List of Multiple Summer Research Opportunities in Various2009 Summer Course in Biophysics (Sponsored by the Biophysical Society)
The application is now available for the 2009 Summer Course in Biophysics: Case Studies in the Physics of Life, May 19th – August 9, 2009, at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. If you are a minority undergrad student interested in learning about grad level programs, biophysics, & working with the top scientists in the field, you should apply! This program includes 11-weeks of intense course work and hands-on lab experience. Visit our website for detailed information.
Deadline: 3/13/09
Website: www.biophysics.org/tabid/88/Default.aspx
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Name Julianna Wittig
Phone 301-634-7329 Email jwittig@biophysics.org
CENTC 2009 Undergraduate Summer Research in Chemistry
Fellowships available for motivated undergraduates to conduct research in one of 16 research labs across the US and Canada. Programs are 8-10 weeks long with flexible starting dates. Awards include competitive stipend plus compensation for travel and housing. Requirements: Enrolled as full-time undergraduate in chemistry-related discipline; recommended for rising sophomores or juniors. Sponsored by Center for Enabling New Technologies through Catalysis (CENTC), a NSF Center for Chemical Innovation.
Deadline: 2/21/09
Website: depts.washington.edu/centc/education.htm
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Name Eve Perara
Phone 206-525-3069
Email centcdeo@chem.washington.edu
Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Summer Research Program
Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers a 9-week summer program in the sciences for undergraduates from historically underrepresented groups. Students do original research with leading scientists, present their work at a national symposium, and participate in weekly seminars and workshops. All participants receive a stipend and housing. Preference given to applicants who apply by Feb. 1st through The Leadership Alliance (online); the Columbia application postmark deadline is February 20th.
Deadline: 2/20/09
Website: www.columbia.edu/cu/gsas/sub/pstudents/oma/summer-research/application.html
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Name Barbara Nesmith
Phone (212) 854-3791
Email bsn2107@columbia.edu
Computational Biology and Biostatistics Summer Research Program (CBB)
A career in biostatistics and bioinformatics is ideal for students with strength in mathematics and computer sciences that enjoy working with computers and numbers and wish to apply their skills to solving real world problems in biological research. Come explore these exciting disciplines during our ten-week long (May 26 – Aug. 1) summer research program in beautiful Madison, WI. Graduate school preparation is included. Stipend, housing, travel and meal allowances are provided. Apply online.
Deadline: 2/15/09
Website: www.biostat.wisc.edu/Educational_Resources/CBB/index.htm
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Name Whitney A. Sweeney
Address Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
Box 4675 CSC-K6
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792
Phone 608-262-9184
Email sweeney@biostat.wisc.edu
Equity Summer Research Program at Oregon Health & Science University
Interested in research? Curious about biomedical science? Our program offers: An opportunity to spend 8 to 10 weeks working with faculty and graduate students in a research setting, learning new skills and gaining experience. Weekly seminars with fellow students and faculty to discuss ongoing research, personal mentoring about your individual career pathway from OHSU faculty , exposure to medical lectures and physicians for those interested in MD-PhD. Paid stipend!
Deadline: 2/27/09
Website: www.ohsu.edu/ohsuedu/academic/som/diversity/equity.cfm
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Name Laurie Mecham
Address 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd L102
Portland, OR 97239
Phone 503-494-1681 Email mechaml@ohsu.edu
STEP-UP Program – STEP-UP Summer Internship in Biomedical Research Research Experiences in Solid Earth Science for Students (RESESS)
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Space Telescope Science Institute – Space Astronomy Summer Program
Dartmouth College – IGERT Fellowship in Polar Environmental Change
Environmental Microbiology at UNLV – Student Researcher
Fellowship for New Graduate Students in STEM fields
Colorado State University, a research intensive institution, offers fellowships for graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate grant is an NSF program to support students who’s goal is to earn an PhD and become a faculty member. In addition to the stipend, $1000 is available for travel to professional conferences and the student’s department guarantees financial support until the PhD is awarded.
Deadline: 2/15/09
Website: lamar.colostate.edu/~agep/
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Name Dr. Elaine Green
Address Graduate Center for Diversity and Access
The Graduate School
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1005
Phone 970.491.2898 Email elaine.green@colostate.edu
Mathematics REU program in western Michigan
Grand Valley State University, in western Michigan, invites interested undergraduates to apply for NSF REU summer research fellowships in mathematics. Financial support includes a research stipend of $3400, housing in on-campus air-conditioned rooms, and a generous food allowance. Current areas of research among faculty mentors include combinatorics, the mathematics of Sudoku, separable preferences in referendum elections, and applications of wavelets. Past student research projects have resulted in publications in various journals.
Deadline: 2/27/09
Website: www.gvsu.edu/mathreu
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Name Edward Aboufadel
Address Dept. of Mathematics
A-2-178 MAK
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI 49401
Phone 616-331-2445
Email aboufade@gvsu.edu
Paid Undergraduate Internships in Oregon, Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction
CMOP studies the physical, chemical and biological processes of river-to-ocean ecosystems, utilizing an innovative, interdisciplinary approach that yields cutting-edge data, transforming the ocean sciences community. CMOP considers applications from students majoring in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics and others. Interns work for ten weeks over the summer, from mid-June through mid-August and receive a stipend of $4,600. Out-of-state students may also receive housing stipends.
