Tuesday, January 26, 2016

What Every International Student Should Know About US Employment





















Are you interested in learning how H-1B sponsorship happens from an insider? The key note speaker, Dan Beaudry, provides expert tips for international students to find jobs in the U.S. This presentation is adapted from his book, Power Ties: Get the U.S Job of Your Dreams, and H-1B Sponsorship.

Learn how to:
Secure H-1B sponsorship at companies that have a policy against sponsoring H-1B visas
Find a job before anyone else -- some 80 percent of open jobs are never advertised
Bypass Human Resources to find a US job
Invest your time wisely when applying for jobs

Learn more and RSVP here.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

[Deadline approaching] Apply for the 2016 Award for Research in Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine


















Boyalife, Science and Science Translational Medicine jointly establish a global award to recognize significant contributions in advancing basic science to clinical applications in this field.

The award is to recognize and reward scientists in the fields of stem cells and/or
regenerative medicine with a focus on developing cell-based treatments for cancer,
degenerative disorders, immunotherapy and stem cells transplantation.

Be the first Grand Prize winner
- Grand Prize of $25,000 and a Runner-Up Prize of $5,000
- Grand PrizeWinning Essay will be published in Science

The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2016.

Apply today!

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Travel Awards for Graduate School Funded Fellows

Update: Signature pages (with narrative attached and signed by the appropriate faculty within your section) must be submitted to the Department no later than Monday, 1/25 because these forms still require Dean's approval before final submission to the Graduate School. We appreciate your cooperation!

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As part of USC’s continuing efforts to support our students’ academic professional development, grants will be available to Graduate School PhD Fellows for travel to conferences and to research sites. The base travel award is $500. If the fellow’s program matches this amount with $500, the Graduate School will contribute another $500, for a total of up to $1,500 available to the student.
The deadline for fellows to complete the spring online application is Friday, January 29, 2016 at 12 noon.

Eligible students include PhD students funded by Provost’s, Annenberg, Rose Hills Foundation and Global Fellowships who have passed departmental screening or completed 24 units in their USC PhD program. Students funded by the Graduate School’s various advanced fellowships, including the Endowed and Dissertation Completion fellowships are also eligible to apply.

Fellows will complete an on-line application and will be asked to collect signatures from their faculty advisor, department chair, and dean or dean’s designate, affirming that they are making good progress toward the PhD and that the specific travel request will serve their academic goals.  Fellows will complete an on-line application and will be asked to collect signatures from their faculty advisor, department chair, and dean or dean’s designate, affirming that they are making good progress toward the PhD and that the specific travel request will serve their academic goals (signature page is attached).  Please click on the following link to access the application site: http://grad.usc.edu/TravelAwardApply/.

New this year, the Graduate School will administer our portion of the travel award ($500 or $1,000 if matched) directly with students.  Information about the reimbursement process will be sent to students once they receive the travel award.

In addition to these funds, fellows are encouraged to apply to the Graduate Student Government for travel funding (http://gsg.usc.edu/finance/travel-grants-faq).

For further information, please contact Kate Tegmeyer, Fellowship Coordinator at gradfllw@usc.edu.

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Advanced Fellowship Info Sessions

Session dates:

Tuesday, January 12, 2016
1pm-2pm
Rosen Family Screening Theatre (TCC 227)

Wednesday, January 13, 2016
11am-12pm
Rosen Family Screening Theatre (TCC 227)