SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

The MAMP Program encourages every IMAGE student to participate in a Summer Research Experience.  Research opportunities are posted outside Walters 179 at the beginning of the Spring Semester or as they are received. Apply for positions that you are interested in as soon as possible for greatest chance of getting chosen.                                            

National Science Foundation's REU program: Most of the programs are 8-10 weeks long and provide a stipend of $3000-$4500, tuition, room, and board!

http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm

Click on the link, then on the subject of interest, and you will be given a list of schools who offer that program. Don't wait, apply now!

Local:

• USDA and the Mississippi State Extension both run expansive research facilities right here in the Delta. See Mrs. Fitts for an application for summer employment at the Stoneville location. Some of the topics of research include: Biological control of pests, catfish genetics, cotton ginning research, crop genetics and production, insect management, and weed science.

• Summer Research Institute for Undergraduates - for undergraduates in MS through the AGEM program

• Baxter Healthcare in Cleveland, MS offers internships for science students after completion of their sophomore years. If interested, send your resume with a letter of interest stating your major and chemistry courses that you have taken to: Baxter Healthcare, Attn: Tisha Givens, 911 N. Davis, Cleveland, MS 38732.

National / International:

• To locate undergraduate research, internship, and other summer work in the chemical sciences, visit the ACS postings.
• Long Island, NY - www.cshl.edu/URP - Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Dr. James Watson, Chancellor. Accepted sophomore or junior students receive room, board, $4000, and the chance of a lifetime being involved in important scientific work with well-known and respected scientists.