Professional Development Opportunities

Events and Conferences

NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship Open House

Are you curious about entrepreneurship? Then come and check out the NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship open house during Wolfpack Welcome Week. RSVP is required.

Event Date: August 22, 2024 from 2:30 pm to 4 pm
Event Location: Partners Building I

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BASF NextGen Graduate Student Innovation Session

Graduate students can apply to presentation at the BASF NextGen Innovation Session. This is a rare opportunity to present your current research to one of our strongest industry partners. An oral presentation competition and lunch will be held on November 5 at BASF’s RTP location, and will be followed by a professional development activity. Cash awards for the competition winners: $500 for first place, $300 for second place and $200 for third place.

Abstract Submission Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024
Event Date: November 5, 2024 from 11 am to 12pm
Event Location: BASF’s RTP location at 26 Davis Drive

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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

This call for volunteers is from the NC Biotechnology Center for their Celebrating Life Sciences Successes in NC event on September 19th. Volunteers would help with check in and then be welcome to stay for the program. If interested in volunteering, contact Michelle VonCannon (Michelle_VonCannon@ncbiotech.org) by September 10th.

N.C. PSI 2024 Hackathon

Interested in joining us on October 18-20, 2024 for the N.C. PSI Hackathon?

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Mashup at the N.C. PSI

Join us for our next “Mashup” at the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative on October 10th from 4:00-6:00pm! At this Mashup, representatives from industry, academia, and government will unite to cover the pressing topic of modernizing the regulatory process for bringing agricultural innovations to market!

Our industry partner for this Mashup will be Bayer, with a presentation by Gaelle Fages from the Seeds and Traits Safety Team. Our NCSU expert that will present is Dr. Danesha Seth Carley from the Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science Affairs (CERSA). We also will host special guest speaker Dr. Amanda Pierce with the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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Internships and Fellowships

SAPLINGS Undergraduate Research Opportunity

We are seeking motivated undergraduate students for paid research opportunities using machine learning and AI to identify new solutions in agriculture. Currently, there are several different opportunities, and we are currently accepting applications for the Fall 2024 semester.

Deadline to apply: August 15, 2024
Questions? Contact Alex Goodnight (avgoodni@ncsu.edu)

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• Cambridge Gates PhD Scholarship Under Dr Nicola Patron
  Applications are due early October 2024
  Interested graduate students should contact Dr. Patron directly.
  
• Post-Doctoral Career Development Fellowship
  For UK and non-UK-domiciled researchers of Black heritage
  Applications open September 24, 2024
  
• Food-Inspired Resilience & Equity (FIRE) Paid Internship
  For undergraduate AND graduate students
  Learn more and apply here
  

NSF I-Corps Program

The I-Corps Program at NC State offers a NSF training program aimed at helping scientists and engineers extend their ideas, research and inventions into the marketplace. This program consists of a four-session course focused on entrepreneurship and exploring the commercial viability of innovations.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Program Dates Vary 
*If accepted, your team will be placed in the next available cohort.
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SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program

Offers STEM students who are currently pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. a full scholarship, internships, annual stipends, and guaranteed employment with the Department of Defense.

Applications Deadline: December 1 at 5:00 p.m. EST
The SMART Program accepts applications annually from August 1 to December 1.

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Student Opportunities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Enhance your expertise and collaborate with many of the nation’s leading science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) experts as you complete your research. Opportunities are available for current undergraduate and graduate students to participate as members of research teams at ORNL. All internships come with a stipend.

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Other Opportunities

• CASS Career Coaching Program
  For undergraduate students
  CALS Alumni for Student Success (CASS) Career Coaching is the college’s premier mentoring program where current CALS undergraduate students get paired with CALS alumni for a year of career mentoring and prep. Students in CASS get a chance to build impactful relationships with alums and industry experts that help build student success.
  Sign up here 

N.C. PSI Educational Outreach Opportunities

There are many ways to get involved with the N.C. PSI’s Educational Programs for K-12 students. Whether its developing activities from your research, talking with students about career paths, or getting hands-on in the demo lab, the possibilities are endless. Click the link below to learn about some of the ways you can help out!

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