Internal Competition for nominations to the 63rd Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students in Lindau, Germany (June 30 – July 5, 2013)
The Office of the Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE) is accepting applications directly from students for the internal competition for nominations to the 2013 Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students (http://www.orau.org/lindau/default.html). Please note that this year’s meeting will focus on Chemistry and related disciplines.
Doctoral students in the department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, as well as those doing chemistry-related research in the following departments may apply:
- Biological Engineering
- Biology
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Health Sciences and Technology
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Physics
The program is administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) for DOE and NSF.
There are 4 pathways for MIT nominations:
- Department of Energy (DOE): For students who meet the general eligibility criteria and who are sponsored by and/or working on a project, grant, or fellowship sponsored by the U.S. DOE Office of Science (DOE-SC).
- National Institutes of Health (NIH): For students who meet the general eligibility criteria and who are sponsored by and/or working on a project, grant, or fellowship sponsored by NCI, NIAAA, NIDCR, NIEHS, or NIGMS only.
- National Science Foundation (NSF): For students who meet the general eligibility criteria and who are sponsored by and/or working on a project, grant, or fellowship sponsored by National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical Science Division (NSF-MPS).
- Mars, Incorporated: For students who meet the general eligibility criteria regardless of funding source.
A university may use any or all pathways. However, only two nominations can be submitted for a given pathway from each university. MIT nominations must be submitted by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education. The Institute deadline for submissions is December 14, 2012.
Eligibility - Applicants must:
- Be a U.S. citizen;
- Be currently enrolled as a full-time graduate student;
- Be actively involved in a research project. Each sponsor has different requirements. DOE-SC, NIH, and NSF-MPS require that your research and/or fellowship be funded by their specific offices. Mars, Inc. requires applicants to be an active researcher who is performing research funded by public or private sources; and
- Have completed by June 2013 at least two years of study toward a doctoral degree in Chemistry or in a related discipline, but not planning a dissertation/thesis defense before December 31, 2013.
Preliminary Internal Applications should consist of:
- One-page CV
- One-page letter of recommendation from thesis advisor
- Transcript including cumulative GPA (WebSIS report is acceptable)
- A one-page essay describing why participation in the Lindau meeting is important for the applicant’s graduate education
- A completed nomination form found at: http://www.orau.org/lindau/apply/nom-form.shtml
Internal MIT deadline: 5pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
All components of the preliminary application must be sent electronically to the ODGE, attention Jessica Landry (jlandry@mit.edu).
Meeting Details:
Since 1951, Nobel Laureates in chemistry, physics, and physiology/medicine convene annually in Lindau, Germany, to have open and informal meetings with students and young researchers.
The 2013 meeting will be held June 30 – July 5, 2013and will focus on Chemistry. Meeting details are becoming available. A list of the Nobel Laureates who will attend the 62nd Meeting will be available at this site when the announcement is made.
The U.S. delegation consists of U.S. doctoral students whose current research at their universities is funded by one of the sponsoring agencies (DOE or NSF), Mars, Inc. who sponsors students under separate eligibility criteria or who attend an ORAU member institution. These students will travel to Lindau to participate in discussions with the Nobel Laureates, as well as other graduate students and junior researchers from around the world.
Transportation, lodging and registration expenses are arranged and paid for by the sponsoring agencies. Participants meet in Washington, D.C., for an orientation meeting and travel as a group to Germany. A student awardee will be committed to travel from June 26 or 27, 2013 until July 6 or 7, 2013. The final dates will be determined at a later date.
During the meeting, the Laureates lecture on the topics of their choice related to physics in the mornings and participate in less formal small group discussions with the students in the afternoons and some evenings. In addition to this valuable interaction, the participants enjoy the picturesque island city of Lindau, which is located at the eastern end of Lake Constance, just north of the Swiss Alps. Located at the common border of Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, the medieval city is rich in central European culture.