Academic Opportunities
Summer Research and Internships
Current 51²č¹Żapp College students will find a list of research opportunities on the (login required). You will find descriptions for research projects with professors on campus, as well as a number of off-campus opportunities.
The Center for Careers, Life, and Service (CLS) maintains a list of .
Awards, Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships
, including Gates Cambridge, Goldwater, Marshall, Mitchell, and Rhodes Scholarships.
National Fellowships
There are several national fellowships that can be applied for over the web, although these are highly competitive and available only to U.S. citizens.
- (funded by the national labs and the NSA)
- has information about fellowships. Scroll down to "For Graduate Students."
Activities and Organizations
Jobs for Chemistry Students
The department employs motivated chemistry students to serve as mentors in the classroom, assistants in teaching laboratories, and peer tutors. Students can also help staff the chemistry stockroom and prepare teaching laboratories for professors.
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SEPC
The Student Educational Policy Committee, or SEPC, is a student-faculty liaison group which provides faculty with student input on professors, candidates, curriculum, and other departmental issues. It also organizes social events within the department.
Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society
Chemistry students are encouraged to join the , a national organization for undergraduate chemistry students. Contact Lee Sharpe for more information about joining the Student Affiliates of the ACS.
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
51²č¹Żapp College has an active local chapter of the Heriberto Hernandez-Soto is 51²č¹Żapp's SACNAS Chapter Adviser.
Volunteering
Local Outreach
The chemistry faculty occasionally organizes outreach activities for students with the local 51²č¹Żapp school system. Contact Lee Sharpe if you are interested in local chemistry outreach.