Transcript RESEARCH 4U? UGR and URECA grants Andrienne Friedli & Julie Gannon Undergraduate Research Center Middle Tennessee State University.

RESEARCH 4U?
UGR and URECA grants
Andrienne Friedli &
Julie Gannon
Undergraduate Research Center
Middle Tennessee State University
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Why Do Research?
• Apply coursework
• Thesis
• Technical experience
Graduate school
Build resume
• Soft skills
• Curiosity
• Have FUN!
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How To Get Started?
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Ask experienced research students
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Talk to faculty about opportunities
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Look for research posters in the hallway
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Look for research courses
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Follow up on opportunities
you learn about today!
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Undergraduate Research Programs
www.mtsu.edu/urc
• Undergraduate
Research Experiences
& Creative Activity
• NSF - TN Louis Stokes Alliance
• for Minority Participation (TLSAMP)
• NSF - 1st STEP (STEPMT)
• NSF-REU- Geoenvironmental Challenges
• HONORS College, PHYSICS Dept
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URECA
URECA: Undergraduate Research
Experiences & Creative Activity
University-Wide: All Colleges and Departments
$120,000/year
• Two Levels: Scholars and Assistants
• Three types of Scholars
• Three deadlines
Ms. Gannon [email protected]
http://www.mtsu.edu/urc/
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Undergraduate
Summary of Grants (handout)
Types of Grants:
Assistant
• Starter grant $500 (60 h, 1 semester)
• 2 pages
• Timeline
Scholar
• $1000-$3500
(100-350 hours)
• 3-5 pages
• Timeline
• Support letter
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Silver
1 semester
100 h
$1000
Gold
2 semesters
100 h
$2400
Platinum
Summer fulltime
350 h
$3500
Summer Teams
Summary of Grants (handout)
• Faculty- defined and mentored team
$1000 per week up to $4000
• 3-6 Undergraduate students with unique roles
• 3-8 weeks (40 h full-time)
$320 per week
Reviewed by URECA committee – representatives from all colleges
Due in March – awards in April
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URECA – Other Budget
Supplies
• Must be needed specifically for project
• (refer in proposal)
• Justify in detail
Travel
• Must be necessary in order
to do project project
Travel to presentSilver
results
• Separate request after project
• $400-$500 per year
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Gold
Platinum
URECA Deadlines
Proposal Deadlines:
• 2nd Thursday in September (10th) @ 4:00 pm for Fall
and AY
• Last Thursday in January (28th) for Spring
• April 7th for summer projects
and teams
Turnaround time (12 days)
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Expectations
Accountability
• Mentor confirmation of hours
(timesheet for some levels)
• Final report
• Presentation at SW or SRC
• Other: papers, performances
MTSU Summer Celebration Poster Session
July 31, 2015
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Scholars Week University-Wide
Poster Session April 1, 2016
Tennessee Louis Stokes Alliance for
Minority Participation (TLSAMP)
• Goal: To increase the number of underrepresented
students in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) – 500 students in 10 years
• Benefits: Recruitment and tutorial programs,
scholarships, and undergraduate and summer
research opportunities ($1000)
• For more information
 Ms. Mimi Thomas, [email protected]
 http://www.mtsu.edu/tlsamp/
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Other MTSU Options
REU program
• Pre-service STEM teachers by application
• $4500 per summer
For more info: [email protected]
Individual PI Funded Projects:
• Academic and summer research opportunities
$1000-$4500.
First STEP:
• For more info: [email protected]
Honors
For more info: [email protected]
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Off-Campus Research Options
Academic
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Government
• National Labs (e.g.ORNL)
• NASA Labs
Industrial
• Internships in industry
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Research Experiences for
Undergraduates (REU)
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Junior level student with GPA > 3.0
Applications due in Feb - March
2 mo - 10 weeks
$4000-5000 stipend with lodging, food, travel
Variety of locations
Cal State San Bernardino
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Government Lab Research
NASA Laboratories (Marshall, JPL, Ames,
Goddard, Langley, Johnson)
• Apply to individual lab
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10 weeks
$5000 stipend + travel
Jan 31 deadline
Government Lab Research
Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL)
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Summer 10 weeks
$400/week stipend
$105/week housing
Jan 10 deadline
Application workshop TBD
Industrial Research
EXL (credit)
Cooperative Education
Academic year, usually full time
Internships (credit or pay)
Bridgestone Corp Headquarters
Biotechnology (Dr. Seipelt, [email protected])
mtsu.edu/~biotech/
Variety of local industries Dr. Gore, [email protected]
BioVentures (M’boro)
Biomimetic Therapeutics (Franklin)
Orchid Cellmark
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More Information
Dr. Friedli [email protected]
Faculty in your department
URECA/URC
www.mtsu.edu/urc
[email protected]
TLSAMP [email protected]
Honors [email protected]
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