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Apply to join the Baskin Day Planning Committee!
Baskin Day is a celebration of Baskin Engineering and its students. This year, we're expanding and going through a massive change to encourage more engineering students to create and share their awesome work all year round. We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate students to join our planning committee. We welcome all majors, not just engineers. Apply to join us: https://forms.gle/S18Dsb3rwGu7yguJ9
Hope to see you soon!
Scholarship Opportunity for Computer Science Students!
Scholarship Opportunity! VMware, inc. is offering to Computer Science students to help ease their financial burden! These scholarships help promote women in technology, as well as traditionally underrepresented minorities in the tech space. VMware is a leader in cloud computing and virtualization in Palo Alto, CA. APPLICATIONS DUE JULY 18!
The Achieve scholarship provides a one-time, $10,000 USD tuition award to a female student pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related. Applicants must identify as a woman and be currently enrolled in a US based accredited university with a minimum GPA of 3.4.
VMware Rise Scholarship:
The Rise Scholarship provides a one-time, $5,000 USD tuition award to TWO students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related. Applicants must identify with one or more underrepresented minority groups and be currently enrolled in a US based accredited university with a minimum GPA of 3.0. (This scholarship is open to all genders!)
To learn more and apply to these scholarships, please visit: https://pages.beamery.
REGISTER NOW! Scientific Principles of Life (BME 18)
Space is available for David Haussler's Scientific Principles of Life, which satisfies the Scientific Inquiry 5-course credit requirement!
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 1:20 PM - 2:25PM
Learn the basic principles of life as it exists on this planet and how they generalize -- Darwinian evolution, genomes -- scientific theories of life including mechanistic, thermodynamic and information theoretic models.
Explore the future of life from the Internet to machine learning and adaptation, artificial intelligence, genome edition and fully artificial life.
Google exploreCSR Award
Since 2018, the Google exploreCSR awards have supported institutions to design and host research-focused initiatives during the academic year that expose students from marginalized groups to computing research methodologies, career pathways, and exploratory problems. The exploreCSR awards have supported eleven CAHSI institutions, each customized to the needs of local students and best practices for broadening participation.
Applications are still open, but due July 7, 2021. Notification of proposal decisions will be made in August 2021. Our Google partners have agreed to provide a workshop on how to prepare competitive applications to the program.
Jobs
Work as a tutor for Learning Support Services
Learning Support Services (LSS) provides small group and individual tutoring for students taking a wide variety of courses in Baskin Engineering. They are looking for students who want to be a paid Tutor or Learning Assistant for the classes they support!
LSS has plans to support the following courses in Fall 2021:
CSE: 12, 13S, 16, 20, 30, 100, 101, 102, 103, 111, 112, 120, 150, 180
AM: 10, 11A, 11B
ECE: 101, 103
STAT: 5, 7, 131
What positions is LSS hiring for?
- Small Group Tutor
- Modified Supplemental Instruction (MSI) Learning Assistant
- Embedded MSI Learning Assistant
- MSI Study Group Leader
- Student Assistant
- SI Leader (Please reach out to the LSS Staff (lss@ucsc.edu) if you have questions about SI or would like more information about how-to apply to this position!)
All Application will be reviewed starting early June and continue on a rolling basis through the Summer until August 18th. Please browse our position descriptions and the Open Positions page on our Website.
For more information regarding our basic qualifications, please visit our website.
Please note that applicants must be undergraduate students for Fall 2021. If you are graduating this Spring quarter, congratulations and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Please disregard this email.
Apply for NASA Internships
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is currently accepting applications for Fall internships.
Application deadline is July 9.
See: Five misconceptions about applying for a NASA internship:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/stem/5-misconceptions-about-applying-for-a-nasa-internship.html
Apply Now! For the Data Science Fellowship at the Data Incubator
Data Science Fellowship at The Data Incubator is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2021 program
The full-time Fall 2021 session runs from September 20, 2021 to November 12, 2021.
The part-time Fall 2021 session runs from September 20, 2021 to February 18, 2022.
- Early Application Deadline: July 09, 2021
- Early Decision Notification: July 30, 2021
- Regular Application Deadline: July 30, 2021
- Regular Decision Notification: August 20, 2021
1. The project-based learning environment gives students hands-on experience, so they’ll have the knowledge and confidence to use their skills.
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2. Career services and networking opportunities will give you a competitive edge when you're looking for your first (or next) data job. 3. Expert mentors and peers will help you improve your skills and solve difficult problems. |