Interdisciplinary PAID summer opportunity

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The "Hands-On, Minds-On" research experience for undergraduates (REU) brings together faculty and staff from a variety of different disciplines, departments, and offices at Virginia Tech. Ten students will be selected from national four-year colleges and universities and within the Virginia Community College System to participate in a 10-week National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates Program.

Participants will:

Have both a "hands-on" as well as a "minds-on" set of experiences, designed to immerse students in a variety of engaging ways in the research process and the begin the development of a research identity.

Develop a strong understanding of interdisciplinary research

Become part of a collaborative research community

Receive $5,000 stipend, free housing (with three meals per day) on campus and travel support to/from Virginia Tech

Have access to the library, computers, and recreational facilities

2013 Program dates: Tues May 28th - Fri Aug 2nd, 2013

Apply for the 2013 Program: (PDF) (Word)

Applications are due by 5pm on January 25th, 2012.

For more information on summer research opportunites, go to

http://umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/myMajorResearchOUE.html

and click on your major.

For help in getting started in research or scholarship in any field, go to