2016 National Summer Research Opportunities in stem

Georgia Institute of Technology REVAMP (Research Experience for Student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship)

 Undergraduates of all STEM majors

 US citizenship or permanent residency is required

 Student veterans and underrepresented groups in STEM fields are highly encouraged to apply

Global Environmental Microbiology (GEM) Summer Course

Funded by the National Science Foundation, C-DEBI offers the Global Environmental Microbiology (GEM) course in microbiology and microbial ecology. Taught by Drs. John Heidelberg and Eric Webb, this field-based, hands-on course is:

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  Offered at the University of Southern California
  
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  Four weeks in length in the Summer of 2014
  
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  Week 1 at USC with lectures and labs
  
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  Week 2 in the Eastern Sierra Mountains
  
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  Weeks 3 and 4 at Wrigley Marine Science Center on Santa Catalina Island
  

Course expenses, travel, room and board are paid for by C-DEBI.

Eligibility:

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  Interested in a science career and willing to explore scientific research
  
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  Flexible, open to new experiences and able to commit to attending the course
  
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  Completed at least 1 semester-long science course at a 2 or 4-year college/universtiy (biology, chemistry, physics, geology, etc.),
  
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  Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
  

Application Deadline: February 2, 2016

More information: http://www.darkenergybiosphere.org/

http://www.darkenergybiosphere.org/education/undergrads/GEMcourse.html

Harvard University

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents. Undergraduates must be currently enrolled. Teachers or pre-service teachers must have an appointment at a K-12 school in the upcoming academic year and be within commuting distance of Harvard.

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   NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
   
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   NSF REU/RET Site in Materials for Bioengineering Initiative Dedicated to Gateway Experiences
   
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   NSF CDI in Scientific Computing using GPUs
   
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   The Rowland Institute at Harvard
   
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   The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
   
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   NSF Expeditions in Computing: Robobees
   
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   NSF Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Program: Privacy Tools for Sharing Research Data
   
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   Institute for Applied Computational Science
   

More Information: https://reusite.seas.harvard.edu/application/

The six-week summer Career Discovery program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) welcomes people—from recent high school and college graduates to seasoned professionals—who are grappling with questions like these. And not just people considering a career in design or planning, but people with a broad spectrum of interests and remarkably diverse plans and goals. What they have in common is the drive and desire to seek the answers to those questions.

The 4 week Summer Program in Epidemiology integrates mathematics and quantitative methods to provide students with an understanding of the skills and processes necessary to pursue a career in public health. The breadth and scope of public health is vast and requires an interdisciplinary approach, which can encompass various fields ranging from immunology to nutrition to environmental research.

The summer program curriculum consists of three parts: introductory coursework in epidemiology and biostatistics; formal lectures, which are provided by faculty members with different foci in epidemiology; and a group research project where students will investigate a question of public health relevance that interests them. Students who participate in the program are able to meet with students matriculating through various programs at Harvard School of Public Health. In addition, students have the opportunity to meet with faculty and administrators individually, and the chance to explore the city of Boston. Participants receive summer salary, housing, and funded travel.
Eligibility: In order to take advantage of this opportunity, applicants must meet all of the criteria below:

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  Applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or permanent residents of the U.S;
  
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  Applicants must be from an underrepresented group in biomedical research, which includes: First generation college students; students with disabilities; students from an economically disadvantaged background (this requires additional supportive documentation)*, students from racial and ethnic groups that are underrepresented, such as: Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders;
  
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  Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or above;
  
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  Applicants must be from a quantitative science background OR have taken several quantitative classes beyond intro level courses;
  
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  Applicants must have a demonstrated interest in public health, specifically epidemiology.