UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER SCHOLARS (USS)
Internal Award
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Miami's USS Program provides a summer fellowship stipend
and a tuition waiver for 12 credit hours for awardees. The
Year 2007 Undergraduate Summer Scholars (USS) program
initiative aims to heighten the intellectual challenge of
Miami learning environment.
Now in its thirteenth year, this program enables Miami
undergraduate to do research or other creative activities
in the summer under the supervision of an individual
faculty mentor. Responses of student and faculty
participants from previous years have been overwhelmingly
favorable. Applications may be initiated by either students
or faculty, but the submitted application must be agreed to
and signed by both the student and the faculty member.
Miami University students in good standing completing
either her or his sophomore or junior year and who agree to
abide by program requirements may apply. A student must
have a minimum of 60 credit hours to be eligible for a year
2007 USS award. Each student must also verify that she or
he will spend at least one additional semester at Miami
University as an undergraduate student after participating
in the summer 2007 program.
Application forms, a printed version of the program
guidelines and additional information may be obtained from:
Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship
(OARS)
102 Roudebush Hall
529-3734
Mrs. Martha Weber weberme@muohio.edu or Dr. John
Czaja czajaja@muohio.edu may be contacted
if you have any questions.
USS
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
November 1, 2006: Information Fair/Poster
Session
Shriver Center
Multipurpose Room A
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Open to all
students, faculty, and staff
December 1,
2006: USS Faculty/Student Application Deadline
Applications due
in mentor's "departmental" office
December 8, 2006:
Departmental Application Deadline
Department
application packets due to OARS, 102 Roudebush Hall
February 23,
2007: Departmental Selection Deadline
Departments complete award
selection process and notify OARS
May 7, 2007 -
August 17, 2007: Required Student USS Project Summer
Participation Dates
Full Guidelines: http://www.muohio.edu/undergradresearch