We have been contacted by Dr. David L. Di Maria, Associate Vice Provost for International Education about a unique opportunity. The Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research seeks to conduct and promote high quality research to help inform policymakers in Ras Al Khaimah, the United Arab Emirates, and broader Gulf region. To this end, the Foundation welcomes proposals from scholars in a wide range of disciplines and professional fields that address issues related to its research priority areas of education, health and well-being, and urban development and planning. Grant opportunities fall under the following categories:
IRES PROGRAM ON AUTONOMY IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS (for graduate students): Participants will study autonomous mobility in complex natural environments based on flying and gliding rainforest animals with the help of an interdisciplinary mentor network located in Korea, Singapore, and Brunei. Students will get an opportunity throughout the program to participate in professional development opportunities for IRES scholars and their mentors, led by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The 13-week summer program will start with an orientation week at the Virginia Tech campus followed by a modular sequence of setup with an engineering mentor at either KAIST or the National University of Singapore (NUS), a biology immersion in Borneo at the University of Brunei (UBD), and finally a data analysis/engineering integration module at KAIST. The program will cover all cost and pay a $5000 fellowship to each participant. Participants must be US-citizens/Greencard holders and graduate students. An application package consisting of CV, research statement (1 page), and unofficial transcript should be emailed to rolf.mueller@vt.edu. Two letters of reference should also be emailed directly to this address.
Program Website: https://eng.vt.edu/academics/international-programs/international-research/ires/ires-brunei.html
Program Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBDVTLab
If you have benefitted from Center for Democracy and Civic Life programs or just believe in what we are doing, please consider making a donation in any amount this Thursday, February 27th, which is UMBC’s Giving Day. Please also consider asking friends and family to support the Center for Democracy and Civic Life.
The Center for Democracy and Civic Life’s work and programs are possible in part because of generous donations from members of the UMBC community. Giving Day is when students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and friends of UMBC pull together to support the programs that are helping them to thrive. Tax-deductible donations are especially impactful on this day, thanks to community members who are matching donations.
Here’s where to make your gift: https://gritstarter.umbc.edu/p/civiclife/
To learn more about the Center for Democracy and Civic Life’s work, read our 2018-2019 annual report. Our Gritstarter page also includes information about STRiVE, Alternative Spring Break, and other Center for Democracy and Civic Life programs.
Thank you for your consideration!
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On UMBC Giving Day, alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends will join the #BlackandGoldRush by giving to their favorite UMBC designations, and by inspiring others to give.
Kevin Joseph '87 and a UMBC Employee will donate $1,000 to Retriever Essentials when Retriever Essentials receives 100 donors. His generosity reflects an example of a true UMBC value - of care and commitment.
All gifts - no matter the size - add up. Four years ago, Retriever Essentials started from the trunk of a car when the founding members began distributing food to people who would visit them in a parking lot.
Your contribution has an impact.
Thus, we invite you to join the drive to support Retriever Essentials in accepting Kevin’s challenge and become one of our first 100 donors. On Feb 27th, Thursday, please visit https://givingday.umbc.edu to make a gift to Retriever Essentials.