2008 Summer Undergraduate Internships
The South Dakota EPSCoR Office is offering several undergraduate student internships for summer 2008. Applicants must be attending a South Dakota state university or private or tribal college. The internships last 10 weeks and pay $3,000. The application deadline is March 14, 2008. Click here to download the Internship Brochure.
Interns will be hired in the areas of:
• Research
• Education
• Communications
The internships are designed to give students a better understanding of the impact research has on our lives and how research affects technology based economic development (TBED).
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2008 Summer Business Internships
SD EPSCoR and South Dakota technology companies are co-funding student interns who will conduct feasibility analysis of market-ready technology products with real companies to evaluate market potential, identify promising applications, and define a pathway to commercialization. Students will work under the guidance of entrepreneur experts at N2TEC Institute and at the company where their internship resides. For more information click here.
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Launch - South Dakota Entrepreneurship Conference
Launch '08
The Launch Conference was a great success again this year. To view photos from the event click here. More information is available on the South Dakota Launch website.
South Dakota EPSCoR is again offering programs to support participation in this years Launch '08 Conference. Click this link to view the Entrepreneurship Integration Stipend and the free Classroom Registration information.
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Student Research Poster Session
South Dakota EPSCoR supports the Annual Student Research Poster Session. The Annual Student Research Poster Session is a one-day event where students present their undergraduate and graduate research at the South Dakota state Capitol. Research projects are presented to the governor, legislators, state officials, and the public. South Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) provides transportation funding for students to attend the Annual Student Research Poster Session.
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Graduate Research and Development Assistantship
The Graduate Research & Development Assistantship provides financial and technical support to South Dakota companies pursuing a research and development activity to expand their business.
For more information, please read the Graduate Research & Development Assistantship Program Information.
Program Information
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Women In Science Conferences
South Dakota EPSCoR supports a statewide “Women In Science” program
which introduces science-based
careers to middle-school and high school
aged girls and young women.
This is a program that has rapidly
grown in number of conference sites
as well as student attendance.
Each
conference features its own keynote speaker and
breakout sessions
in which various science-related careers are highlighted,
including information on
educational requirements and job
opportunities. Some of those careers
highlighted at past conferences
include dentistry, dietetics, dermatology,
geology, law enforcement,
meteorology, paleontology, biology,
and chemistry.
The attendees are asked to
complete a questionnaire at the end
of their conference. One of the
questions asked was “After today,
would you consider a science
related career?” and a resounding
70% indicated they would! One of
the conference’s next goals is
continue to create and develop this
interest in science-based careers and
help South Dakota’s young women
develop into South Dakota’s next
generation of scientists!
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