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A Degree in Chemistry provides many options for developing a career path that can be both challenging and rewarding. You can apply yourself into the industry, business and even Law through the link on the left that specifically designed for Chemistry majors at PV, or you can choose to get advanced degrees by applying to graduate schools.

Immediately available opportunities

Location	Application Deadline	Event date	Details
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX	March 31, 2013	June 3 to August 9, 2013	Summer Underrepresented Minority Research Scholar (SUMR) 2013, with application material (http://courses.ttu.edu/equitevi/quitevis_group/SUMR/index.php). Participants earn stipends of $3200 for the 10-week program. Participants will be housed in Murray Hall on the Texas Tech University campus. The program covers the cost of room and board. In addition, the program offers a travel allowance of up to $400. The minimum requirement is upper-level (summer prior to junior and senior year) standing as a Chemistry major with at least a 3.0/4.0 GPA.
Louisiana State University	March 1, 2013	3, 2013 through August 2, 2013	The Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) hosts a nine week Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program where students work collaboratively on a wide variety of computational science projects. Each student receives a stipend of $4,500, free housing in university dormitories, and up to $500 in travel expenses to and from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Nine students will be selected. Qualifications: Interested in a major that is within the computational sciences umbrella (leaves out few majors as it includes all sciences, mathematics, engineering, finance, statistics, etc.) with at least a 2.75 GPA, considering a career in research and/or graduate school in your major, being a US citizen or permanent resident, and graduating at least one semester after completion of the REU. Important Dates: April 1, 2013: Notification of decision. For more information and to apply, visit: http://reu.cct.lsu.edu/
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	February 15	see website	Due to funding restrictions, participation is limited to U.S. citizens or permanent residents. All programs for 2013 are listed at http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/research and include projects in Applied Mathematics, Bioenergy Systems, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Nanomaterials and Nanoscience, Optics and Laser Physics, Redox Biology, and Virology. Our online application (http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/research) makes it easy for students to apply. .
University of Texas at Austin	February 1, 2013	early June to mid-August, 2013	NSF-sponsored summer undergraduate research program in chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. Project areas are interdisciplinary and encompass the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, and materials science. The ten week program runs from early June to mid-August, 2013. Each student will be awarded a salary of $4,000 for the summer, and some travel funds will be available to help defray the cost of traveling to Austin. Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The application is found at www.impactreu.com
MIT	February 13, 2013	9 weeks	The Center for Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Processing Center at MIT will offer intern positions to ten students who will work in faculty-led research groups on the MIT campus. Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who will enter their junior or senior year of study in the fall of 2013 to be eligible to participate in this program. For additional information on this REU opportunity, please contact: Susan Rosevear, Education Officer Center for Materials Science and Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Ave., Room 13-2082 Cambridge, MA 02139-4301 phone: 617-253-0916
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY, Huntington, W.Va	February 15th	May 28th through July 29th, 2013	Summer Research Internship for Minority Students (SRIMS) - A nine-week internship conducting graduate-level research in biomedical sciences. Areas include: • Cancer Biology • Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, and Diabetes • Infectious and Immunological Diseases • Neuroscience and Developmental Biology • Toxicology and Environmental Health Science $3,000 stipend • FREE room and board* • Assistance with travel • Conduct research in state-of-the-art facility • Present results of your research at WV Summer Research Symposium • Presentations/workshops on topics related to research and graduate education Contact Diana Maue at maue1@marshall.edu / 304-696-3365/ BBSC 301-F Website: www.marshall.edu/bms • www.marshall.edu/bms/future-students/summer-research-internship/