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CAES REU Site: Advanced Manufacturing for Sustainable Energy Future Application

REU Program Dates: June 3rd through August 9, 2024. The application deadline is March 4, 2024.

Please make sure to complete and save your answers on a separate document as the application occasionally times out and your work will not be saved.

Questions? Email us at caes@boisestate.edu

REU Program Application

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Contact Information

Your Full Name(Required)
Permanent Home Address(Required)
Address While Attending School(Required)
Preferred Email(Required)
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Demographic Information

IMPORTANT NOTICE: In the event of a positive case of Covid-19 by a REU participant, Boise State University Covid-19 Protocols will be followed. For more information regarding this, go here: /publichealth/health-guidelines/isolation-and-quarantine/
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Race/Ethnicity(Required)
How would you describe yourself? Please select all that apply.
Do you identify as a person with a disability, or have accessibility needs related to the following?(Required)
Upon acceptance into the program, the Program Coordinators will work with you to ensure that your accessibility needs are met while on site. Disabilities may include, but are not limited to: Visual Impairment, low vision; Deafness, Hard of Hearing; Chronic Illness (such as diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDS, etc.); Neuromuscular Conditions; Seizure Disorders; Neurodivergence (such as Autism, ADHD, etc.); Serious Mental Illnesses (such as Bipolar, OCD, PTSD, etc); Intellectual Disability; Physical or Mobility Disabilities (may or may not include the use of assistive devices)

Academic Information

Occasionally the National Science Foundation asks the REU sites for cumulative information about its applicants in order to help improve the program. This information is used for statistical purposes only and individual identifiers are erased after the results are known. These lists are not distributed or made available to any other agency or program.
Colleges and Universities you have attended with enrollment dates(Required)
Name of School
Enrollment Start Date
Enrollment End Date
 
Is your current institution non-research active?(Required)
Non-research active institutions include U.S. two-year, four-year, masters-level, and small doctoral colleges and universities that grant baccalaureate degrees in NSF-supported fields or provide programs of instruction for students pursuing such degrees with institutional transfers (e.g., two-year schools), have undergraduate enrollment exceeding graduate enrollment, AND award an average of no more than 10 PhD or DSc degrees per year in all NSF-supportable disciplines.
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      Do you plan to attend medical or professional school?(Required)
      Enter yes if, for example, you intend to obtain an MD, PA, DDS, PharmD, JD, or other similar degree.
      Students will receive the most value by participating for the entire duration of the program: June 3 through August 9, 2024. Are you able to fully commit to this time frame?(Required)
      Do you intend to enroll in summer courses or work at a second job during the REU program?(Required)
      REU participants will spend 40 hours per week working on their projects.
      Have you participated in an REU Program before?(Required)

      Personal Statement

      Please submit a personal statement (300 words minimum, 500 words maximum) and include the following: academic and career goals, achievements, interests and reasons for applying.
      Select the method of submitting your personal statement (300-500 words.)(Required)
      Responses are limited to 500 words.
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        Mentor Selection

        Select up to three mentors with whom you would like to conduct research. Refer to the REU Summer 2024 Research Projects webpage to find out more about mentors and their research.

        Reference Provider Information

        List two academic faculty whom you have asked to write letters of recommendation for you. At least one of the referees must be able to comment on your potential for independent research. Both should attempt to comment on your laboratory skills, your interest in science, motivation, work ethic, etc. We will not be contacting these individuals to request letters. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that referee letters are received by the priority consideration deadline of March 4, 2024. Please ensure all uploaded reference letters are written on official letterhead. IMPORTANT: Be sure to provide your letter writers with the following web link to submit their letters /caes/caes-reu-site-advanced-manufacturing-for-sustainable-energy-future-reference-letters/.
        Referee #1(Required)
        Referee #2(Required)
        Electronic Acknowledgement(Required)
        Electronic Acknowledgement/Signature(Required)
        Name