The UMSI REU program is funded by National Science Foundation grant CNS-1156469.

About the fellowships

The University of Michigan School of Information Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program provides a diverse group of promising students with a short-term research experience to foster their intellectual growth as scientists, and to provide an important building block for a rewarding long-term career in the fields of social sciences and information technology unified by the incentive-centered design approach.

In this intense ten-week program, each student is assigned to a research group matching his or her intellectual interests. In this group, the student takes part in every aspect of the group's scientific work and social activities, and pursues a small research project under the supervision of experienced faculty and doctoral student mentors from the STIET programs. The REU program supplements experiences in the research group with a broad range of educational and social activities that forge the participating students into a community of scholars.

Eligibility and requirements
 

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• Current undergraduate student not scheduled to graduate before December 2013
• Participate full-time in research and activities of the REU: May 28-August 2, 2013
• Prepare and present a poster and slides about the research project at end of project
• Highest priority during recruitment and selection will be given to applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds that are underrepresented in science or engineering, and from schools with limited research opportunities, such as area community colleges

Participants receive
 

• $5,000 stipend
• On-campus housing or support to help pay for your housing
• Travel support for out-of-area students to come to Ann Arbor
• Weekly seminars, workshops, and special events
• Summer Research Projects

Application

Preference will be given to applications received by Thursday, February 21, 2013

• Step 1: Online Application available here.
• Step 2: If from outside U-M, also submit an unofficial transcript to sireuprogram@umich.edu

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• Step 3: Ask a faculty advisor to submit a recommendation letter to sireuprogram@umich.edu

If this research opportunity is not quite right for you, check out http://www.pathwaystoscience.org for information about other undergraduate research opportunities. For information about NSF Graduate Fellowship and Traineeship Opportunities, see http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Grad.asp