Lightning Talks, Undergraduate Research Funding, NSF SciENcv Online Course & Mentoring Workshops

Faculty Research Lightning Talks – Cybersecurity

The Center for Research and Creative Activity will host virtual faculty Lightning Talks on Cybersecurity and Preventative Measures. Please join Friday October 27th at 1:00 pm MST to hear brief talks, varying perspectives, and discussion on how these ideas are important to learning and research on campus.

Register Here: Lightning Talks

Presenters & Topics

Marion Scheepers, PhD, Professor, Department of Mathematics
Security Challenges in Machine Learning
Maheshwar Boodraj, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology & Supply Chain Management
Critical Skills for Managing Cybersecurity Projects
Jaclyn Kettler, PhD, Associate Professor and NEW Leadership Coordinator, Political Science Program
Increasing Confidence in Elections Through Incident Tracking
Kurtis Cantley, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Neuromorphic Systems for Power Grid Cyber-Resilience
Gaby Dagher, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
Quorom-based Consensus Protocol for Healthcare Blockchain

Funding for Undergraduate Student Research

Higher Education Research Council Fellowship

The Higher Education Research Council (HERC) Fellowship is a paid, 10-week research experience offered to undergraduate students by the Institute for Inclusive & Transformative Scholarship. This fellowship is open to all STEM majors, including: students in natural sciences, social sciences, and health sciences, giving students the opportunity to gain meaningful research skills with a faculty mentor. HERC Fellows receive a $3,000 stipend, and the opportunity to present their research. Recipients of the HERC Fellowship must have a faculty mentor nominate them for the fellowship. The fellowship is offered during both fall and spring semesters. Applications for Spring 2024 are now open.

Application Due: November 17, 2023
Questions: Contact the Office of Undergraduate Research at studentresearch@boisestate.edu

Apply Here: Higher Education Research Council Fellowship

Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Grants

The Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (URCA) Grants provide undergraduate students with a $3,000 stipend to support their research and creative projects. This financial support may be used to cover personal expenses, purchase needed equipment, software, and supplies, or to pay for registration and travel expenses to a conference. This list is by no means exclusive and students have full disclosure on how to use the funds.

Participating in the URCA grant application process also helps students develop skills in applying for funding to further advance their research goals.

Application Due: November 17, 2023
Questions: Contact the Office of Undergraduate Research at studentresearch@boisestate.edu

Apply Here: Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Grants

NSF Biosketch and Current & Pending Requirement Changes: Online Course

The Center for Research and Creative Activity has crafted a self-paced online course that walks researchers through the process for creating and populating their SciENcv account. This course contains four modules:

Module I: SciENcv Overview
Module II: Registering for NSF, ORCID, & SciENcv Accounts & How to Connect Them
Module III: Creating & Editing a Biosketch
Module IV: NSF Current and Pending (Other) Document with SciENcv

Graduate Student Mentoring Workshops

The Graduate College is hosting a series of workshops this semester geared towards helping faculty increase their capacity and understanding of mentoring graduate students.

Best Practices in Mentoring On-line Students

Mentoring ensures that students are well-trained and socialized in their disciplines, but mentoring in an on-line environment brings unique challenges. Join this mentoring workshop to discuss obstacles, solutions, and mentoring best practices for on-line students.

When: October 30th 10-11am
Location: Virtual

Individual Development Plans: Utilization for Effective Mentoring

An individual development plan (IDP) is a career planning tool for graduate students and postdoctoral trainees. Join this workshop to learn about IDPs and how to best implement them with your graduate students as a tool for mentoring.

When: November 13th 10-11am
Location: Ah Fong Room, Student Union Building