Research
Boston University present education and training program prepares the complete social worker, an individual who is ready to effect changed with individuals, families, group and communities. While each students is immersed in a broad base of knowledge and skills, they have the opportunity to choose a major method concentration in Clinical Social Work Practice (with individuals, families, and groups) or Macro Social Work Practice (community organization, human services management, and social planning). Web site-http:/www.bu.edu/ssw or contact Admissions at 617-353-3765.
Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program for Undergraduates- The Center for Biology Education at the University of Wisconsin- Madison invites undergraduate students interested in exploring research in the biological sciences to participate in its Summer Research Program in Biology. For 10 weeks, participants work full time with UW- Madison faculty and researchers in state of the art research facilities. In addition to their individual research experience, students participate in workshops on research topics of interest, ethics , career choices, and preparation for the GRE. At the end of the program, students orally present their research at a symposium, and publish written reports of their work on a program journal. Along with their educational experience, students also have the opportunity to explore UW- Madison and the city of Madison. For more information contact program coordinator Brian Asen at 608-262-5267. Application available on-line at http://www.wisc.edu/cbe/srp-bio/index.html. Deadline: February 15, 2009.
Minority Medical Education Program (MMEP) Helps Committed underrepresented minority and disadvantaged college students prepare for application to medical school and for medical education. Over the past decade, over 10,000 students who have participated have gone on to medical school. The Columbia University College of Physicians and surgeons MMEP features: A free, six week summer program at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Students are housed on the Health sciences campus, and receive a stipend. For more information visit their Web site- at http:/www.aamc.org/students/minorities/mmep or call their
toll free number: (877) 310-MMEP.
The National Research Council (NRC) administers competitive postdoctoral and senior research awards on behalf of 35 U.S. government research agencies with facilities at over 120 locations throughout the U.S. and abroad. Awardees have the opportunity to conduct independent research in an area compatible with the interests of the sponsoring laboratory, devote full-time effort to research and publication, access the excellent and often unique facilities of the federal research enterprise, and collaborate with leading scientists and engineers at federal research laboratories. For detailed information, please visit http://www.national-academies.org/rap
The American Bar Foundation Summer Research Fellowships in Law and Social Science for Minority Undergraduate Students is designed to introduce students to the rewards and demands of a research-oriented career in the field of law and social science. Applications will be considered only from sophomores and juniors, that is, students who have completed at least the sophomore year and who have not received a bachelor's degree by the time the fellowship begins. The detailed information about this program and the application materials are available at the Web site-http://www.abf-sociolegal.org
DePauw University is hosting a National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Computer Science program during the summer of 2009. The detailed information is found at http://www.depauw.edu/univ/reu/reuhp.htm Applications are due by Friday, March 13, 2009.
Hope College is hosting an NSF sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Mathematics for the summer of 2009. The program involves eight students who will work in pairs with faculty on research projects in Statistics, Algebra and Topology, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Complex Analysis and Gemetric Spirals for eight weeks from June 1 to July 24, 2009. The detailed information about the program and the applications are available at http//www.math.hope.edu (updated 1-6-09)
University of Notre Dame is hosting three summer programs for undergraduates (sophmore or higher) who are enrolled in a 4-year program in any area of environmental biology and are interested in pursuing a career in field-based research in environmental biology. These programs allow students to conduct independent field research and gives them an opportunity to work with established scientists in environmental biology in remarkable settings such as Michigan's Upper Pennisula, an intermountain valley in Montana, and the rain forest and marine environment in Puerto Rico! These programs are 9 - 10 weeks and include paid tuition and housing, 6 credits/summer, and students are paid $2,500/summer. Students of Indigenous/Native American descent are particularly requested because at least four students will be funded in the two year program (UNDERC-West) with funds specifically for Native Americans interested in enviornmental biology. Admittance is based on past academic performance and the student's desire to undertake future graduate studies in environmental biology. Application deadline is November 6, 2009 and notification of acceptance will be provided December 4, 2009. For more information and to apply online please visit http://underc.nd.edu. (updated 10-13-09)
