SEATTLE — Participate in research at the interface of biology and engineering at the University of Washington and receive a $5,000 stipend.
The UW’s Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering is sponsoring a summer research program for veterans on the UW Seattle campus.
For 10 weeks, participants in the Research Experience for Veterans — University Projects (REV-UP) work in a laboratory and are mentored by a graduate student, a post-doctoral trainee, and a professor. Participants work with teams on projects with defined goals and also attend lectures and seminars on relevant topics.
REV-UP participants also take part in a poster session and a research symposium at the end of summer.
REV-UP alum Justin Thompson said taking part in the program changed his career path. Read about his experience and what he’s up to now at http://csne-erc.org/engage-enable/post/how-summer-research-program-revived-one-student’s-interest-science
Application deadline for the 2015 REV-UP program is Feb. 1.
An applicant must:
— Be a veteran of the United States Armed Forces.
— Be interested in pursuing a career in a STEM field.
— Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its territories.
— Devote 40 hours per week to the program. This is considered a full-time commitment; you may not enroll in classes or hold other jobs during the day.
— Attend weekly communications classes, journal club meetings, and all other required lectures, seminars, focus groups and workshops.
— Prepare and present a poster at the summer research symposium.
— Make a 10- to 15-minute oral research presentation to CSNE researchers and students at the end of the summer.
Program Benefits
— An opportunity to be involved in an interdisciplinary research project with a team of researchers working together to solve a common problem.
— Lectures on ethics, communications, laboratory safety, and other relevant topics.
— Experience preparing and presenting research.
Participants are paid a stipend for their work and will not receive academic credit for the research experience.
Info: Dr. Lise Johnson, CSNE University Education manager, liseaj@uw.edu. Or go to www.csne-erc.org/content/veterans
