SPUR 2012

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. 

UO SPUR is a FASEB MARC approved program



 










UO Institutes, Centers & Departments

UO Research Institutes and Centers

Institute of
Molecular Biology


Institute of

Neuroscience

Institute of Evolution and

Ecology

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


 Program Dates

Our program dates are flexible.
We keep the participation dates flexible for each intern, to accommodate the variety of schedules of schools across the country. Some SPUR interns begin the week of Memorial Day and stay through the 3rd week in August; however, we allow a great deal of variation in the participation dates.   Despite this variation, SPUR participants have always developed close bonds. Most commonly, interns arrive at the beginning of June and stay 10 weeks.
More about program dates
in FAQs.


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.

 


Participating Labs
View the  Laboratories in the UO Life Sciences participating in SPUR 

SPUR Activities :

  • Research project mentored by experienced investigators
  • Weekly Faculty Seminar series - UO faculty presentations 
  • Weekly Professional Development Workshop series
  • Weekly SPUR group discussion of lab research
  • Training in Responsible Conduct of Research
  • Training in writing a formal research paper
  • Training in formal scientific research presentation
  • Undergraduate Research Symposium - SPUR interns give a formal scientific research presentation

More about activities in FAQs.

Visiting SPUR Interns receive:

  • Summer Stipend
  • Round-trip travel (from home)  
  • Room and board while participating in the program
  • Summer Pass to the UO Student Recreation Center

Why SPUR?
Testimonials from SPUR Alumni

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 considering a career in research science
• Be US citizens or permanent residents

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.

 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.  In some cases new slots may open up in Spring term. Please note that space is very limited.

How to Apply
  • Complete the Online Application
  • Request two letters of recommendation from professors or instructors familiar with your work. Letters should address the applicant's potential for scientific research.  Please have your references send letters to: spur@uoregon.edu
  • Questions? Check out  the FAQs page or email us.
  • If you encounter any problem submitting your application online, please send your information by email to the SPUR Director at spur@uoregon.edu.

University of Oregon
Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
1254 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1254

if you have questions, please visit FAQs  or contact us:

SPUR Director, Dr. Peter O'Day

 
(541) 346-5862
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