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Paid and Unpaid Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Paid and Unpaid Undergraduate Research Opportunities. At University of Maryland, the surrounding areas and around the country By Dr. Michele Dudash Department of Biology mdudash@umd.edu Web site: http://www.life.umd.edu/biology/dudashlab/dudashlabpage.html 4 February 2011.

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Paid and Unpaid Undergraduate Research Opportunities

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  1. Paid and Unpaid Undergraduate Research Opportunities At University of Maryland, the surrounding areas and around the country By Dr. Michele Dudash Department of Biology mdudash@umd.edu Web site: http://www.life.umd.edu/biology/dudashlab/dudashlabpage.html 4 February 2011

  2. UMD Undergraduate Research Opportunities • Undergraduate research at UMD • http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu/ • Chesapeake Project – UMD Sustainability Initiative http://www.sustainability.umd.edu/ Paid and Unpaid opportunities

  3. Undergraduate Research Opportunities • UMD Howard Hughes Medical Institute, HHMI: http://www.clfs.umd.edu/hhmi/ • National Institute of Health undergraduate paid internships: http://www.training.nih.gov/student/

  4. McNair Scholars Program • UMD McNair Scholars Program: • http://www.aap.umd.edu/mcnairprogram.html

  5. National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (NSF REU programs) • http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm • This a nationwide program with opportunities in many disciplines and locations throughout the USA. • With your mentor, you design a research project by preparing both a written and oral research proposal, conduct experiments and gather data, presenting a poster and/or giving a presentation on your research at the completion of the program. • Also, they take care of your travel and expenses while in the program and provide a stipend of ~$4,000-$5,000 depending on the program.

  6. “Generic”: How to Apply • Good GPA 3.5 (or better but if you are over a 3.0, you never know, until you try) • Resume - including academic and research experience • Statement of interest • Unofficial transcript • Letters of recommendation

  7. Student Conservation Association • Paid Internships • http://www.thesca.org/ • They have internships in wide-ranging fields and locations.

  8. Ecolog • Ecolog https://listserv.umd.edu/archives/ecolog-l.html • Listserv of the Ecological Society of America • Volunteer and paid internship positions are posted here

  9. Evoldir • Evoldir • http://evol.mcmaster.ca/evoldir.html • Another posting site for evolutionary and ecological research opportunities (volunteer and paid internships).

  10. Back to campus and our surrounding metropolitan areas • Maryland Undergraduate research opportunities • http://www.ensp.umd.edu/Research.html

  11. Off-campus Research Facilities

  12. SI Edgewater Research Center http://www.serc.si.edu/

  13. SI National Zoological Park http://nationalzoo.si.edu/UndergradInternships/Research/default.cfm

  14. SI Conservation Research Center http://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservationandscience/default.cfm

  15. SI Laboratory of Analytical Biology (Molecular Systematics) http://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservationandscience/default.cfm/

  16. National Cancer Institute: NCI Lab of Genomic Diversity http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/cancertraining/atnci/programs

  17. Good Luck!!!! Please feel free to email me with any questions mdudash@umd.edu

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