UNRAVEL with Interfaith Event
Date: January 22, 2019 from 12-1PM.
Location: School of Education
The Interfaith Program at Michigan is launching the first UNRAVEL with Interfaith event that dives into a meaningful conversation about the life and legacy of MLK. During the discussion we will consider MLK's relationship to education and faith and how we honor and/or apply those lessons to our lives as students and young professionals.
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King Talks
Date: Tuesday,
January
22, 2019 from 6-8 PM
Amphitheatre, 4th Floor, Rackham Building
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In honor of MLK week next week, Rackham Graduate School hosts the annual King Talks event. Rackham students will present TED-style overviews of their research, echoing the theme of this year’s
U-M MLK Symposium,
"Unravel" in order to honor the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Kavitha Lobo, a recent UM-SSW MSW graduate, will be one of the speakers this year giving her talk on a Global Independent Study Social Work project sponsored by the SSW Office of Global Activities, that she designed in Geel, Belgium. Kavitha's King Talk is title Care “Not Cure: The Benefits of Deinstitutionalizing Mental Health Care”.
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Global Opportunities/Funding
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Alumni Board of Governors (BOG) Practicum Award
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The Alumni Board of Governors Award helps meet the growing needs of U-M MSW students who pursue national and global experiences. Applicant must be admitted into a SSW approved national or global field placement site or a global independent study project for which they are seeking support.
Application deadline: January 28, 2019
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Global Information Engagement Program
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The School of Information is currently accepting applications for the
2019
Global Information Engagement Program (GIEP)
, which is open to all graduate students on the U-M Ann Arbor campus. GIEP combines a Winter half-term course (SI 688) that meets March-April with an 8-week engagement in Cape Town, South Africa in May-June.
Application deadline: January 27th, 2019
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The President's Advisory Committee on Labor Standards and Human Rights (PACLSHR) Graduate student summer internship travel award
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This internship award provides financial and logistical support of $5500 to summer 2019 internships focused broadly on addressing, evaluating or improving global labor standards and monitoring. The University of Michigan President’s Advisory Committee on Labor Standards and Human Rights (PACLSHR) helps support internships that contribute to the University’s effort to improve international labor standards.
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Global Health Design Internship
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The Global Health Design Internship is a 10-16 week paid summer internship. Students either perform medical device prototyping and testing activities in Ann Arbor, MI or divide their time between Ann Arbor and a hospital or clinic in Michigan, Ghana, Ethiopia, or Kenya in order to identify, define, and/or assess early-stage concept solutions for engineering design problems
Preference given to students enrolled at the University of Michigan in Fall 2019.
Priority Deadline: January 30, 2019
Final Deadline: February 10, 2019
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Thai Studies Graduate Research Grant Competition
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Center for Southeast Asian Studies
is hosting the Thai Studies Competition for Graduate Students. The Center is accepting proposals for conference travel support funds, research fellowships, and internship support.
Preference will be given to those who have not received funding in the past and who enroll in Thai language courses at U-M.
Competition deadline: March 15.
All application materials must be submitted to
cseas@umich.edu
by 5:00 pm on that date.
For additional information/funding opportunities check out the website below.
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Jobs/Volunteer Opportunities
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Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)
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The
Teaching Assistant Program in France
(TAPIF) offers you the opportunity to work in France for 7 months, teaching English to French students of all ages. Visit the
Prospective Applicants section
to find out how you can gain valuable teaching experience, improve your language skills, and experience French culture first-hand through the TAPIF.
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ELI Conversation Circle Facilitator
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The English Language Institute (ELI) has openings for facilitators for their winter 2019 conversation circles. If you looking for a fun and different way to get involved with life on campus and interested in meeting new people from around the world then consider volunteering to facilitate an ELI Conversation Circle.
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AIF Clinton Fellowship for Service in India
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The American India Foundation (AIF)
is pleased to accept applications for the 2019-20 William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service in India.
AIF's Clinton Fellowship is an immersive volunteer service program training and placing young professionals to support development organizations in India. Through service and fieldwork, Fellows learn about inclusive leadership in the fields of education, livelihoods, and public health. Fellows support grassroots organizations at a crucial moment of scalability through capacity building and skill sharing.
PROGRAM DATES:
September 1, 2019 – July 2, 2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
January 31, 2019
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Scholarship Strategy & Coordination Graduate Intern
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The
National Center for Institutional Diversity
(NCID)
seeks a student who has demonstrated commitment to issues related to institutional diversity, social justice, and inclusion, and who is highly motivated, detail-oriented, dependable and collaborative to provide essential support for NCID publications and their dissemination.
Candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Laura Sánchez-Parkinson (
lasanche@umich.edu
) by
Friday, February 1st
. This is a 15-20 hour/week position at $15 per hour. Students should be available to start as soon as possible.
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U-M IPC Summer 2019 Internship
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The
U-M Injury Prevention Center
is pleased to offer the following paid internship opportunities for summer (May - July) 2019:
- one competitive paid internship position for public health graduate students at the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Center
- two – four paid internship positions for graduate students with U-M Injury Prevention Center projects and partners.
Visit website below for more details and
Submit your full application (as a single document, if possible) via email to
bmarieb@med.umich.edu
.
Application Deadline: Friday February 1st, 2019
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A great way to learn more about a new place and culture is through food. Try new foods and learn more about where they come from and their importance to the culture.
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