DUSCI's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for students and their faculty mentors to conduct eight weeks of full-time scholarship from May 28, 2012 - July 20, 2012. Each fellowship provides a student award of $3,000 and a faculty award of $500.

Other summer DUSCI activities include field trips, workshops, weekly research meetings, socials and a final research presentation by participants.

The application form for 2012 summer research is now available to download to your computer.

Summer 2012 Application Form (right click and "save as")

Applications are due Monday, February 27, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. and awardees will be notified by March 9, 2012.

The following students and faculty mentors participated in the 2011 Summer Undergraduate Research Program:

• Joshua Albrechtson, a senior astronomy major from Winona, Minn.
• Grayson Bond, a sophomore student from Terre Haute, Ind.
• Jason Farver, a senior biochemistry, cell and molecular biology major from Yankton, S.D.
• David Holcomb, a senior mathematics and computer science double major from Altoona, Iowa
• Kaitlyn Kandray, a senior psychology major from Johnsburg, Ill.
• Lingxiao Li, a senior actuarial science and finance double major from Suzhou, China
• Jennifer Perry, a senior physics and mathematics double major from St. Paul, Minn.
• Elizabeth Sommers, a senior biochemistry, cell and molecular biology major from Hills, Iowa
• Bradley Swan, a senior biochemistry, cell and molecular biology major from Hudson, Wis.