[Scholarship_alert] Boston University - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships

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Title:            Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Sponsor:          Boston University

SYNOPSIS:  The sponsor provides ten to twenty $4,500 awards for a
ten week research experience that supports undergraduate students for
the summer.  Fellowships are offered to promote access to graduate
education to talented undegraduate students, especially among
underrepresented minorities.

Deadline(s):      02/11/2011
Established Date: 06/12/2003
Follow-Up Date:   12/01/2011
Review Date:      11/08/2010

Contact:                                                                                                              

Address:          One Silber Way
                 Boston, MA 02215      
                 U.S.A.                                 
E-mail:           urop at bu.edu
Web Site: http://www.bu.edu/urop/
Program URL: http://www.bu.edu/urop/surf/about/
Tel:              617-353-2020                  
Fax:                                  
Deadline Ind:     Receipt                                                
Deadline Open:    No
                   


Award Type(s):    Fellowship
                 In-Residence
                 Summer


Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
                 U.S.A. Citizenship (including U.S. Territories)
                 U.S. Permanent Resident

Locations Tenable:    U.S.A. Institution (including U.S. Territories)


Appl Type(s):     Minority Individual
                 Undergraduate Student


Target Group(s):  NONE
Funding Limit:    $4,500   SEEBELOW
Duration:         10 WEEK(s)
Indirect Costs:   Unspecified
Cost Sharing:     No
Sponsor Type:     College/University


Geo. Restricted:  NO RESTRICTIONS                                         

CFDA#:                       

OBJECTIVES:  These fellowships provide research projects
supervised by Boston University faculty in engineering, computer
science, biology, chemistry, and psychology.

ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of
3.0 and a graduation date later than May 2011.  Applicants must be
U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

FUNDING
Participants receive: a $4,500 stipend; $600 for research supplies;
$550 potential travel subsidy; and housing in a Boston University
dormitory. The sponsor also includes travel and lodging during the
weekend of the October Undergraduate Research Symposium. Program dates
are May 31 to August 6, 2011.  (msw)

KEYWORDS:         Psychology
                 ENGINEERING
                 Biological Sciences
                 Chemical Sciences
                 Computer Science


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