Weltliteratur: Crossing Boundaries
An Interdisciplinary Conference on World Literature
University of Notre Dame
March 19, 2010
Call For Papers
The Ph.D. in Literature Program at the University of Notre Dame announces a conference entitled “Weltliteratur: Crossing Boundaries,” in tribute to its objective to encourage and develop research on the place of world literature. In the last few years an increasing [...]

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/urbanfellows.shtml
The Urban Fellows Program is sponsored by The City of New York and administered by the department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS).  The program is designed to introduce America’s finest college students and graduates to local government and public service.
The Urban Fellows Program is a highly selective, nine-month fellowship which combines work in Mayoral offices [...]

Yale University School of Medicine is sponsoring two summer programs:
Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program (BioSTEP)
Website: http:/www.med.yale.edu/omca/biostep
Each participant works for 10 weeks in the research laboratory of a Yale faculty member who serves as the mentor. The research experience also includes weekly seminars and workshops on topics such as “Applying to Graduate and Medical Schools,” [...]

The Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA www.ppiaprogram.org) is a national fellowship program that prepares young adults for an advanced degree and ultimately for careers and influential roles serving the public good. PPIA has an outreach focus on students from groups who are underrepresented in leadership positions in government, nonprofits, international organizations and other [...]

Application period is now open.    Deadline is February 15, 2010.
The Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program is a partnership to improve Hispanic student access to higher education and degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). 
College STEM Majors — $2,000 Scholarship.  Hispanic college students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and [...]

For a listing of these see:10.09 HonorsOpps

CUNY undergraduates are invited to submit an essay of 1000-1500 words explaining the science behind the 2009 Nobel prizes in physiology or medicine, chemistry, physicis or economics. The essays must make the science accessible to the lay person by explaining how the concepts influence our world today and predict the future significance of the research. [...]

The Interdisciplinary Studies Program (IDS) at John Jay College offers students an opportunity to explore issues of contemporary significance from many points of view. Classes are small. The traditional format is varied by team-teaching, guest speakers, student debates and class discussions, as well as by the use of films, visual art, music, legal and psychological case studies and [...]

Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer’s Civic Leaders of Tomorrow Public Policy Fellowship promotes future leaders in public policy and advocacy through fellowship placements at not-for-profit and community-based organizations in New York City.  Fellows are placed at organizations advocating for underserved communities, with a focus on immigrant communities. 
Purposes:  In recognition of rapidly evolving demographics and [...]

Catherine Granton (At-Risk Female Youth and Environmental Studies) CUNY BA/BS ’09, will be one of the presenters, along with Professor Katy Cumiskey from College of Staten Island, at the Praxis of Feminine Pedagogy Conference at the Graduate Center on November 6th.  The paper they will be presenting is based on the project Granton started at the [...]