Resources for NAC Alumni
This page will collect documents and information intended to be of help to NAC Alumni. If you have questions about this information, or would like to request additional information, please send an email to odi@nrao.edu.
AAS Poster Printing
Now offering to all NAC alum! NRAO will print your poster for you, and ship it to the AAS - at no cost!
- Send a PDF of the poster to Angie Babson at ababson@nrao.edu no later than noon Thursday, December 20th
- Portrait PPT template
- Please let Lyndele know if you plan to take advantage of this offer
GradSchoolShopper - American Institute of Physics (AIP)
This annually-produced information is available at no cost:
https://www.gradschoolshopper.com/gradschool/
Useful and important information on the website includes:
APS
Check out the American Physical Society (APS) Bridge Program at: http://www.apsbridgeprogram.org/
Fee Waivers for NAC Alums
A number of universities offer graduate school application fee waivers to NAC alumni. The following list describes the process for individual schools, but is not inclusive of all waivers. A number of other schools have agreed to provide waivers, with a letter from the NAC.
Please let Lyndele know the graduate schools to which you are applying, so that we can contact the school and provide you with a letter requesting a fee waiver.
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Arizona State University |
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Cal Tech |
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Central Florida University |
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Columbia University |
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Cornell University |
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Georgetown University |
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Harvard University |
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Howard University |
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Johns Hopkins University |
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Michigan State University |
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Notre Dame |
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Rutgers University |
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Stony Brook University |
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University of Arizona |
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UC-Irvine |
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UC-Santa Cruz |
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University of Georgia |
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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University of Maryland |
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University of Minnesota |
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University of Texas - Austin |
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University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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GRE - Fees
NAC Alums may request reimbursement of the cost of the Physics GRE, along with score transfer fees to a maximum of 4 schools. Limited funding is available, so please request this benefit as soon as you can before taking the GRE or transferring scores.
Option #1: If you have the ability to pay the fees, pending reimbursement (within a week or two), please send receipts to odi@nrao.edu.
Option #2: If you are unable to cover the fees initially, contact Lyndele to arrange a time to apply online together so that NRAO can pay the fee(s) via credit card.
Employment Opportunities
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http://jobs.jobvite.com/nrao/jobs |
http://www.stsci.edu/institute/employment |
Meeting Registration
If you need financial assistance in order to be able to participate in a professional meeting, send a proposal to odi@nrao.edu, with the following information:
- Name of meeting
- Link to meeting registration
- Cost
- How this meeting will enhance your research and/or your academic career
- Are you willing to represent the NAC in some capacity at the meeting (how might you do so, if applicable)?
- Expected outcomes (e.g., paper, collaboration, increased knowledge)
- Do you have support from other sources? Are you applying to other sources for funding?
Travel Awards
Travel grants available! If you need financial assistance in order to be able to participate in an otherwise unsupported invited opportunity (invited presentation, observing visits, etc.), send a proposal to odi@nrao.edu, with the following information:
- Overview of purpose of trip
- Information about the invitation (from whom, dates, location, etc.)
- How this travel will enhance your research and/or your academic career
- Are you willing to represent the NAC in some capacity at the meeting (how might you do so)?
- Expected outcomes (e.g., paper, collaboration)
- Budget (please provide enough detail for the reviewers to determine reasonableness of cost estimates)
- Do you have support from other sources? Are you applying to other sources for funding?
Professional Memberships
NAC alums may request student memberships in the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) or SACNAS.