http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding/funding_news Here are the top science research and funding opportunities from this month's Funding News, compliments of GrantsNet http://www.grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=5288 The American Galvanizers Association's Galvanize the Future: Edgar K. Schutz Scholarship essay contest is available to full- or part-time, undergraduate or graduate students of any age enrolled at an accredited 4-year college or university only in North America, during the 2008-2009 school year. High school students are not eligible to enter this contest. Qualifying majors include architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, construction management, material science, or other related field. 2009-03-31 http://www.grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=3806 The Department of Defense (DOD) is proud to offer scholarships to undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for training in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. DOD also offers them career opportunities to continue their research as civilian employees of a DOD laboratory after graduation. The Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation Defense Scholarship for Service Program offers our nation's research leaders of tomorrow not only an education but rewarding career opportunities. 2008-12-15 http://www.grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=5289 The purpose of the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships is to support future leaders in the mathematical sciences by enabling them to participate in research environments that will have maximal impact on their future scientific development. There will be two options for awardees: Research Fellowship and Research Instructorship. Awards will be made for appropriate research in areas of the mathematical sciences, including applications to other disciplines. 2008-10-15 http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=3128 Founded in 1887 by Louis Pasteur and located in the heart of Paris, the Institut Pasteur is one of the world's leading biomedical research organizations. With more than 130 laboratories and 2500 people on campus, it is a vibrant, international community devoted to basic scientific research primarily in the area of infectious disease. The Pasteur Foundation of New York has created a program for U.S. undergraduates to conduct summer internships at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. Descriptions of the four 2008 host laboratories may be found in the application pdf on our Web site www.pasteurfoundation.org. Applicants should be eager to immerse in a different culture, and self-sufficient enough to arrange travel and secure housing in Paris. 2008-12-19