Undergraduate Research Program
The College of Engineering Undergraduate Research Program is designed to enhance undergraduate engineering students involvement in research with the expectation that they will be encouraged to pursue a graduate degree at MU. As such, this program will approve funds for undergraduate research.
Recruitment:
The program will be advertised to students starting with their second semester sophomore year through the junior year. The intent is to have students begin their involvement during their junior year and continue through graduation; although, other time frames are possible.
Requirements:
- Submission deadline: Fall 2008 applications should be received no later than close of business, September 5, 2008.
- Students must maintain a 3.0 overall GPA
- Students applying to the program should complete the application form. Signatures from the faculty mentor along with signatures indicating financial support from the home department/mentor are required.
- There is no academic credit associated with the program. To receive academic credit students must register for credit hours in a 4995 course in their department, e.g. MAE 4995
Stipend:
Students will receive $1,000 per semester. Summer stipends of $1,000 also are available upon request. This is not a scholarship, but a stipend for an average of 10 hours of work per week in a research/laboratory setting. This stipend has no impact on the student’s eligibility for College scholarships.
Benefits:
Students in this research program will be:
- Exposed to research early in their academic careers.
- Will have first hand experiences with research faculty and/or graduate students.
Students that also elect to participate in the Engineering Honors Program:
- Will be able to shorten their graduate careers by obtaining graduate credit prior to graduation and developing expertise which will enable them to start immediately on a graduate-level research project upon entering graduate school.
- Receive a BS diploma with “Honors Scholar” designation upon completion of the program.
Consistent with the Honors Program, students will be allowed to use six hours of undergraduate course work for their graduate degrees. They also may use their work experience in the laboratory as the basis for an Honor’s thesis.
Students will be encouraged to jointly enroll during their last 15 hours of their BS degrees, so that any additional course work they take as undergraduates (and not required for their BS degree) can be used for graduate credit.
If you are interested in this program:
Please contact the Engineering Research Office
Jill Ford
W1050 Lafferre Hall
Phone: (573) 882-4377
E-Mail: FordJH@missouri.edu
Application Forms
