2020 V anderbilt U ndergraduate S ummer R esearch P rogram
• About • Components & Timing • Eligibility • Benefits OUTLINE • Application • Committee Review • FAQs • Key Dates • Questions 2
VUSRP provides Vanderbilt undergraduate students with the opportunity to engage in 10 weeks of full-time research with any full-time faculty member.
Components & Timing Present work at a Ten en w wee eeks of full- Cannot enroll in roundtable time research summer session discussion during (Monday, June 1- courses the summer AND ND Friday, August 7, at the Vanderbilt 2020) with a Undergraduate Vanderbilt faculty Research Fair in sponsor the fall or in the spring of the 20-21 academic year
Eligibility Enrolled in a Must be able to Rising juniors and Full consideration Vanderbilt engage in ten seniors for those with at undergraduate weeks of full-time least a 3.2 GPA Applications from degree program at research during rising sophomores are the time of the summer with a also considered application faculty sponsor
Benefits • Faculty mentor • Research experience • Presentation experience • Community of VUSRP Fellows • $5000 stipend Limited number of $6000 Littlejohn or Goldberg Fellows • awards
Application Details Write for a general Submitted through Must be endorsed audience as the InfoReady by the faculty committee Review Portal by research sponsor. members will 12:00 p.m. CST on A single faculty represent a variety member may 01/30/2020 of disciplines sponsor up to two applications
Committee Review Extent to which the proposed work will enha nhanc nce j joint • stude udent-fac aculty re y resear arch Degree to which the research s h setting ing and nd work pl plan n • mee eet t the e studen ent’s s stated ed g goals The role that participation in VUSRP RP pl plays i in n the he • facul ulty m membe ber’s pr program o of a acade demic ic w work a and nd resea earch
Further Guidance Open to all po potential a appl pplicants • Goals are to de demystify t the he appl pplic icatio ion w n writing pr process • and to pr provide ide e example ples Reasons ns t to A Attend nd: Hear from pa past a award recipie ipients about their • application writing process Review s suc uccessful a appl pplicatio ions from last year • Get a jum ump start o on n br brains instorming ing your own topic • Plan to attend the pe peer r review w workshop i p in n Janua nuary • before the submission deadline
Common FAQs May a School of Medicine faculty member be a • VUSRP faculty sponsor? How do I find a faculty sponsor? • May I enroll in summer school if I am in VUSRP? • May I propose to continue to do research that I am • already working on with my sponsor? Am I restricted to research within my major/area of • study? Is VUSRP only for natural, basic, and life sciences • research?
Application Deadline Complete applications must be • submitted through the InfoReady Portal by 12:00 p.m. CST on January 30, 2020 InfoReady Application and Proposal • Signed VUSRP Faculty Sponsor Information • & Acknowledgement form Official transcript • https://vande derbil bilt.infoready4.c .com/
Key Dates & Resources Applic lication ions D Due: Resources es: Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 12 p.m. vanderbilt.edu/immersion/vusrp CST https://vanderbilt.infoready4.com/ Not otif ific ication ions: in early April immersion@Vanderbilt.edu
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