The program is a nine week summer program in which undergraduate students experience independent research in combinatorics, number theory, algebra, and game theory. Sounds interesting? There's more!
Benefits will include:
- Receive a stipend of $4000
- Free on campus housing and an allowance for meals.
- Receive three undergraduate college credits from Boise State University.
- Attend guest lectures by mathematicians and scientists.
- Participate in scientific seminars addressing mathematical techniques used in information security and genome remodelling.
- Participate in professional development workshops addressing research presentation skills, scientific writing and ethics.
- Be part of the summer community of collaborators, students and faculty, from all STEM disciplines and programs on campus.
- Experience mentoring high school fellows of the NASA-based Idaho Science and Aerospace Scholars Program.
- Opportunities to present summer research results at the 2017 Joint Mathematics Meetings.
- Opportunity to present at the 2016 Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research (ICUR).
- Enjoy the various cultural and social activities in and around Boise.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must not yet have graduated with an undergraduate degree.
- Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States and its possessions are eligible for fellowships from the National Science Foundation. We welcome foreign undergraduates attending a US educational institution and who have funding from other sources to also apply to our program.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 03/01/2016
Students who are interested in applying, see resources here http://ur.umbc.edu/home/getting-started-in-research/
and contact Janet McGlynn at mcglynn@umbc.edu.
International Students who are interested in a summer research program may refer to this document: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14-Gu0u8aTdq3AplVtVuaeur0OYjRdTVdrjXWGjzP1fI/edit?rm=full#gid=0
