STEM-Away Internship, Application Deadline 2/28/21

Through the Science Learning institute (SLI), 10-12 Foothill College students will have an opportunity to participate in internships with Dynamic Signal, Birdeye, or Esperanto Technologies, three tech companies in the region.

 

Dynamic Signal is an employee communication and engagement platform whose mobile, desktop, and web applications enable companies to reach each employee and build aligned, productive, actively engaged communities and employee advocates. Founded in 2010, and based in Silicon Valley, Dynamic Signal integrates with leading enterprise systems such as Microsoft’s SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Azure Active Directory, Salesforce, Workday, and Oracle HCM.

 

Birdeye is an all-in-one customer experience platform which gives companies visibility and control over their customer feedback from all channels, and use this feedback to better understand their customers, improve their operations, and influence purchase decisions. More than 60,000 businesses of all sizes use Birdeye every day to be found online and chosen through listings and reviews, be connected with existing customers using text messaging, and deliver the best end-to-end customer experience with survey, ticketing, and insights tools.

Esperanto Technologies develops high-performance, energy-efficient computing solutions for Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning based on the open standard RISC-V instruction set architecture. Esperanto is headquartered in Mountain View, California with engineering sites in Portland, Oregon and Austin, Texas as well as Barcelona, Spain and other sites in Europe.

Application link: https://fhda.academicworks.com/opportunities/4530

Flyer link: https://foothill.edu/sli/internships/S3I%202021%20Tech%20Intshps.png

Internship term: exact dates to be determined – July and August, 8 – 10 weeks, 15 – 20 hours/ week

Application deadline: Sunday, 2/28/21, 11:59pm

 

Questions? Contact sli@foothill.edu or visit https://foothill.edu/sli/internships.html

Join the SLI Opportunities email list to get more resources like this!

 

Virtual BigDataX: Summer 2021 Research Experience for Undergraduate Students Program, Application Due 3/1/2021

 

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Virtual BigDataX: from theory to practice in Big Data computing at eXtreme scales
REU: Research Experience for Undergraduate students Program 
Summer 2021: May 24th 2021 -- July 30th 2021
at Illinois Institute of Technology & University of Chicago in Chicago Illinois
http://datasys.cs.iit.edu/grants/BigDataX/2021/index.html  
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The BigDataX program is a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in 
Chicago Illinois. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to run the BigDataX
completely online for the summer 2021. The program has five mentors at two institutions, 
the Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Chicago, with a variety of 
complementing expertise from theory to programming languages distributed systems, 
and databases; more information on potential projects can be found 
http://datasys.cs.iit.edu/grants/BigDataX/2021/index.html#Projects. More 
information can be found at the general BigDataX site at 
http://datasys.cs.iit.edu/grants/BigDataX/index.html. For more details about the 
summer activities, see the BigDataX Overview at 
http://datasys.cs.iit.edu/grants/BigDataX/bigdatax.pdf. To apply to the program, 
see the online application (deadline March 1st, 2021) at 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4gRy8td2rtDt_GZPRmVMc7PVRuCk2yiFPVob59Lk5hgyWsw/viewform 
For eligibility requirements, see 
http://datasys.cs.iit.edu/grants/BigDataX/2021/index.html#Eligibility.
For more information, send email to bigdatax-group@iit.edu.

REU Mentors:
* Ioan Raicu (IIT) 
* Kyle Hale (IIT)
* Aaron J. Elmore (UChicago) 
* Kyle Chard (UChicago) 

Project Areas:
* Big Data Systems
* Data Management and Analytics
* Operating Systems and Computer Architecture
* Databases

Eligibility Requirements:
* Undergraduate student in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or 
  related discipline at a US institution
* US citizen or permanent resident on or before May 24th, 2021
* Minimum GPA 3.0
* 2 recommendation forms (must be received by March 8th, 2021; 
recommendations will be requested directly from recommenders after your application is submitted)

Important Dates:
* Application deadline: March 1st, 2021
* Recommendation forms deadline: March 8th, 2021
* Notification of decision: March 23rd, 2021
* Program starts: May 24th, 2021
* Program ends: July 30th, 2021

Program Highlights:
* Spend 10 weeks immersed in research on Big Data at either Illinois Institute of Technology 
  or University of Chicago through our virtual summer program
* Work on large scale distributed systems (e.g. Amazon AWS Cloud, Chameleon Cloud, XSEDE Grid, 
  Theta Supercomputer, Mystic)
* Prepare for graduate school
* Publish papers and attend international conferences
* Finances (per summer):
        * $6000 stipend (taxable as income)
        * $1000 travel funds to attend conference (e.g. IEEE/ACM Supercomputing/SC 2021)

Online Application:
To apply to the program, please submit your complete online application by the 
March 1st 2021 deadline at 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4gRy8td2rtDt_GZPRmVMc7PVRuCk2yiFPVob59Lk5hgyWsw/viewform
For any questions, please send email to bigdatax-group@iit.edu. 

