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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:

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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

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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

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Undergraduate Research Opportunities

  • UMD Howard Hughes Medical Institute, HHMI:

http://www.clfs.umd.edu/hhmi/

  • National Institute of Health undergraduate paid

internships: https://www.training.nih.gov/resources/faqs/summ er_interns

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McNair Scholars Program

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

  • n the program.
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“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
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Student Conservation Association

  • Paid Internships
  • http://www.thesca.org/
  • They have internships in wide-ranging fields

and locations.

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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

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Evoldir

  • Evoldir
  • http://evol.mcmaster.ca/evoldir.html
  • Another posting site for evolutionary and

ecological research opportunities (volunteer and paid internships).

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Back to campus and our surrounding metropolitan areas

  • Maryland Undergraduate research opportunities
  • http://www.ensp.umd.edu/Research.html
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Off ff-campu campus s Res esearch earch Fa Facil iliti ities es

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SI Edgewater Research Center

http://www.serc.si.edu/

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SI National Zoological Park and Front Royal Conservation and Research Center

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/UndergradInternships/Research/defa ult.cfm

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SI Laboratory of Analytical Biology

(Molecular Systematics)

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/UndergradInternships/Research/default.cfm

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National Cancer Institute: NCI Lab of Genomic Diversity

http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/cancertraining/atnci/pro grams

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Good Luck!!!!

Please feel free to email me with any questions mdudash@umd.edu