Discovery Park's Undergraduate Research Internship Program now accepting proposals

Discovery Park is piloting the second phase of its Undergraduate Research Internship Program this summer for undergraduate researchers. Building on the strategic themes -- global health, global sustainability and global security -- Discovery Park will bring together select groups of undergraduates, graduate mentors and faculty.

Building on the momentum from the launch of the Institute for Global Security and Defense Innovation, the summer program will focus on issues surrounding global security. The program also seeks to foster and increase visibility for interdisciplinary research across campus.

Interested Purdue West Lafayette faculty should submit a project proposal through the online system. The submission deadline is Friday (March 10).  The review committee will evaluate the proposals and select up to 10 final projects by March 20 for Summer 2017. 

Students may submit applications for up to three projects from March 20 to April 2. All eligible student applications will be forwarded to faculty project supervisors for review and final selection, which are due by April 17. Each participating student will earn a $4,500 summer fellowship; the Undergraduate Research Internship Program will contribute $3,000 and the faculty project supervisor is responsible for $1,500.  

The program was developed through a special committee composed of Dorothy Teegarden (College of Health and Human Sciences), Carrie Berger (Purdue Polytechnic Institute) and Kristina Bross (Purdue Honors College).

For more information about the program, contact Peter Bermel, program manager, at pbermel@purdue.edu.

Writer: Amy Schlueter, aschlue@purdue.edu, 765-496-7823

Source: Cliff Wojtalewicz, cliffw@purdue.edu, 765-496-9870