Spring 2008 SURGe Research Jumpstart Fellowship
Due Date: Friday, May 2nd, 2008 at 5:00 PM, at SURGe Funday
Awards: 2 recipients @ $200 each
Details:
- Must be active SURGe member to apply
- No minimum GPA
- No prior research experience necessary, though must be seeking position
- Award can be used toward research, travel to scientific conferences, or personal use
- Anonymously judged by panel (composed of faculty and by SURGe President)
Active Membership Criteria:
- Must have a minimum of 25 points by application due date.
- Open to all officers except president
- All active committee members are automatically qualified
Point Breakdown
General meetings:
- 16 meetings total × 1 pt each = 16 points
Volunteer/Extra Events:
- Summer Young Scientist Camps: 14 tours × 2 points each = 28 points
- Summer Academic Fairs: 6 fairs × 2 points each = 12 points
- Longhorn Halloween: 2 points
- Parents Weekend: 1 point
- Race for the Cure: 2 points
- Jester/West Mall Plant Sale: 2 points
- ESI Events: 7 Events total × 2 points each = 14 points
- Research Shadowing Tours: 6-10 tours total × 2 point each = 12-20 points
- Roads to Research: 3 points
- SURF: 3 points
- Science Olympiad: 2 points
- Undergraduate Research Forum: 3 points
Grand total = ~ 108 points
NOTE: Check your point total with .
For more information on being active, check our being active page.
Application files
The application files are available in different formats:
- 2006-2007 Application (Adobe PDF)
- 2006-2007 Application (Microsoft Word 97-2003)
- 2008 Fellowship Guidelines (Adobe PDF)
- 2008 Fellowship Guidelines (Microsoft Word 97-2003)
- 2008 Fellowship Guidelines (Microsoft Word 2007)
Previous Winners
Congratulations to the previous SURGe Fellowship winners.
2007 Prompt A Winner,Michelle Hogan
2007 Prompt B Winner,Lauren Clarke
2005 Prompt A Winner,Chen Yu
2005 Prompt A Winner,Roxanna Honarpour
2005 Prompt B Winner,Chris Javadi