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Grant Opportunities for Students

Research Opportunities for Students

Grant Opportunities for Students

Creative Arts, Research and Scholarship Program (CARAS)

Deadline: Monday, February 16, 2009

The Office of Research and Strategic Initiatives in collaboration with the Office of the Provost and the Deans of Temple University’s Schools and Colleges is pleased to announce a major new funding opportunity to encourage and support undergraduate and professional students engaged in scholarly, creative, and research projects that contribute to advancing studies in their field of study. The Creative Arts, Research and Scholarship Program (CARAS) provides undergraduate and professional students grants of up to $3,000 in support of scholarly, research or creative arts projects undertaken with the supervision of a faculty mentor. Successful applications will provide a clearly focused project addressing a significant issue, concern, or aspect in the student’s field of study, include a detailed budget proposal, and be endorsed by a faculty mentor and the dean of the student’s school or college. Program and application information and an application form are available online at http://www.temple.edu/vpus/CARAS.htm.

The grants are competitive and limited to approximately 45 awards. Up to one third of the awards are available to professional student applicants.
One half of each CARAS scholarship will be provided by the student’s School or College and a matching half will be provided by funds from the Office of Research and Strategic Initiatives and the Office of the Provost. The program will be administered by the Office of the Senior Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Studies.

If you will apply and require a letter from Dean Ronald T. Brown, please contact CHP's Director of Research at sheri.ozard@temple.edu.

If you have any questions, please email dhsmith9@temple.edu.

Research Opportunities for Students (Paid & Unpaid)

Virtual Environment and Postural Orientation Laboratory  

Dates: 9/1/08 -

Types of Positions Available: paid and unpaid

• Graduate Research Assistants

• Student Internships

• Undergraduate Research Projects

• Volunteers

Project 1: Posture and Orientation in Older Adults Post Stroke

Project 2: Development of a Laboratory to Explore Multimodal Control of Orientation in Space

PI:      Emily A. Keshner, PT, EdD

            Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Therapy

            Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Project Descriptions: The purpose of this laboratory is to determine why people fall and to design interventions that will assist people with balance problems.

Instability resulting in falls is a major public health concern because it is the leading cause of injury related death and of nonfatal injury in the US. Of those who fall, 20-30% sustain injuries that reduce mobility and independence or result in admission to long-term care facilities. The ability to orient ourselves in space can be impaired by damage to the central nervous system and the underlying causes of instability still need to be examined if we are to create therapeutic interventions that will improve balance and lessen the number of falls.

Projects in this laboratory can include collection of kinematic and physiological data from healthy subjects and various patient populations, development and testing of new virtual environments, development and testing of therapeutic interventions and appliances.

To apply: Send a cover letter and resume:

Fax: 215-707-7500

email: ekeshner@temple.edu

Cancer and Health Disparities Research in Asian American populations

Dates: open

Type of positions available: Paid and unpaid

Grace X. Ma, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health, is founder and director of Center for Asian Health. The Center was established in 2000, one of the first in the nation dedicated to reducing cancer and other health disparities among Asian Americans. The Center’s programs provide a cultural bridge for underserved and uninsured through a community-based participatory model that incorporates multilevel effort in research, training, community health programs and clinics, and research dissemination.

Center for Asian Health provides research training opportunities for junior researchers interested in Asian health issues. The Asian Junior Investigator Training and Mentorship Program (AJITM) provides with training and mentorship in development of evaluation instruments, design of educational curricula, as well as in the conduct of community research activities that enhance career development through a variety of programs that include:

• internships
• research assistantships
• academic mentorships
• scholarships
• predoctoral fellowships
• postdoctoral fellowships or
• volunteer involvement

To apply: Send a cover letter and resume:

Fax: 215-787-5436

email: reantle4@temple.edu.