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Native American Undergraduate Fellowships
2008 Program Dates
June 2- August 9
Application Deadline- February 15
- 10 Week Summer Program
- Interdisciplinary, cutting edge research
- Top scientists, world class instrumentation facilities
- Skills development workshops
- Grants for post-program conference attendance
- Present summer research to academic/industiral community
- Generous stipend; housing, food, and travel paid
- Diverse, national participant base
Native American Undergraduate Fellowships are provided to American Indian
students from tribal colleges particularly those in the Upper Midwest.
These awards are intended for students unaccompanied by a faculty member
from their home institution. Students participate in a ten-week summer research
program designed to provide unique research experiences, professional development,
and increased awareness of materials science and engineering. Each
student performs research in a UMN MRSEC research group from the Microstructured
Polymers, Crystalline Organic Semiconductors and
Magnetic Heterostructures IRGs, the Nanoparticle-Based Materials Proto-IRG, or one of the
various Seed groups. Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis. Criteria
for the awards include the quality of the student's undergraduate record, a
letter of recommendation from a faculty member of the student's institution,
a demonstrated interest in science and/or engineering, and the endorsement
by a MRSEC faculty advisor.
In addition to their individual research with MRSEC groups, the Native American
Fellows join the other undergraduates in the summer program - students from
four-year/tribal college teams and and REU students - in numerous common activities
aimed at heightening their awareness of science and engineering careers and enhancing
skills, including practical ones that are often overlooked, but important for their
professional development. This is achieved through weekly workshops and courses
offered during the ten-week program, including:
- laboratory safety and handling hazardous waste
- how to keep a laboratory notebook
- how to prepare a research abstract
- how to present a research seminar
- how to construct a research poster
- how to write a technical report
- a writing workshop by Dr. Steve Wilbers, an adjunct faculty and Minneapolis Star-Tribune columnist
- GRE prep course
- how to prepare a curriculum vitae
- a presentation to the MRSEC investigators and summer participants and a poster at the annual MRSEC Summer
Undergraduate Research Expo- an event that assembles students from IT disciplines to present their summer research
to fellow students, faculty, and invited representatives from industry.
- attending the presentations by MRSEC faculty during the second week of the summer program that effectively provides an overview of Center-wide
research and purpose.
In addition to completion of the web-based application form below, the following must be
submitted by February 15:
- Official transcript
- Current resume
- A letter of recommendation from a faculty member whom you have had as an instructor or for independent study course.
Official transcripts can be mailed to the following address.
All other application materials should be sent by email as .doc or .pdf attachments
to MRSEC REU.
Please include your name in the file name of any attachments.
MRSEC E&HR Program
University of Minnesota
489 Amundson Hall
421 Washington Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Please click the link below to apply.
Native American Undergraduate Fellowship Application
For more information, e-mail Phil Engen.
An e-mail notice will be sent to you when your application is received.
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