Paid summer undergraduate research in Ukraine

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:41:32 -0500

Title: Effects of Political Upheaval and Ethnic Discord on the Mental Health of the Population

As part of this program, undergraduate students will be actively and meaningfully involved in an ongoing research project exploring the mental health of Ukrainian citizens based on a comprehensive, population-based survey of nearly 5,000 Ukrainian citizens, as well as additional, ongoing representative samples taken by our collaborators at the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS; a national sociological research firm in Ukraine).

This year the program will run from May 18 - July 28, 2017, with 2 weeks at the end of May taking place in Ukraine and eight weeks in June/July taking place on the campus of Dordt College, in Sioux Center, Iowa.

***Must have a passport

Benefits include:

A $5,000 stipend

Free on-campus housing

Travel costs will be covered to and from the campus at the beginning and end of the program, as well as travel costs to and from Ukraine, and other travel costs incurred as part of the program

Students in Mathematics and Statistics, Psychology, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Statistical Genetics, Public Health, AND RELATED FIELDS are encouraged to apply.

Deadline is January 31, 2017

For help with polishing your application and/or personal statement/essay, please contact Janet Mcglynn, mcglynn@umbc.edu