Attention Science Geeks: Microscopy Scholarship Available!

I was contacted by someone from Aspex Corp about a microscopy scholarship they’re offering. They are seeking “innovative applications focused on supporting quality and or process control initiatives at industrial manufacturing facilities where SEM-EDS will be applied to support these efforts.”

Photo by Big Giant Squirrel.

Applicants will be required to submit a 1000 word abstract detailing their concept. The winner will be awarded $1,000 as well as an opportunity to co-author a poster with ASPEX at Pittcon 2010.

Majors: Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science
Contact: Aspex Corporation, 175 Sheffield Drive, Delmont, PA 15626
E-mail: aspexcustomercare@aspexcorp.com
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident
Conditions: Undergraduate with a 3.0 GPA
Deadline: May 31, 2009
Award Date: June 30, 2009
Amount: $1,000

Click here for more information on the scholarship.

Aspex Corp is a world leader in SEM and Elemental analysis. Aspex offers several SEM Scanning electron microscopy which you can Demo. They offer free Analysis to anyone interested!

Travel Internship & Digital Magazines!

Hey holiday homies! Thought I’d just share a few things with you that I got in my email.

One of my affiliates, digital magazine publisher Zinio (saves trees and money!) has partnered with one of the nation’s leading textbook publishers, McGraw Hill, to make the digital classroom a reality! College textbooks are heavy, wasteful, and expensive, but digital textbooks are a great solution. They allow students to stop lugging around heavy textbooks and start reading them on their laptops, all while helping out the environment.

Since the next school term is quickly approaching, you guys might be interested in checking out all the textbooks Zinio has to offer. http://www.textbooks.zinio.com/

For any fans of travel, there are two incredible internships being offered by STA. They pay for two youths (under 26) to travel to 15 countries over the course of three months during the summer months in 2009. You can apply here. For more information, check out the video below.

Money, money, money… Money!

Listening To: Beulah – Popular Mechanics For Lovers

I spent a large portion of the day looking online for scholarships that I could apply for. I found Student Awards very helpful. (It’s a Canadian site. Yankees, you’re on your own.) I found several other bursaries and scholarships that I hadn’t found before. After signing up, the user takes a quiz and it matches you with the best bursaries and scholarships for you- all so you don’t have to go searching yourself. There’s also a forum for soon-to-be-college students and people who are already there.

I also happened upon this site that highlights several unusual scholarships and bursaries that are out there. These bursaries include:

• Left-handed students at Juniata College.
• People interested in Confectionary Technology (i.e. Candy-Making).
• Tall people as well a people of short stature.
• People who knit.
• People who speak Klingon.
• People who have the last name “Zolp” and attend Loyola University.
• and a few others.