Deadline: 4/1/08
Website: www.stccmop.org
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Name Vanessa Green
Address Oregon Health & Science University
OGI-100
20000 NW Walker Road
Beaverton, OR 97006
Phone 503.748.1609 Email greenv@stccmop.org
Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemistry & Physics at the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon and the National Science Foundation sponsor a 10 week summer program offering a wide variety of research projects for students interested in Chemistry and Physics. Students work closely with faculty advisors and graduate students. Qualifications: Chemistry or Physics undergraduate with junior standing, preferred. Applicant must be US citizen. Students from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Stipend: $4,500 plus travel expenses and room & board.
Deadline: 2/15/09
Website: reu.uoregon.edu/
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Name Jeanne Basom
Address University of Oregon
1252 University of Oregon
163 Willamette Hall
Eugene, OR 97403-1252
Phone 541 346 4307
Email jbasom@uoregon.edu
Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics
This National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute sponsored program, gives undergraduate students in the quantitative sciences the opportunity to explore a career in biostatistics emphasizing applications in both basic and clinical research. Students will learn how to develop methods for experimental design and analyze the resulting data. Over a 6-week summer school session participants will be engaged in two 3-credit courses that can transfer back to participants’ undergraduate institutions. Apply online.
Deadline: 3/6/09 Website: www.biostat.wisc.edu/Educational_Resources/SIBS/index.htm
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Name Whitney A. Sweeney
Address Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
Box 4675 CSC-K6
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792
Phone 608-262-9184
Email sweeney@biostat.wisc.edu
Summer Research in Environmental Microbiology at UNLV
Ten week summer research experience in Environmental Microbiology Applications will be accepted from U.S. citizens and permanent residents enrolled in either a two- or four-year college with an undergraduate major in the biological sciences or related field. REU students receive the following: $4,500 stipend $500 food allowance Round trip airfare Complimentary double occupancy campus housing
Deadline: 3/7/09
Website: sols.unlv.edu/reu_main.html
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Name Eduardo Robleto
Address UNLV
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Phone 702-895-2496
Email microreu@unlv.edu
Summer Research Internships at Colorado State University
Paid internships are available for undergraduates interested in a research experience in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, or math). The program includes a class to learn how to successfully select and apply to graduate school. Remuneration includes up to $600 to travel to Fort Collins, Colorado, stipend and housing allowance. Apply for this opportunity to work with faculty doing cutting-edge research; a great way to test your interests and develop skills and expertise.
Deadline: 3/2/09
Website: lamar.colostate.edu/~agep/
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Name Dr. Elaine Green
Address Graduate Center for Diversity and Access
The Graduate School
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1005
Phone 970.491.2898
Email elaine.green@colostate.edu
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) at UCSD
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program is designed for motivated undergraduate students from groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be underrepresented in health-related sciences. SURF seeks students interested in learning about a career in biomedicine and the medical sciences, with particular attention to those individuals seeking future training in a combined M.D. / Ph.D. program.
Deadline: 3/2/09
Website: meded.ucsd.edu/asa/mstp/surf/
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Name Carla Cremonese
Phone 800-925-8704
Email ccremone@ucsd.edu
UC Irvine AGEP Summer Program
Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) UCI’s AGEP Summer Research Program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. It is designed to prepare African American, Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islander students for graduate education. It offers juniors, seniors and master’s level students in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields an opportunity to work closely with UCI faculty mentors and graduate students on research projects during an eight-week program.
Deadline: 2/27/09
Website: www.grad.uci.edu/diversity/undergrad.htm
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Name Mariana Garcia
Address Graduate Division
120 Aldrich Hall
Irvine , CA 92697
Phone 949-824-0246
Email migarcia@uci.edu
UC Irvine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF) UCI SURF program offers upper division undergraduate students with outstanding academic potential the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors on research projects. It is designed for students who plan to pursue the Ph.D. degree and enter academic careers. The goal is to increase the level of diversity among students who enter Ph.D. programs. Faculty mentored research opportunities are available in all academic fields.
Deadline: 2/27/09
Website: www.grad.uci.edu/diversity/undergrad.htm
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Name Daniel Fabrega
Address Graduate Division
120 Aldrich Hall
Irvine, CA 92697
Phone 949-824-8730
Email dfabrega@uci.edu
Undergraduate Life Sciences Research Opportunities
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities invites you to apply for a 10 week summer research program in the following areas: ” Global Change Ecology ” Heart, Lung & Blood Physiology ” Microbiology ” Molecular Genetics and Proteomics ” Neuroscience ” Risk from Introduced Species Ecology Generous Stipend, Room & Board & travel allowance. Apply online! Deadline: 2/15/09
Website: cbs.umn.edu/main/summer_research
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Name Jon Gottesman
Email gotte001@umn.edu
University of Houston College of Opometry – TEXOCOP Summer Enrichment Program
A six week summer program for interested students- The program dates are 17 May- 27 June 2009. Program offers intensive reinforcement in the basic sciences and exposure to optometric cliinical practice to economically and academically disadvantaged and/or under-represented undergraduate and post-baccaluareate students interested in an optometry career. Must be US citizen or permanent resident.
Deadline: 3/15/09
Website: www.opt.uh.edu
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Name Roger B. Boykins
Address 505 J. Davis Armistead Bldg
Houston, TX 77204-2020
Phone 1-800-282-8426 Email rboykins@uh.edu
WVNano NSF REU Undergraduate Summer Research
Multifunctional Nanomaterials 2009 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site at West Virginia University (May 26-July 31, 2009). Experience a unique combination of nanoscience research, education, and fun team-building activities. $4200 stipend + room and board. Applicants should be rising sophomores, juniors or seniors majoring in science, engineering, or mathematics. Underrepresented minorities, women, and students from Appalachia are especially encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 2/20/09 Website: wvnano.wvu.edu/REU