VT REU program in water sciences and engineering - deadline extended to March 13.

Summer 2015 (May 24 – August 1, 2015) 

Undergraduate Research Fellowships Announcement

National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site 

INTERDISCIPLINARY WATER SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

 Application Deadline Extended until March 13, 2015 (5:00 PM, EST) 

Applications are invited from qualified and motivated undergraduate students (rising sophomores, juniors and seniors) from all U.S. colleges/universities to participate in a 10-week (May 24-August 1, 2015) summer research in interdisciplinary water sciences and engineering at Virginia Tech. U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents are eligible to apply. The research program is funded through the National Science Foundation – Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU) program. The 10-week internship will begin on May 24, 2015 (arrival day) at Virginia Tech and end on August 1, 2015 (departure day). The research internship includes a stipend of $450/week, housing (two persons per room), $400 for meal, and travel expenses (limited to a maximum of $500 per person).   We have already graduated 66 excellent undergraduate researchers representing 45+ institutions in the United States during 2007-09 and 2011-14. Application materials, details of Research Mentors along with summer 2015 research projects and other program activities are posted on the following website:

http://www.lewas.centers.vt.edu/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=528

Applicants are requested to upload their applications along with other required documents by the deadline (March 13, 2015, 5:00 pm, EST). We have started reviewing the applications and will begin contacting the successful applicants beginning in the middle of March, 2015.  Please contact Dr. Vinod K Lohani (phone: (540)231-9545; FAX: (540) 231-6903; E-mail: vlo...@vt.edu) for questions.