.cc/skygtretreat 

Please feel free to contact us for any questions or concerns.

Email: yesplusgt@gmail.com 

We look forward to seeing you on the retreat!

MORE INFORMATION

SKY Happiness Retreat is a comprehensive wellness program taught over three days that trains participants in the evidence-based SKY meditation practice, breathwork, yoga, social connection, and mindful leadership. SKY has been shown to significantly benefit six well-being outcomes – depression, stress, mental health, mindfulness, positive affect, and social connectedness compared to state-of-the-art well-being interventions*.

SKY Breath Meditation is a powerful tool to de-stress, energize the mind and body, helps one manage emotions effortlessly, and be more productive and happier in every aspect of life. In addition to a take home breathwork and meditation technique, participants discover how to connect with others and find a deeper purpose through engaging interpersonal exercises and service initiatives to increase self-esteem, social connection, positive relationships, practical soft skills, the mindset of responsibility, and skills for effective leadership. 

*Research

Yale publication – http://tiny.cc/skyyalepublication 

Press Release out of Yale –  http://tiny.cc/skyyalepress 

Press Release on the Harvard study –  http://tiny.cc/skyharvardstudy 

Short film on Yale study –  https://youtu.be/Vlu3arLc0WE  

Georgia Environmental Scholarship Opportunity

The GEC Student Scholarship Program provides college students the unique opportunity to showcase their research on timely environmental issues and network with a wide range of environmental professionals from throughout the Southeast and beyond.

Finalists are invited to attend the Georgia Environmental Conference (August 21-23, 2024 | Jekyll Island) and present their research via a poster session. Finalists are granted full conference registration, and three nights lodging. Finalists are expected to provide their own travel to and from the conference. Additional Eligibility & Conditions are listed at the link below.

Multiple $1,500 scholarships may be awarded after the final round of judging at the conference. In addition to the monetary award, scholarship recipients will be recognized on the conference website, and will be offered a complimentary registration for the Georgia Environmental Conference for the following year.

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP OVERVIEW

In my experience competing as a student, this is a prime opportunity to meet potential employers. I myself came out of the conference with three interviews. I also found that receiving feedback on my research from practicing engineers was incredibly valuable in looking at my research results differently.

Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation Scholarships

Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation Scholarships

The Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation (EESF) has created eight annual scholarships for students majoring in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science at the Master’s level.

EESF Master’s Degree Scholarships in Environmental Engineering and Science

Five scholarships in the amount of $2,500 each are offered to students completing undergraduate degree programs at accredited four-year institutions. Applicants must have been accepted to enter an accredited graduate program to complete a Master’s Degree either in Environmental Engineering or related field of engineering or Environmental Science or related field (as discussed in the FAQs). These scholarships are based on academic performance.

EESF Master’s Degree Scholarships in Environmental Engineering and Science for Under-Represented Minority (URM) Students

These three scholarships are identical to those described above for Master’s degree candidates but are available to students who self-identify as American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander. The URM category will include individuals who identify two or more affiliations if at least one of their affiliations is one of these groups. Details, FAQs, and application forms can be found at: https://www.eesfoundation.org/scholarship/.