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Applying to MURAPThe application deadline is February 5th, 2010MURAP strives to foster the entrance of talented students from diverse backgrounds into graduate school and faculty positions within the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts .At a broader level, the program seeks to increase the number of minorities and others who demonstrate a commitment to eradicating racial disparities, and who will pursue graduate work and faculty appointments within the academy. MURAP works to achieve its mission by identifying and supporting students of great promise and helping them to become scholars of the highest distinction. Each summer, the program brings a cohort of 18-22 undergraduates (rising juniors and seniors) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus for an intensive, ten-week research experience. Students are expected to develop a 20-page research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor with whom they are paired according to areas of study and research interests. In addition to meeting several times a week with faculty mentors, students will:
All of the above are designed to expose students to the broad aspects of the graduate experience and prepare them for successful application to graduate programs. Participants will submit various drafts of their final research paper according to fixed deadlines (please see a sample calendar that includes required activities and deadlines) and must receive approval through the signature of their faculty mentor. For a student to complete the program successfully and receive each portion of the stipend, participation in all of these activities, including satisfactory completion of the GRE course and the practice GRE post-test, approval of their drafts through their mentor's signature, and completion of the research paper are required. Program applicants should be mindful that MURAP offers an intensive research experience which requires a substantial commitment of time, intellectual resources and effort. Therefore, students may not be employed or take classes while enrolled in the program. For their participation in the program, student fellows will receive a generous stipend of $3500 (students holding Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships will receive the difference between their summer stipend and MURAP's), an allowance for meals of $1450 and travel allowance up to $500 to cover the cost of transportation to and from Chapel Hill. Additionally, students will be provided on-campus housing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Students are expected to remain on campus during the duration of the program but travel on weekends, while not encouraged, is allowed as long as the student's mentor and the program staff are notified in advance. The Application ProcessStudent fellows are selected based on a variety of factors that may include their academic promise, clarity and quality of their statement of research interests, availability of an appropriate mentor, demonstrated commitment to increasing opportunities for underrepresented minorities in academic settings in the fields designated above, serious intent to pursue graduate (as opposed to professional) studies, and willingness and ability to participate in all aspects of the MURAP program. In completing the statement included in the application, students must demonstrate clearly their fit with and suitability for the program given MURAP's mission and selection criteria. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, must have completed at least four semesters of undergraduate study, and must have at least one semester (at least 12 hours) of undergraduate work remaining when they enter MURAP. How to ApplyApplicants may access an online version of the MURAP application here. A completed application packet will contain the following items:
Please submit electronic copies of the completed application form and personal statements in one email to murap@unc.edu. In the subject line of your email, please include your first and last name. Once you have submitted electronic copies of the MURAP application form and personal statements, please mail hard copies of all application materials (application form, personal statements, faculty recommendation and official transcript) to the address listed below.
Please direct all inquiries to:
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