Expands opportunities for Americans to learn about and participate in NASA's aeronautics and space programs by supporting science, engineering education, research, and outreach programs.
Student Research Opportunities
The Biomedical Research Abroad: Vistas Open! (BRAVO!) program is designed to promote international understanding by enabling science students to participate in research abroad and advance collaborative projects involving UA biomedical and behavioral scientists and scientists in other countries.
Each summer, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Arizona hosts an NSF-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program called Collaborative Research in the Chemical Sciences (CRCS). Participating REU students have the opportunity to work with faculty and graduate students on collaborative, multidisciplinary research projects that span all disciplines of chemistry. In addition to participating in research projects and being expsed to the graduate student lifestyle, REU students will receive significant professional development training.A ten week summer program that provides research experiences for undergraduate students.
The University of Arizona, College of Science encourages undergraduates to reach beyond the traditional classroom learning and enhance their education by participating in hands-on learning through a research experience. In collaborations with faculty, graduate students, technical staff, and peers, undergrads have the opportunity to become part of the process of discovering new information and technologies while working on real world problems. Take a step beyond the classroom and become part of world-class research ranging from the search for life on Mars to the study of complex diseases such as cancer.
The Biosphere 2 Research Experience for Undergraduates program provides 10 undergraduates an opportunity to conduct guided research in environmental and Earth systems science at a leading and unique research institution. Students will receive stipends of $5,000 for the 10-week research internship, housing on the Biosphere 2 campus, $500 to cover travel costs to and from Tucson, AZ and a food allowance. The program runs from the beginning of June to mid-August. Students will be selected from across the country to participate in the program. They will conduct research in Biosphere 2, in labs on the University of Arizona Campus, and potentially in the desert and mountain ecosystems in southern Arizona.
Honors students have the opportunity to work with faculty members on their research and scholarship. The Honors College maintains an in-house listing of faculty members who are willing to have Honors students assist with their projects. Students participate as volunteers, paid research assistants, or interns earning academic credit. Some of the researchers also advise students on their own research.
The IGERT Program in Genomics at the University of Arizona is an interdepartmental training program intended to foster links among departments and provide graduate training and opportunities in three areas: functional genomics, computational biology, and evolution. IGERT fellows must be admitted to a PhD program at the University of Arizona and work in functional, evolutionary or computational genomics. Fellowship support is only provided to United States citizens or permanent residents and includes a competitive annual stipend, out-of-state tuition, health insurance, travel allowance, and research funds.
Provides mentoring, financial, and academic opportunity for underrepresented minority students who have interest and potential to pursue careers in biomedical research. Eligibility: UA undergraduate underrepresented minority; sophomore or junior majoring in biochemistry, chemistry, molecular biophysics, general biology, molecular and cellular biology, nutritional science, math, microbiology, physiological sciences (or pre-major), psychology, speech and hearing science.
Offers juniors and seniors paid research opportunities, seminars on minority health disparities and instruction on how to put together an excellent graduate school application.
National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate fellowships ($30,000 per year, for up to two years), are available starting in the 2009-2010 academic year for Amazon-PIRE (Partnership for International Research and Education) for ecology and earth-system science students to study vegetation-climate interactions in the Amazon basin (Brazil).
Amazon-PIRE fellows must be admitted to a participating PhD program at the University of Arizona or Harvard University. Fellowships support United States citizens or permanent residents, and include an annual stipend, tuition, health insurance, and travel to Brazilian field sites and collaborating institutions.
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