Fellowships Reasearch Foundation The National Research Council is awarding postdoctoral fellowships to eligible minority scholars. Native American Indians, Alaskan Natives (Eskimo or Aleut), Black Americans, Mexican Americans/Chicanos, Native Pacific Islanders (Micronesian or Polynesian), and Puerto Ricans have an opportunity to gain education and research experience by winning one of the 25 Fellowships being offered by the Ford Foundation. Fellows will be selected from among scientists, engineers and scholars in the humanities who show greatest promise of future achievement in academic research and scholarship in higher education. Minority scholars who are preparing for or already engaged in college or university teaching, and who hold the Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree may apply for the one-year fellowship. Awards will be made in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, and biological sciences. Only those involved in these areas of study are eligible to apply. The fellowship provides postdoctoral research experience at a non profit institution of the fellow's choice-- universities, museums, libraries, government or national laboratories, privately-sponsored non-profit institutes, government chartered non-profit research I *ATTENTION STUDENTS * RPS NOW HAS OPENINGS FOR PART-TIME PACKAGE HANDLERS ! We offer: *high pay $7-$7.50/hr to start *tuition assistance program *opportunity for advancement RPS offers ideal part-time work for college students. See your placement office or apply in person Tuesdays 10a.m. or 2p.m., Wednesdays 6:30p.m. or call to make a special appointment. 932-8243 RPS Wyn • amore Rd. organizations, and centers for advanced study. Deadline for application is January 12, 1990. Questions should be directed to the Fellowship Office, GR42OA, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington D. C. 20418. The National Research Council is offering Graduate Fellowships to new graduate students in science and engineering. Students chosen for the Fellowships will receive a $12,900 stipend for a 12- month tenure, and up to a $6,000 cost of-education allowance . Students pursing their master's or doctoral level degrees in mathematics, physics, biology, engineering, social sciences, and the history and philosophy of science may apply. Students will also be considered if they are working toward a research-based Ph.D. in science education that requires a science competence comparable to that for Ph.D. candidates in those disciplines. Eligibility is being limited to those students who have not completed more than 20 semester hours or 30 quarter hours of study by the beginning of the Fall 'B9 term. The NRC has also announced the addition of a new component for women interested in graduate level science or engineering degrees, , Eligibility for these awards is lithited to those who have completed less than 30 semester hours, or 45 quarter hours, of gradyate $7-$7.50 to start $8.50-$9.00 after 90 days (includes tuition assistance) (from Harrisburg) i gral I State Ro E.Almart rdees N (from Exft 15 OPPORTUNITIES National Research 1 11 1 1111Pli g Ss" ROADWAY PACKAGE SY M AmocM study in their fields by the beginning of the Fall 'B9 term. Applicants will be expected to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) given by the Educational Testing Service December 9, 1989 at centers throughout the United States. The Foundation will pay December 9 test fees for those applying for the fellowships. Deadline for application will be November 9, 1989. Applications will be evaluated by a panel of scientists and engineers appointed by the NRC. Fellowship awards will be announced March 1990. To obtain further information or application materials write the Fellowship Office, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20418. Scholarships Finnegan Foundation Applications are available for the James A. Finnegan Foundation scholarship award, according to the Foundation's Board of Directors. Winners of the contest are assigned positions in executive or legislative offices of state government, and attend seminars with leading public officials and media figures.. Students are interns for a ten week period beginning about May 15 and concluding about August 15. The winner of the James A. Finnegan award will receive a $l5OO Different shift times available: 11p.m.-2:30a.m. Ip.m.-5:30p.m. 3a.m.-Ba.m. 2:30p.m.-5:30p.m. 6a.m.-9a.m. 6p.m.-10:30p.m. RPS' Harrisburg Hub is conveniently located at exit 15 off 1-83. Take 1-83 to exit 15, turn right just off 177 South into Fairview Township Industrial Park. October 25, 1989, CAPITAL TIMES cash award. There are also eight other $l,OOO awards in honor of other Pennsylvanians. Undergraduates attending accredited Pennsylvania colleges or universities or Pennsylvania residents attending accredited colleges or universities elsewhere are eligible to apply. All applicants must have completed at least one semester. A panel of distinguished Pennsylvanians, under supervision of the Board of the Finnegan Foundation, chooses a number of winners. The emphases are placed on a student's background, civic endeavors and career interests, and on a written essay. Winners are announced in late March. Applications can be obtained by writing to the Finnegan Foundation, Contest Coordinator, P.O. Box 591, Harrisburg, PA. 17108-0591. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 2, 1990. National Roofmg The Equal Opportunity Publications Scholarship Program will be offering two $5OO non-renewable scholarships to oustanding women, minority or handicapped students who are pursuing a career in Engineering. Application deadline is Feb. 15, 1990. The National Roofing Foundation is accepting applications for three $4,000 scholarships to be awarded for the 1990- More Scholarships on 13 R.P.S. 510 Industrial Drive Lewisberry, PA 17339
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