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RESEARCH 4U? UGR and URECA grants

RESEARCH 4U? UGR and URECA grants. Andrienne Friedli Undergraduate Research Center Middle Tennessee State University. Apply coursework Thesis Technical experience Graduate school Build resume Soft skills Curiosity Have FUN!. Why Do Research?.

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RESEARCH 4U? UGR and URECA grants

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  1. RESEARCH 4U?UGR and URECA grants Andrienne Friedli Undergraduate Research Center Middle Tennessee State University

  2. Apply coursework Thesis Technical experience Graduate school Build resume Soft skills Curiosity Have FUN! Why Do Research?

  3. How To Get Started? • Ask experienced research students • Talk to faculty about opportunities • Look for research posters in the hallway • Look for research courses • Follow up on opportunities you learn about today! 3

  4. Undergraduate Research Programs Undergraduate Research Center www.mtsu.edu/urc • Undergraduate • Research Experiences • & Creative Activity • NSF - TN Louis Stokes Alliance • for Minority Participation (TLSAMP) • NSF - 1st STEP (STEPMT) • NSF-REU- Geoenvironmental Challenges • HONORS College, PHYSICS Dept URECA

  5. URECA: Undergraduate Research Experiences & Creative Activity University-Wide: All Colleges and Departments • Two Levels: Scholars and Assistants • Three types of Scholars • Three deadlines Ms. Gannon Julie.Gannon@mtsu.edu http://www.mtsu.edu/urc/

  6. URECA - Summary Summary of Grants (handout) Types of Grants: Assistant • Starter grant $500 (60 h, 1 semester) • 2 pages • Timeline Scholar • $1000-$3500 (100-350 hours) • 3-5 pages • Timeline • Support letter Silver Gold Platinum 1 semester 100 h $1000 2 semesters 240 h $2400 Summer fulltime 350 h $3500

  7. URECA – Other Budget Supplies • Must be needed specifically for project • (refer in proposal) • Justify in detail Travel • Must be necessary in order to do project project Travel to present results • Separate request after project • $400-$500 per year Silver Gold Platinum

  8. Proposal Deadlines: • 2nd Tuesday in September @ 4:00 pm for Fall and AY • Last Thursday in January for Spring and Spring/ summer • March 27thfor full summer projects (Next Th after SW) Turnaround time (4 days) URECA Deadlines

  9. Expectations Accountability • Mentor confirmation of hours (timesheet for Gold or Platinum levels) • Final report • Presentation at SW or SRC • Other: papers, performances Scholars Week University-Wide Poster Session March 21, 2014 MTSU Summer Celebration Poster Session August 1, 2014

  10. Goal: To increase the number of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) – 500 students in 10 years Benefits: Recruitment and tutorial programs, scholarships, and undergraduate and summer research opportunities ($1000) For more information Ms. Mimi Thomas, mthomas@mtsu.edu http://www.mtsu.edu/tlsamp/ Tennessee Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (TLSAMP)

  11. Forensic Institute for Research and Education: Research proposals (Dept. Justice) $3000 For more info: kaustin@mtsu.edu http://www.mtsu.edu/fire/ Individual PI Funded Projects: Academic and summer research opportunities $1000-$4500. Other MTSU Options

  12. Academic Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Government National Labs (ORNL) NASA Labs Industrial Internships in industry Off-Campus Research Options

  13. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) • Junior level student with GPA > 3.0 • Applications due in Feb - March • 2 mo - 10 weeks • $4000-5000 stipend with lodging, food, travel Variety of locations Cal State San Bernardino

  14. Government Lab Research • Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) • Summer 10 weeks • $400/week stipend • $105/week housing • Jan 10 deadline • Application workshop held each fall • NASA Laboratories (Marshall, JPL, Ames, Goddard, Langley, Johnson) • Apply to individual lab • 10 weeks • $5000 stipend + travel • Jan 31 deadline

  15. Industrial Research • EXL(credit) • Cooperative Education • Academic year, usually full time • wrollins@mtsu.edu • Internships (credit or pay) • Biotechnology (Dr. Seipelt, rseipelt@mtsu.edu) • mtsu.edu/~biotech/ • Variety of local industries Dr. Gore, dgore@mtsu.edu Bridgestone Corp Headquarters

  16. More Information Dr. Friedli afriedli@mtsu.edu Faculty in your department URECA/URC www.mtsu.edu/urc julie.gannon@mtsu.edu TLSAMP mimi.thomas@mtsu.edu Honors laura.clippard@mtsu.edu

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