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SPUR
2008
Summer
Program for
Undergraduate Research
Recipient
of University of Oregon Martin Luther King Jr Award
The
University of Oregon (UO) Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) offers fellowship opportunities
for undergraduate students from other Universities and Colleges to
participate in
ongoing research in Life Sciences laboratories at UO during the Summer
months. Undergraduate
researchers from the UO also participate in
SPUR activities, but apply separately.
UO SPUR
is a FASEB MARC
approved program
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UO Institutes, Centers
& Departments
UO
Research Institutes and Centers
Institute of
Molecular Biology
Institute of
Neuroscience
Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Oregon
Institute of
Marine
Biology
Department of
Biology
Department of
Chemistry
Department of
Human Physiology
Department of
Psychology
Institute of Cognitive and Decision Sciences
Institute of
Theoretical Sciences
Department
of
Physics
UO Library
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Program Dates
Early June to mid-August. Most
SPUR Fellows
begin the 1st Monday of June
and stay through the 3rd
week in August; however, we allow a great deal of variation in the participation dates. We keep the
participation
dates flexible for each scholar, to accommodate the
variety of schedules of schools across the country. Despite this variation, SPUR
participants have always
developed close bonds.
More about program dates in FAQs.
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Research Areas include:
evolution,
developmental
biology, genomics,
structural
biology & biophysics, molecular
biology, bioinformatics,
genetics,
cell
biology, neuroscience,
ecology,
marine
biology, computational
biology, biochemistry,
bioorganic
chemistry, neurobiology
& physiology, psychology,
exercise and
movement science, human
physiology, cognitive
neuroscience.
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SPUR Activities :
- Research project mentored by experienced investigators
- Weekly Faculty Seminar series - UO faculty
presentations
- Weekly Professional Workshop series
- Weekly SPUR group discussion of lab research
- Training in writing a formal research paper
- Training in formal scientific research presentation
- Undergraduate Research Symposium - SPUR fellows
give
a formal scientific research
presentation
More about
activities
in FAQs.
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Visiting SPUR Fellows receive:
Stipend $3600 for 10 weeks
Round-trip travel (from home)
Room and board while participating in the program
Summer Pass to the UO
Student Recreation Center
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Why SPUR?
Testimonials
from
SPUR Alumni
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Prerequisites
All applicants should
• Have completed at least one year of undergraduate
coursework
by summer
• Be undergraduates in good standing
• Be strongly motivated to participate in ongoing research
projects
• Be US citizens or permanent residents
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PLEASE
NOTE: Special consideration is given to qualified students who are also
members
of a group under-represented in the sciences (e.g., low income and
first generation, Native American, African American, Latino, or Pacific
Islander) and students with limited access to reseach opportunities.
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DEADLINES for Applying to SPUR:
There
is not a hard deadline.
Each year, we begin making offers of admission to SPUR on Monday of the
last
full week in
February, and we will continue to review applications until all slots
are filled.
Please note that space is
very limited.
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How to Apply
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University
of Oregon
Summer
Program for Undergraduate
Research
1254 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1254
if you have questions, please visit FAQs or contact us:
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SPUR
Director, Dr. Peter O'Day
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(541)
346-4518
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(541) 346-5862
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The
University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity, affirmative action
institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the
American Disabilities Act
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SPUR All rights reserved
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