The Svalbard REU Project Arctic Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students for Summer 2012
The Svalbard Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Project is now accepting applications for the Summer 2012 program. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The deadline to apply is Sunday, 15 January 2012.
Since 2003, the Svalbard REU Project has been calibrating the record of Holocene climate change contained in glacial-fed Lake Linne on the arctic archipelago of Svalbard, by studying the modern glacial, fluvial, and lacustrine systems and their sediment archives. The program offers opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in polar science research projects.
The project seeks applications from motivated junior-year students to join the program for Summer 2012. Students will formulate their own research questions and carry out the associated fieldwork during a five-week field program on Svalbard. Students will complete their projects at their home institution during their senior year. The program will run from approximately 6 July to 21 August 2012.
Students from under-represented minority groups are particularly encouraged to apply. Students selected for the Svalbard REU Project will have all of their expenses paid (airfare, room/board, and research costs) and will receive a summer stipend. The Svalbard REU Project is supported by the Arctic Natural Sciences Division of the National Science Foundation (NSF, award number 0649006). NSF requires participating students to be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Application deadline: Sunday, 15 January 2012.
For further information, please go to: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/Svalbard.
For questions, please contact:
Steve Roof: Email: sroof@hampshire.edu
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