Application Guidelines
PROGRAM
DATES:
June 30- August 15, 2008
Fellows must agree to participate full-time on weekdays during the
entire 7-week fellowship period, with a scheduled holiday on July 4th.
ELIGIBILITY:
High school students, currently
in their junior year, and nominated
by their school. No exceptions to this requirement.
HOUSING
OPTION:
Participants can elect to reside on campus during the program. Typically
students return home on weekends; special arrrangements can be made for out-of-state
students. Students who opt to live on campus will be assigned to a double room
in a university residence hall, supervised by live-in residence staff and will
be responsible for paying their own housing fees prior to the program start date.
Students must sign a consent form agreeing to abide by all housing rules.
AWARD: $1,000 stipend.
DEADLINE
FOR APPLICATIONS:
Applications must be postmarked by JANUARY
15th, 2008.
Independently
submitted, late or incomplete applications will be disqualified. A
maximum of three students per school may be nominated.
Applicants will be notified by April 1st by mail.
Nominated
students are responsible for completing the application form, obtaining at
least three letters of recommendation (two from science or math teachers; one
from a teacher/supervisor of an extracurricular activity) and submitting both
the form and the letters (sealed) to the school guidance department or appropriate
office within their school.
The
school
is responsible for assembling the application materials, which include
an official school transcript, the nomination form, the letters
of recommendation, and the completed application.
UPDATES
to application:
Students
who do not have a research placement or mentor at the time of the application
but obtain/accept a research placement at SBU should notify Karen Kernan as
soon as possible, preferably by early March.
Interested applicants must first seek nomination by their
high school.
Application
2008 Form/
Guidelines
(PDF) / (Word) [You will need Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to read and print the PDF application file. If you do not have it, go to the Adobe web site to download and install the free reader.] |
The completed application should be sent to:
Simons
Summer Research Program
Stony Brook University
Melville Library N-3070
Stony Brook, New York 11794-3357
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Percentage
of students admitted:
about 15%
Note:
Limited numbers of placements are available in any one subject area (for ex.,
physics or chemistry). Students primarily interested in doing Materials Science
research with Prof. Ravailovich are encouraged to apply to the Garcia
Program.