| 2013 AAHHE/ETS Outstanding Dissertations Competition Proudly sponsored by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), this competition is open to anyone who has completed a dissertation that focuses on Hispanic(s) in higher education or to any Hispanic individual who has completed a dissertation in the social sciences, broadly defined, between December 2010 and August 1, 2012. The top three winners will be invited and sponsored to attend the 8th Annual AAHHE National Conference (March 28-30, 2013) in San Antonio, Texas to present their dissertation and receive their award. The first place winner will receive an award of $5,000 and will also be invited to present their dissertation at ETS, the second place winner will receive $2,000, and the third place winner will receive $1,000.
Please share the attached dissertation guidelines with faculty, colleagues, recent doctoral graduates and current candidates who are eligible and encourage them to apply! Deadline to submit a dissertation abstract for the competition August 24, 2012! For additional details concerning the requirements and regulations, please refer to AAHHE website: www.aahhe.org Go to the main page of the AAHHE website (www.aahhe.org), click the Outstanding Dissertations Competition button on the left-hand side, and click the link at the top of this general info page that reads Dissertation Guidelines.
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| The Fulbright Scholar Program for 2013-2014 is Open The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries for the 2013-2014 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. There are awards in 45 specific academic disciplines as well as 167 awards open to all disciplines.
Interested faculty and professionals are encouraged to participate in one of the weekly webinars. Each deals with a topic germane to the 2013-2014 competition, from regional and discipline information to how to fill out an application. For more information click here.
The application deadline for most awards is August 1, 2012. U.S. citizenship is required. For other eligibility requirements and detailed award descriptions click here or contact the program at scholars@iie.org.
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| Revised Student Employment Guidelines The UTEP Student Employment Guidelines have been revised effective December 1, 2011. These revisions address student employment eligibility requirements, continuing employment and special situations for both undergraduate and graduate students. [more]
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| Requirement to obtain information on Bacterial Meningitis All incoming undergraduate and graduate students are required to obtain information about bacterial meningitis and sign an acknowledgement form with the Records Office, located in the Academic Services Building. [more]
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| UTEP Receives $987,000 Grant to Help Engineering Students Earn Doctoral Degrees
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| NASA Awards UTEP $5 Million to Develop Center for Space Exploration Technology Research The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has been awarded a five-year,
$5 million grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) to create a Center for Space Exploration Technology Research. [more]
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