{"id":4637,"date":"2022-10-26T16:06:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/?page_id=4637"},"modified":"2025-03-31T20:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T20:06:20","slug":"tuition-funding-and-thematic-technical-workshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/index.php\/tuition-funding-and-thematic-technical-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuition Funding and Thematic Technical Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section data-kc-fullwidth=\"row\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-639791 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-450386 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-934241\" style=\"height: 61px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section data-kc-fullwidth=\"row\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-391046 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-453155 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-508547\" style=\"height: 10px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-17551 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-78189 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-783717 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h1 class=\"kc_title\">Tuition Funding and Thematic Technical Workshop<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-196897 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-784043 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-389699 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; letter-spacing: .4pt;\">The <strong>STCE<\/strong> will provide for undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate students, direct tuition funding for short-term (up to 6 months) training in areas of science and technology relevant to the needs of emerging as well as established biopharmaceutical, biotechnological, and research enterprises in Puerto Rico in addition, is will offer Thematic Technical Workshops, a hands-on training experience according to the needs of groups involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; letter-spacing: .4pt;\">Below we include a list of links with instructions, references, and applications that will serve as a guide to request any of our services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-274321 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-39006 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div data-closeall=\"true\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-721297 kc_accordion_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-864232 kc_accordion_section group \"><h3 class=\"kc_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\"><span class=\"ui-accordion-header-icon ui-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"#tuition-funding\" data-prevent=\"scroll\"><i class=\"\"><\/i> Tuition Funding<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"kc_accordion_content ui-accordion-content kc_clearfix\"><div class=\"kc-panel-body\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-492951 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Specialized Courses<\/strong><\/em>: The STCE Core will provide direct tuition funding for short-term (up to 6 months) training in areas of science and technology relevant to the needs of emerging as well as established biopharmaceutical, biotechnological, and research enterprises in Puerto Rico. The University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Mayaguez Campus and Inter American University of PR, Metro Campus are the academic institution providing the training and offering the courses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking for 12 students recruited from the pool of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Undergraduate students entering the undergraduate degree programs in science and technology leading to B.S. degrees at INBRE Primary Institutions.<\/li>\n<li>Graduate students with BS degrees from INBRE Primary Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs).<\/li>\n<li>Qualified laboratory workers with B.S. degrees in science that are employed in research laboratories, government bioscience based institutes and biopharmaceutical industries in Puerto Rico<\/li>\n<li>Academic excellence (3.0 GPA minimum) and a demonstrated interest to continue graduate studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Direct tuition funding for short-term training up to 6 months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Procedures\/ Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fill application form, two (2) letters of recommendation, a Statement of Purpose describing the students\u2019 long-term career goals, and an official transcript.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Deadline:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To Be Announced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Starting Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To Be Announced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>All applications should be sent or delivered to:\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sandra Charriez, Assistant Project Coordinator; sandra.charriez@upr.edu\u2028<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Loyda M\u00e9ndez, STCE Coordinator; lbmendez@uagm.edu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important Notices\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the end of the award, the participants will provide written reports describing their achievements and future plans to develop their project.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Thematic Technical Workshops:<\/strong><\/em> to provide relevant hands-on training experiences through technical workshops.&nbsp;&nbsp; These may include undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in science and technology programs at INBRE or industry personnel seeking specialized training in selected application of specialized instrumentation. To Be Announced<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-625649 kc_accordion_section group \"><h3 class=\"kc_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\"><span class=\"ui-accordion-header-icon ui-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"#development-of-teaching-and-mentoring-skills-in-students\" data-prevent=\"scroll\"><i class=\"\"><\/i> Development of Teaching and Mentoring Skills in Students<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"kc_accordion_content ui-accordion-content kc_clearfix\"><div class=\"kc-panel-body\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-182230 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>The INBRE undergraduate and graduate student\u2019s knowledge, communication, and leadership skills will be transmitted through the transfer of technology and biomedical science ideas from the INBRE institutional environment to High School (pre-college) teachers through the development of scientific training modules. The core of this particular activity is the integration of research and education skills of participating students at the INBRE institutions as they mentor high school teachers in STEM related biomedical activities held at the INBRE institution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This activity will be conducted over a period of two consecutive days, each day including two 3-hour instructional intervals followed by a one-hour discussion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility:\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> A total of 12 INBRE undergraduate students and graduate students, supervised by their professors, to become mentors while working as a team with pre-college teachers<br \/><strong>Teachers:<\/strong> A total of 12 teachers will be involved in the activity<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> $140 total of salary for 14 hours. One-day lunch for the participants.<br \/><strong>Teachers:<\/strong> The transfer of technology and biomedical science ideas from the INBRE institutional environment to High School (pre-college) teachers through the development of scientific training modules. One-day lunch for the participants in the activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All applications should be sent or delivered to:\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sandra Charriez, Assistant Project Coordinator; sandra.charriez@upr.edu\u2028<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Loyda M\u00e9ndez, STCE Coordinator; lbmendez@uagm.edu<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section data-kc-fullwidth=\"row\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-655005 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-189133 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-628860\" style=\"height: 40px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5209,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4637"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6896,"href":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4637\/revisions\/6896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}