October 19, 2021
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Winter College Mini-Semester Program
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Winter College Mini-Semester Program
Opportunity for women and URMs in STEM majors
Brookhaven National
Laboratory (BNL), Office of Educational Programs (OEP) seeks applicants for the
Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) Mini-Semester
Program. Selected students are invited to participate in a five-day in
person program (pending approval of onsite programs) developed to
introduce participants to the science being done at BNL. The 2022 College
Mini-Semester program will be held January 03 – 07, 2022.
Participation in the program is limited to 45 qualified students.
Please note the 2022
Mini-Semester is being planned to be hosted onsite, however, due to the COVID
19 restriction, it may be virtual. We will inform all accepted students of
the way we will conduct the program prior to the start date.
Program:
The program will be conducted by BNL researchers
and will operate from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time for five days. It
will expose students to the wide range of research projects conducted at BNL,
help them to understand different pathways to scientific careers, and
develop networking opportunities with the BNL scientific community and
Laboratory administrators. The program format will include orientation,
classroom instruction in scientific computing, tours of research
facilities, BNL based literature research assignments, interviews with
scientists and engineers, group oral presentations, scientific lectures and
safety overviews. Firsthand reinforcement of concepts learned will be supported
and enhanced by BNL researchers and technical staff. Students accepted
into the 2022 Mini-Semester will be required to complete a WDTS DOE internship
application for summer 2022.
Eligibility:
This program is designed for women and
underrepresented minorities in STEM. As per the Department of Energy,
underrepresented minorities include Hispanics, African Americans, and
Indigenous peoples (http://energy.gov/articles/introducing-minorities-energy-initiative). Applicants must be
U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents and enrolled full time at their college/university.
Eligible students must be majoring in a STEM discipline and have
demonstrated strong abilities and interest in STEM. A minimum GPA of 3.0
is required.
Housing, Transportation and Food: (Pending approval of onsite programs)
BNL will make housing and
travel reservations for accepted candidates. Only lunch will be provided, other
meals will the responsibility of the selected students.
Application Procedure:
1. Please distribute the following link to your
qualified candidates https://surveys.external.bnl.gov/n/WDTSMiniSemesterApplication.aspx
2. Students must complete an essay
identifying three (3) BNL scientists, their research areas and why
the student is interested in those scientist and research
areas.
3. Students must provide a faculty
recommendation. Upon completion of their application the student
will receive a unique link that they will then forward to their selected
faculty recommender. Only one recommendation is needed.
4. Students that are accepted into the
program will then have to complete additional OEP requirements (such as
completing the 2022 DOE summer internship application) as directed. Students
that do not complete all OEP requirements on time will be disqualified
from the program.
Application Deadline: November 19, 2021
Recommendation Deadline: November 19, 2021
Student Notification By: November 22, 2021
DOE Internship Opportunities:
We are also proud to host internship
opportunities for undergraduate students in our Science
Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) and the Community College
Internship (CCI). Both offer a longer-term research internship, 10 weeks
in summer and 16 weeks in fall and spring. These opportunities are open to all
students. We highly encourage all your recommended students to apply to
the appropriate internship opportunities.
SULI (4-year
college/universities) please visit: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/suli/How-to-Apply
CCI (community colleges) visit: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/cci/How-to-Apply
Note that the 2022 summer internship deadline
is on January 12, 2022
