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Summer Research Program
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Student's Research Work performed at U.T. Southwestern
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The NSF-STEP
Program at Eastfield College in collaboration
with UTSWMC at Dallas,
offer
students an opportunity to participate in a
paid summer research program.
Earn
a $3,000 stipend
while you gain valuable
research experience!!!
(we will
begin accepting applications
for the 2011 Summer Research Institute
in late Fall 2010 semester)
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Research
programs are designed for undergraduate U.S. students
who have yet to earn a college degree.
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STARS Summer Research Program for Students (cc)
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
at Dallas
Support for
community college students' research projects
is made possible through the collaboration with
UT Southwestern and funding from the National Science
Foundation's Science Talent Expansion Program (No. 0525536). |
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Each summer, the STARS (Science Teacher Access to
Resources) program at UT Southwestern Medical Center
offer students a two month opportunity to work one-on-one
with graduate students and faculty scientists. The STARS researchers
conduct investigative projects using the graduate school laboratories
and major scientific instrumentation.
This program provides meaningful experiences in biomedical
research to encourage students to consider careers in the
sciences. As part of the requirements of the program, each
student will give an oral presentation of their experimental
results and will present highlights of their experience to
classmates at their home campus.
A $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation
to Eastfield is funding the $3,000 stipends and college credit.
Through a unique partnership with Eastfield College and the
National Science Foundation STEP grant, UT Southwestern has
opened the program to select community college students.
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Research programs are for UNDERGRADUATE
students only! Students with a valid degree from the U.S. are
not eligible.
Applicants must be currently enrolled in a designated Science,
Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) degree program at Eastfield
College, pursuing an A.S. degree, field of study degree or transfer
program in science, including mathematics.
Criteria used to select candidates are GPA, essay, letters of
recommendation from teachers, and personal interview. Recipients
are selected by a review panel and competitive criteria such
as academic achievement, personal essay, faculty recommendation
and grant project specifications.
Awards are based upon these measures and availability of funding.
Students must possess a strong interest in science, a strong
willingness to learn, high level of maturity, and an enjoyment
of the process of discovery. Even students without many
credit hours in the biological sciences may still be selected
to participate if they possess other strong qualities that would
make them a successful participant. |
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The eight-week program begins in early June and ends in July
each year. This program is a full time (M-F, 8hrs/day)
commitment and will require a considerable amount of time and
effort on the part of the participants, therefore, no other
major activities should be planned for the duration of the program.
A stipend of $3,000 will be paid to each student to compensate
for any possible loss of income that this may cause. In
addition, the student will receive 4 hours of college credit. |
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Students must provide a completed application form including:
a personal essay, letters of recommendation from two teachers,
and an official copy of his or her most
recent transcript. |
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For more information about the STARS Summer Research
Program contact:
Laura Thomason, (Program Services
Specialist)
972-860-7379 (voice) / 972-860-7294 (FAX)
LauraThomason@dcccd.edu
Room C-301
Eastfield College
NSF-STEP
3737 Motley Drive
Mesquite, Texas 75150
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