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Natural disasters, AAAS Mass Media Fellowships, Nature internship
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| The last few months have brought devastating natural disasters around the globe. Our Policy Subcommittee has compiled a list of resources available to assist researchers during recovery. |
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| Scientists are still recovering from several natural disasters. Learn how to help the victims inCentral Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Houston, Texas. |
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| Ciencia Puerto Rico and the American Society for Cell Biology have teamed up to help coordinate offers of aid to scientists and students whose work has been impacted by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and other areas of the Caribbean. If you need assistance or can provide assistance, please register. |
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| Disaster relief grants are available from the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology to aid students and scientists affected by Hurricane Harvey. |
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| If you know of other resources for scientists within or outside of the United States, please share them with us for future newsletters. |
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| BUILD YOUR SKILLS |
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| Current professional development and training opportunities |
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| NEW! Nominations are being accepted by the National Postdoctoral Association for the 2018 Mentor Award. |
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| NEW! The NIH F99/K00 award provides support for graduate students to transition into postdoc positions. |
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| Need funding to attend a conference or laboratory course? Applications are now open for theGSA’s DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics, a travel award for grad students and postdocs. Deadline: November 1. |
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| NEW! The National Science Foundation and American Society for Engineering Education are accepting applications for the Small Business Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellowship Program. |
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| Improve your science communication skills by exploring tested resources and activitiesdeveloped by the Manchester Fly Facility. |
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| Register for the Future of Research Boston 2017: Expanding Leadership Roles for Early Career Researchers. Held November 16–17 at Boston University, participants will learn how to create leadership positions so that early career scientists can increase their participation in decision-making processes that affect the scientific enterprise. |
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| NEW! Join eLife on October 25th for a webinar addressing the early-career funding crisis. |
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| Applications are open for the American Educational Research Association’s Congressional Fellowship. |
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| NEW! The journal Nature is accepting applications for a full-time paid writing internship in their Washington, D.C. office. |
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| Women who are pursuing full-time study to complete a dissertation, conducting full-time postdoctoral research, or preparing research for publication should apply for the American Association of University Women American Fellowship. |
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| NEW! The Mindlin Foundation is accepting nominations for the best online science communicator—submit your nomination today! |
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| Apply for a Community Action Grant for innovative programs that promote education and equality for women and girls. |
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| NEW! The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship application is now open. |
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| With support from the National Science Foundation, the American Educational Research Association provides small dissertation and research grants for conducting studies of education policy and practice using federally-funded large-scale data sets. |
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| NEW! The University of Virginia, Charlottesville is hosting its first annual Science Policy Symposium on November 6th. |
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| The AAUW has a Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship designed to assist scholars in obtaining tenure and other promotions. |
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