Using Tech for Social Justice, Friday, 1/29/21 from 11am – 12:30pm

Diversity in Tech: a TechCore program

How do issues of race and racism, gender and sexism, and social justice show up in the tech world? Join us in this workshop series as we invite guests from outside Foothill to engage with us in discussion about these and related issues.

 

Title of workshop: Using Tech for Social Justice

When: Friday, 1/29/21 from 11am – 12:30pm

RSVP for Zoom link: https://bit.ly/DivTech-w21

Questions: contact sli@foothill.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foothill RSLS Winter Workshop: Discover! 1/29/2021 12PM PST

 

Calling all Foothill students who want to make a mark on the campus, the community and the world: join us for the RSLS Discovery Workshop!

 

About this Event

In this first winter workshop, you'll learn more about the Research and Service Leadership Symposium, get inspired to create projects, and get connected to other Foothill students and mentors for potential collaboration.

This event is FREE! We just require registration, so we can plan for the correct number of participants, provide helpful reminders, and stay connected following the event.

Date and Time: Fri, January 29, 2021, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST

Register via EventBrite.

Foothill-DeAnza Foundation Scholarships for STEM Students (apps due 2/19/2021)

The Foothill-DeAnza Foundation sponsors several scholarships for STEM students, supported by private donors. Most of them have a 2/19/21 deadline coming up.

This is a great opportunity to get some extra funds for school and also recognition to put on your resume. Because you’re only competing with Foothill College students, the odds are in your favor!

 

Find out more:

1. Check Academic Works in MyPortal or directly: https://fhda.edu/academicworks.com.
2. Filter for Foothill College scholarships.
3. Read through the scholarships to find any that fit your profile. See the list below for the STEM-related scholarships.
1. Also note that there are quite a few general scholarships, so check those out, too.
4. Fill out the scholarship application and any necessary supplemental questions.

 

The following is a listing of the scholarships for STEM students – some have financial need as a requirement and some don’t.

• Angel Memorial Scholarships
• Ann Davis Memorial Scholarship
• Association of Women in Science
• Biological Science/ Health Science Scholarship
• Business/ Computer Science Scholarship
• CIO Community of Practices Scholarship
• Foothill Cutler Myo Min Family STEM Scholarship
• Deborah M. Dexter Scholarships in Science
• Environmental Horticulture Scholarships
• Galin Family Math Scholarship
• Galina Family Scholarship
• Marisol Lopez Scholarship Endowment for Dental Assisting
• Workforce/Career Scholarship
• Yelena Chianurov Scholarship Endowment for Dental Hygienists
• International Scholarship for STEM Majors
• Prip Memorial Scholarship - Merit
• Prip Memorial Scholarship - Obstacles

 

Check out the Scholarships page on the Foothill website for more guidance and tips on applying for scholarships.

 

Additionally, find out more about scholarships through the Foothill Science Learning Institute webpage: https://foothill.edu/sli/scholarships.html

 

And if you’d like to get emails about internships, scholarships, and other opportunities for STEM students, fill out this form to get added to the SLI Opportunities e-mailing list.

Find out more about the Science Learning Institute and reach out if you have questions!

Foothill SLI STEM Internship Scholarship 2021: Physics/ Astronomy Internship

 

Read more at:

https://fhda.academicworks.com/opportunities/4513

Foothill Wants to Give You Money 💰💵

Foothill College Emergency Relief Fund Request Form

An Emergency Relief Fund was established in the COVID-19 crisis to provide assistance to students with technology needs. We've recently secured multiple funding sources to expand the college's ability to support students beyond technology to serve your various needs (Emergency Relief Fund, CARES Act funds, Undocumented "Foothill Cares" Fund, etc). Please note that these various funds each have different qualifications, to be determined through this one form. The CARES Act funds must be used to cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus. We want to understand your needs as best we can, so please complete the form below and include as much detail as you can. We will review your request and get back to you as soon as possible. 

This includes funds for equipment, laptops, Wi-Fi service, food, et cetera!

Emergency Relief Fund Request Form