General Information
ProgramSelected undergraduates will participate in basic research during a ten-week summer program on the campus of the University of Washington. Each student will be matched with a faculty advisor. Students will spend the ten weeks working with the advisor and the advisor's group, and participating in a weekly lecture series on research opportunities in physics. At the end of the summer, students will prepare a short summary paper and make a presentation on their research efforts.
Dates
The 2009 program will run from June 22 - August 28, 2009.
Location
The program will be held at the University of Washington's Seattle campus. Seattle offers the culture and convenience of a major metropolitan area, with many things for visitors to see and do. There are excellent outdoor recreation opportunities: the city is close to the Cascade and Olympic Mountain ranges (including the North Cascades, Mt. Rainier, and Olympic National Parks). Seattle is located on Puget Sound and bordered by Lake Washington and Lake Union.
Program Support
Program support for 2009 includes the following.
Eligibility
We will give preference to applicants who will have finished their junior years by Summer, 2009. Women and minority group members are especially encouraged to apply. The UW Physics and Astronomy building is modern and ADA-friendly.
We can accept applications only from US citizens and permanent residents of the US.
Admission is competitive.
Q: What are the program dates?
A: This year's program will run from June 22 - August
28, 2009.
Q: My school starts again before August 28; can I change the dates?
A: We urge all accepted students to make every effort to
attend for the designated period, June 22-August 28. But in cases where this is impossible due to conflicts with school terms, we can adjust the beginning or starting dates, forward or backward, by up to one week. Attendance for a full 10-week period, however, is required.
Q: How do I apply?
A: The applications are online at http://papyrus.phys.washington.edu/int/reu/.
Q: What's the application deadline?
A: The deadline for all application materials is March 1, 2009.
Q: My transcript probably isn't going to make it by March 1. What should I do?
A: Email us a list of the physics, math, and computer science courses
you have taken, with your grades for those courses and the names of the
instructors. The list will help the directors evaluate your application
until the transcript comes.
Q: Where do I send my transcript?
A: Please send your transcript, or any other materials that cannot be provided
online, to:
Note that, when you complete the online form, you will be asked for the email
addresses of two professors willing to send recommendation letters. They will then be
contacted automatically about the procedures for submitting their letters
electronically. If for some reason electronic submission of letters is not possible,
hard copies of recommendation letters can also be sent to the above address.
However, electronic submission is greatly preferred.
Q: I'm an international student. Am I eligible to apply?
Q: What kinds of projects are there?
Q: When will I know if I've been selected?
Q: How will applications be evaluated?
Questions? Write to us at uwreu@phys.washington.edu
A: No. Because of the way our funding works, we can accept applications only from US citizens and permanent US residents.
A: This year's project list will be posted by January and updated as necessary, thereafter.
A: We will begin making offers about the second week of February, 2009, and hope to complete the process by the second week of March.
A: Our directors will look at all the application materials: the
transcript, the GPA, the letters of recommendation, and the application
itself. All applications that have reached us by March 1, 2009 will
receive full consideration.