NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Sponsoring Institution
Boston UniversityApplication Deadline
The Summer 2004 application deadline was March 22, 2003Dates of Internship
June 7 - August 13, 2004Stipend
$3,000 stipend, $500 in research supplies for the sponsoring faculty mentor's lab, $300 potential travel subsidy, housing in a Boston University residence, and weekly enrichment activities.Synopsis
The Department of Biology at Boston University (BU) is seeking outstanding undergraduates to participate in its 2002 "NSF- Research Experiences for Undergraduates" (NSF-REU) Program. Our NSF-REU program provides BU as well as non-BU undergraduates with opportunities to conduct laboratory and field research with faculty in the Department of Biology. Applicants must have completed their junior year and taken at least two semesters of chemistry and two semesters of biology. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.Students selected to participate in this program will work either as a team of four or five individuals, consisting of two or three NSF-REU students and two Boston University scientists, or as one or two NSF-REU students and a single scientist.
Housing is available to NSF-REU students for an additional fee.
For more information, including an application form which can be downloaded, please consult the NSF-REU web site at http://www.bu.edu/urop/forstudents/reubu.html. Applications should a include one page statement describing how an NSF-REU award would help advance your career goals and objectives, a copy of your college transcript, and letters of recommendation from two science faculty members.
Contact
Jeremy Goodman, Program CoordinatorAddress
SURF Applications
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Boston University
143 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-353-2020
Fax: 617-353-6340
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