"Engineering Biological Machines" Summer 2013 REU

A 10-week Summer Research Program
 
EBICS announces its "Engineering Biological Machines" REU program for the summer of 2013. The REU is a summer research program that will fund undergraduate students assigned to EBICS labs at each primary institution: Georgia Institute of Technology, Massachusetts’s Institute of Technology, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  
 
EBICS offers summer research opportunities on three unique campuses  UIUC,GT,MIT: (click here for additional information)
 
Program dates are as follows:
UIUC & Georgia Tech: May 20, 2013 - July 26, 2013
MIT: June 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013
 
Women and students from underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
 
REU Program Highlights:
  • 10 weeks of full time undergraduate research at MIT, UIUC, or Georgia Tech.
  • $4500 stipend per student.
  • Allowance for travel expenses, on campus housing and meals. 
  • Grad school prep, faculty mentoring, professional development and social engagement with other students on campus.
  • Scientific papers, oral and/or poster presentations at the end of the summer.

View previous summer research projects here.

  • Applications will be accepted from any student currently enrolled in a science or engineering undergraduate program (biology, chemistry, physics, materials science, bio-engineering, computer science, and related field
  • Students from underrepresented minority groups and women are strongly encouraged to apply
  • United States citizenship or permanent residency is required  

Applications are now closed!

Please contact h_merr@mit.edu with any questions or comments.