Applications for projects that remain open for Fall 2008 will be accepted August 15-September 5.
The Discovery Park Undergraduate Research Internship (DURI) program is designed to involve Purdue undergraduates in the interdisciplinary research environment of Discovery Park. The program provides opportunities for students to work with faculty affiliated with Discovery Park on cutting edge research projects that involve combining two or more disciplinary strengths. Working closely with faculty, students experience the excitement, challenge, and power of truly interdisciplinary research in the fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment that is Purdue's Discovery Park.
DURI offers 50 part-time (6-10 hours/week) student internship slots per academic semester. A list of DURI internship opportunities is available on this website and students are invited to submit the simple online application form for a maximum of five projects. Please click here to view past project descriptions.
DURI Program Highlights
- Earn 1 credit for the internship core seminar series, GS490A
- Potentially earn research credits through a project's sponsoring department
- Receive a $500 scholarship per semester in DURI
- Take part in year-end Undergraduate Research Forum and Poster Session
Summer 2008 DURI Program
The DURI program offered a pilot program for Summer 2008. The program provided up to 15 slots for undergraduate students to work full-time on a research project for a minimum of 400 hours of research between May 12, 2008 and August 1, 2008. Our wrap-around educational seminar series met once a week to enhance the students' research experiences.
Selected students earned a $4500 scholarship. The Discovery Learning Center funded $1500 of this amount. We asked the project coordinators to provide the remaining $3000 through any combination of the following: research project, academic departments, college/school support, and Discovery Park centers.
Plans for future Summer DURI programs are under review, and will be announced in Spring 2009.