| PLEASE NOTE: This Scholarship Expired on February 11th, 2013... |
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): The Science of Global Change and Sustainability
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The University of Texas Environmental Science Institute 2013 Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in The Science of Global Change and Sustainability
The environmental challenges posed by global change are among the greatest our society faces, and science provides the means to understand the nature and extent of these challenges, including climate change, loss of biodiversity, and threats to water resources and food supplies. The complex nature of these problems demands that scientists be prepared to analyze these issues from multiple perspectives, integrating knowledge of science, policy, and practice. An interdisciplinary approach to understanding these Global Change issues is, thus, an imperative for any successful solution. The University of Texas at Austin is home to top faculty and researchers in the area of global change research, and ESI brings together UT researchers from a variety of disciplines to build connections between scientific and policy fields related to the environment in the area of Global Change, thereby giving REU participants a broad perspective on the state of global change science. This also means that undergraduates in the REU conduct environmental research that cuts across disciplinary boundaries, and participants are encouraged to tackle these multidimensional environmental issues with this unique, interdisciplinary perspective. Students in the program will each work in a faculty-mentored research group. The REU Program typically runs from the first week of June through the first week of August. All participants receive a stipend in the amount of $5,000. Receipt of the full stipend amount is contingent upon the successful completion of the Program. Additional funds are available to undergraduate participants to defray the cost of traveling to and from Austin for the summer. Undergraduate participants are required to live on campus and are housed in a UT dormitory, which along with a meal plan, is provided at no cost to the participant. | |
| Scholarship/Grant Site: http://www.esi.utexas.edu/students/reu-program |
