From Mlive:

FLINT, Michigan — University of Michigan-Flint student Miyako Jones is among 18 students in the country and two from Michigan to receive a $10,000 academic scholarship through Google and the United Negro College Fund.

As a Google-United Negro College Fund scholar, Jones will also receive an all-expenses paid trip to the Google Headquarters in California in 2010.

The annual Google-UNCF scholarship is awarded to a group of African-American students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science or computer engineering with a minimum 3.5 GPA.

The program offers “last dollar” scholarships based on unmet financial need for students majoring in computer science or computer engineering.

On the trip to the Googleplex, Jones will have the opportunity to meet other scholars and attend technical talks and professional development workshops while exploring the San Francisco Bay area.

Miyako is also an active participant in our Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. Congratulations on this accomplishment Miyako!

From MLive:

After four years as a U.S. Army medic, University of Michigan-Flint senior Cameron Waites was selected for several prestigious scholarship and research opportunities that include work for Stanford University.

Waites has been named one of 15 recipients of the highly competitive National Institute of Health undergraduate scholarship program, a 10- week long summer laboratory experience with a researcher and a postdoctoral fellow.

The Army sergeant has also been selected for the Stanford Summer Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program. Each participant is matched with a member of the school’s faculty to work in one of Stanford’s state-of-the-art research facilities.

Waites, of Mount Morris, spent more than 4,000 hours in patient care with the Army.

“It was during my time in the army, and subsequent time in the Iraqi desert, that I discovered my true calling to become an M.D., Ph.D. and advance the understanding of science and medicine,” Waites said in a UM-Flint news release.

He said he decided to attend UM-Flint after learning about the honors program and health sciences degree.

“These two facets of my education would allow me to be with my family and also have an opportunity to truly stand out and make a difference in the Flint community,” he said.

The medical school hopeful will have the opportunity to advance his education at some of the most prestigious institutions in the country through the programs he has been selected for.

Washington D.C. is also on his itinerary. He is among only 25 undergraduates in the “Michigan in Washington” program, which will allow him to combine coursework with an internship that reflects his particular area of interest during the program.

Classes are taught by UM faculty but students gain access to local Washington experts in their research area.

There’s more good news for Waites.

He recently learned that the Scholarship Program Board of Directors selected him to be one of five scholars for the 2009-2010 Gallagher Koster Scholarship Program. The scholarship is awarded to outstanding, undergraduate students who need financial assistance to pursue their health-related career.

In late September, Waites will be honored among other recipients at a scholar’s dinner in Boston.

Congratulations, Cameron!

We are happy to announce that Honor’s student Cameron Waites has been accepted into the Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP)/Amgen Scholars Program from June 21st – August 15! As an SSRP Scholar, Cameron will have the opportunity to work closely with Stanford University faculty while receiving full funding supporting for travel, housing, meals, and a $3200 stipend. Also, he will have the opportunity to participate in the Amgen Scholars Program National Symposium from July 18 – July 20 at UCLA.

More information about the Amgen Scholars Program can be found at www.amgenscholars.com.

Congratulations on this accomplishment Cameron!