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The APS Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships
program funds up to 24 fellowships during the summer. These
fellowships are to support full-time undergraduate students to work in the
laboratory of an established investigator. The intent of this program is to
excite and encourage students to pursue a career as a basic research
scientist. Faculty sponsors/advisors must be active members of the APS in
good standing.
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Hands-on research experience in the lab
of an established investigator
- Developing an hypothesis
- Designing experiments
- Troubleshooting experiments
- Collecting data
- Analyzing data
- Writing up results
- Presenting results
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Networking with other undergraduates
interested in biomedical research |
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Exploration of the nature of research and
how scientists think about their specific question |
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Exploration of career options and what it
takes to be successful in those careers |
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Answers to your career questions by members
of the Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee |
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Opportunity to attend a national scientific
meeting with 12,000 other scientists (and present your data, if
applicable) |
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Ability to suggest changes or enhancements
to the UGSRF program through surveys |
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$4,000 summer stipend to the student (10 weeks support) |
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$300 grant to the faculty sponsor/advisor |
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up to $1,300 travel award/reimbursement to the student
for attending (and presenting their data if applicable) at the APS annual
meeting (Experimental Biology) or an APS Fall Conference |
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Application instructions can be obtained by downloading the
application information |
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Online applications ONLY
are being accepted. Apply at
http://www.the-aps.org/awardapps |
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Can't find a
research lab to work in? Check out
www.the-aps.org/education/contact.htm for the names of interested
research hosts in various locations |
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The deadline for the receipt of all application materials
is February 2. (Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.) |
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Award recipients will be notified
around March 30 for the
funding of the Fellowships for the summer. All applications will be reviewed, evaluated,
and ranked by the APS Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee.
Decisions will be final. |
Questions? Contact Melinda Lowy
via email or at 301-634-7787. |
