B-W: Research opportunities beyond the B-W campus

Recent Announcements:

Heidelberg University - 19th Annual-Minds at Work Student Research Conference

February 16, 2012. Projects are being solicited from any academic discipline. They are asking students to give a 15 minute oral presentation followed by 5 minutes of questions and discussion. Visit: http://www.heidelberg.edu/academiclife/distinctive/research/src

SUMMER 2012 RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Wondering what to do next summer? How about pursuing some research or other creative work? If you wish to do some scholarly work off campus consider applying for one of the opportunities listed below. You will be paid to participate in many of the opportunities. Travel/living expenses are sometimes covered as well. Why not explore some of these great chances to do research, scholarship or other creative work?

Biology: University of Toledo, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Science and Biotechnology: MIT Amgen UROP Scholars Program

Chemistry: University of California

Multi-disciplinary: Caltech- AMGEN Scholarship

Multi-disciplinary: Caltech- MURF Scholarship

Multi-disciplinary: Washington, D.C.- Department of Commerce

Multi-disciplinary (Science, Engineering, and Math): Rutgers

Multi-disciplinary (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science): Western Kentucky University

Science: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Science: National Energy Technology Laboratory

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Psychology: Active Minds- Mental Health

Multi-disciplinary (science, math, engineering, computer science, accounting and finance): Department of Energy

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Science & Biotechnology: AMGEN Scholarship at the University of Washington

Neuroscience: BRAIN: Center of Behavioral Neuroscience

Sciences: Virginia Tech/Africa

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: NASA

Human and Animal Behavior: University of Oklahoma

Neuroscience:Missouri

Psychology: Oklahoma State

Geology: Keck Geology Consortium

Multi-disciplinary: Multiple Locations

Science: University of Missouri

Multi-disciplinary: MIDAS- University of Pittsburg

Environmental Microbiology: University of Nevada Las Vegas

Science: University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Multi-disciplinary: University of South Alabama

Web sites with multiple off-campus opportunities listed:

Sciences: National Science Foundation

Biomedical sciences: NIH Summer Internship Program

Physical sciences: NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Multi-disciplinary: U.S. Department of Energy

Multi-disciplinary: University of California, Irvine, UROP

Neuroscience: Different Locations

Multi-disciplinary: Internships based on Science Careers

Note: This is just a sampling of the opportunities available. To see more, do a Google search using words like "summer undergraduate arts sciences programs": http://google.com

Grant information:

Multi-disciplinary: Grants.gov: Search for grant opportunities

Present at Forums

Conference Opportunities:

NCUR 2011, National Conference on Undergraduate Research. March 31-April 2, 2011. Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY

2011 Young Mathematicians Conference. August 27-29, 2011. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2011 Posters on the Hill, Council of Undergraduate Research (CUR). Washington, DC.

2011 National Convention, "Beyond Words", Sigma Tau Delta. March 23-26, 2011. Pittsburg ,PA

26th Annual National Undergraduate Literature Conference. Martch 31- April 2, 2011. Ogden, UT.

120th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy for Science, "Science Literacy in the 21st Century." April 15-16, 2011. Westerville, OH.

*Through the URCS Presentation Grants program, B-W students may receive financial assistance to pay for travel expenses at conferences up to $500.

Undergraduate Research and Creative Studies

Research opportunities beyond the B-W campus