Engineering, CS, Math: $5,000 stipend & more…

The Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University would like to invite students from your program to apply to the Undergraduate Summer Research Grant (USRG) program.  This program is modeled after the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), but funded by the College.  USRG students and REU students from engineering and the university interact at various events. 

The program description and application can be found at http://essap.tamu.edu/usrg.  We encourage your students to apply soon as the deadline is Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

During this summer research experience, participants work closely with faculty members and graduate students on current research projects, attend development and GRE workshops, make a formal poster presentation of their research experience, and submit a final written report describing the results of their research.  Students may not enroll in additional courses for the summer sessions.

To participate in the program, students should have:
1. Interest in and a desire to actively participate in ongoing research projects
2. Minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA
3. Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (international students may apply only if currently enrolled at TAMU)
4. Major in engineering or related science or math curriculum (e.g., physics, chemistry, etc.)
5. Completed sophomore year (at least 60 hours) by the end of Spring 2010
6. Plan to graduate no sooner than December 2010
7. Interest in attending graduate school

Funding: Each participant will receive a $5,000 grant for support during the ten weeks.  The program will also pay tuition and fees for one credit hour of a required independent study/research; provide housing (or housing allowance); and pay up to $400 for travel expenses for non-TAMU participants.

If you or your students have any questions about the program or application process, please contact:
Matthew Pariyothorn at mattp@tamu.edu or 979-845-7200.

FROM: Robin Autenrieth, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Dwight Look College of Engineering
A.P. & Florence Wiley Professor III of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University