Interested in doing research this summer? The Urban Water Innovation Network has a new undergraduate research program for summer 2016. 
Ten students will be given the opportunity to perform cutting edge, transdisciplinary research of immediate relevance to people in urban areas. Students will work with mentors in one of five study regions in the Network: Mid-Atlantic, South Florida, Phoenix-Tucson Sun corridor, Front Range of Colorado, and California. Our goal, where possible, is to pair students – one in the social sciences and one in environmental science or engineering – to tackle an urban water problem from different perspectives.
To apply, visit: https://erams.com/UWIN/urp/
Applications must be submitted by February 5, 2016
Further details about the program:
Dates: June 6 – July 29, 2016 (8 weeks)
What you will be doing:
- Complete an independent, guided research project, working closely with mentor scientists, other students and the broader UWIN team
- Attend a 3 day kick-off meeting at Colorado State University Participate in skill building workshops and seminars in research methods, statistics, scientific writing, ethics, collaboration and preparing for graduate school
- Attend a Virtual Forum on Opportunities in Urban Water Research and Management
- Give an oral presentation in a final Urban Water Sustainability Research Symposium
- Write a paper based on the summer’s research
Eligibility: Students that are current freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors that still will be undergraduates in fall 2016, who are citizens or permanent residents of the US or its possessions.
Award: $4,000 participation stipend, room and board (or $400 food stipend); travel to kick-off meeting and then to research site. Some assistance is available for travel at the end of the program.