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Graduate Student Opportunities

Events and opportunities appearing in the NSM Graduate Update will be listed on this page. New listings are added regularly.

Ombudsperson Information

The UH Graduate School has an Ombudsperson for Graduate and Professional Students. The Ombudsperson provides a safe setting for graduate and professional students to confidentially raise and discuss their concerns about workplace and academic issues, address interpersonal difficulties, and receive assistance in identifying options for resolving the conflicts and concerns.

What an Ombudsperson Does

  • Provides a confidential forum for raising issues and expressing concerns.
  • Listens without judgement and offers impartial feedback.
  • Assists the graduate/professional student in exploring options to address concerns.
  • Identifies and refers the graduate/professional student to resources for addressing problems and concerns.
  • Clarifies policies and procedures that apply to the graduate/professional student’s problem or issue.
  • Provides coaching on effective communication for difficult conversations.
  • Analyzes and reports trends in complaints and concerns, and provides recommendations for institutional improvements.
  • Promotes highest standards of university governance and a supportive, ethical and healthy organizational culture.

UH Ombudsperson - Funda Suhin, Ph.D.
Dr. Suhin is an associate professor of supply chain management. Her teaching and research interests are in operations and supply chain management. She is passionate about the UH community and student well-being. Over her career, she has worked with graduate students in a wide variety of roles, including teaching graduate courses, directing graduate student research, and coordinating a doctoral program in Bauer College of Business. She has served on numerous committees related to graduate student education and policies, and as a graduate student mentor.

Learn More about the Office of Ombuds Services

Contact the Ombudsperson: gradombuds@uh.edu

Theses & Dissertations

Graduating with your Ph.D. in Spring 2024? The Dan E. Wells Outstanding Dissertation Award recognizes a graduating NSM doctoral student who has performed outstanding research and submitted the best dissertation to the College in terms of scholarship, presentation, and organization. The recipient will receive an award of $1,000 and will be recognized at the Spring 2024 Commencement ceremony.

Applying to the Dan E. Wells Outstanding Dissertation Award is done at the same time you submit your committee-approved dissertation to the College. The committee-approved dissertation is the dissertation which includes the corrections required by your committee and committee chair after your defense, but before it is reviewed by the college reader. See Full Application Procedures

Deadline for Spring Graduates to Apply for Dissertation Award: Tue, April 16, Noon (12 pm)

NOTE: This deadline is a week earlier than the regular dissertation submission deadline.

Careers & Career Fairs

Kscholastic Tutoring Company is seeking academic tutors for a variety of subjects for K-12 students.

  • Flexible scheduling
  • Houston-area in-person tutoring (must have a personal vehicle)
  • Must be available 3 evenings a week
  • Must be available until the end of the school year (May 31, 2024)

Starting Pay: $30/hour

Learn More: Visit www.kscholastic.com

To Apply: Send your resume and a statement of interest to karla@kscholastic.com.

UH is a member of the Gulf Coast Consortia (GCC), one of the largest inter-institutional cooperatives in the world. Are you interested in a postdoc or research position at a GCC member institution? Open positions can be found on the GCC Job Board.

This service, sponsored by the GCC and its member institutions, provides opportunities for job seekers from GCC member institutions and employers to learn more about each other. The GCC’s mission is to build interdisciplinary collaborative research teams and training programs in the biological sciences that intersect the computational, chemical, mathematical, and physical sciences.

Graduating Ph.D. students and postdocs from GCC institutions can post their resumes and search for jobs at GCC institutions. To place a resume on the Job Board, register as a Job Seeker and enter the requested information.

Internships/Fellowships

The Quad Fellowship, an initiative of the governments of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, awards $40K to a prospective or current STEM graduate student to build ties among the next generation of scientists and technologists. Applicants must be permanent residents or citizens of the U.S., Australia, India, Japan or one of the ASEAN countries and must be pursuing a STEM graduate degree in the U.S. Award Year: 2024–2025

Deadline: Mon, April 1, at 4 pm Central

Application and Information

Scholarships

The UH Foundation has several scholarships that may be applicable to NSM students. To access the scholarships, go to this page, and click on the red “Scholarships” button or go directly to this page. The scholarship system homepage lists each UHF scholarship available with a brief description of the criteria. NOTE: You do not apply for individual scholarships. The system will match you to all scholarships you are eligible for based on the answers provided on the General Application.

To apply for scholarships, you need to create a new account with an email and password. It is important you create ONLY ONE account using an email you currently use. Once you have logged in, you will have access to the General Application.

Get Started

  1. Students with an UHF Scholarship account created last year: You will be required to set up a Blackbaud ID (BBID) using the same email address that was used when the account was set up last year. You do not have to use the same password. If you enter a different email address, it will not link to your existing account. If you are unsure what email was used for your account, email scholarship@uhfdn.org.
  2. If it is your first time applying, simply create an account.
  3. Login to the system using your username (email address) and password.
  4. Complete the General Application. The system syncs with the information you supplied on the General Application. You are automatically matched with scholarship opportunities for which you meet the criteria.
  5. After you complete the General Application and receive a successful application submitted email, you’re done! You will receive any award notifications or regret emails via the email address used to login. You can also check on the status of your application by logging back into the system at any time.

Application Deadline: Fri, April 12

The NSM Alumni Association scholarships are open to incoming undergraduate and graduate students. Scholarship awards are given to students in all NSM departments.

Eligibility: Must be an NSM graduate student in good standing at UH, must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25, must have 18 or more semester credit hours remaining in the degree program at the time of the scholarship award. The recipient must enroll in, and complete, a minimum course load of 9 semester credit hours (full-time equivalent) in Fall 2024 and Spring 2025. Application also requires a short essay.

Application and More Information: uhaaf.com/scholarships/
(NSMAA Scholarship information near bottom of page)

NOTE: You may qualify for other UH Alumni Association Scholarships listed on that webpage.

Deadline: Mon, April 15