NSF Center for Genetically Encoded Materials Summer Undergraduate Research Program (C-GEM SURP)

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Academic Level:
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Undergraduates - First Year
Undergraduates - Sophomore
Undergraduates - Junior

Note: this opportunity encourages applications from community college students.

Description:
C-GEM invites applications from undergraduates who are interested in exploring the intersection of chemistry and biology. No prior research experience is required!

As a C-GEM SURP participant, you will:

-Carry out an individual research project under the day-to-day guidance of a graduate student or postdoc in a C-GEM faculty's laboratory.

-Interact with faculty and students across C-GEM institutions.

-Participate in an integrated mentorship and professional development program.

-Attend research seminars, group meetings, and C-GEM team meetings.

-Connect and network with current graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, and learn more about life as a graduate student.

-Strengthen your scientific reading, writing, and oral communication skills.

Participants may be placed in laboratories at Berkeley, Yale, Cornell, Georgia Tech, University of Minnesota, and Boston College, depending on location and scientific preferences. The program is 10 weeks, June-August (exact start and end date varies by location). Each participant will receive a competitive stipend, room and board, and a travel stipend.

To participate in this program, you must be a US citizen or permanent resident. You must be a rising sophomore, junior, senior, etc. Students who have recently graduated with a bachelor's degree are not eligible for SURP.


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This program is funded by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)


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