Summer Research Opportunity
Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program
Florida International University Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program is now accepting application from qualified McNair students to conduct research in the following academic areas: Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Bio-medical Engineering and the Biological Sciences.
Qualification: Applicants to the Summer Research Program should meet the following qualification:
- Must be either a junior or senior majoring in one of the following disciplines. Biology, chemistry, physics or biomedical engineering
- Must have a current cumulative GPA of a minimum of 3.0/4.0
- Must be currently enrolled in a McNair program
Compensation: Selected candidates will be required to spend 10 weeks in residence at Florida International University. Students selected for the research experience will receive:
- $2,000 stipend
- $1,000 for lab supplies
- Round trip to and from Miami economy class
- Room and board for 10 weeks
Other incidental expenses will be born by the student.
Deadline: Interested candidates must submit the following information by no later than April 20, 2007
- Current resume
- Academic Transcript
- At least two letters of recommendations
All communication must be addressed to the attention of:
Dr. E. George Simms
Director, Ronald E. McNair Program
Florida International University
University Park, MARC 414
11200 S. W. 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33199
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A Brief Profile of Florida International University
Profile of the University:Founded in 1972Florida International University (FIU) is Miami, Dade’s first public, four year university.
Students: The University currently enrolls 38,000 students (fall, 2006), of which approximately 27,360 (72%) are classified as racial/ethnic minority.
Academic: FIU offers more than 200 bachelors, masters, and doctoral degree programs in 17 colleges and schools: college of architecture and the arts, arts & sciences, business administration, education, engineering and Computing, law, college of medicine (2009) nursing and health sciences, social work, justice and public affairs, the school of hospitality and tourism, stempel school of public affairs and the school of journalism and mass communications.
Research: FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. The University is ranked as a Research University in the High Research Activity category of the Carnegie Foundation’s prestigious classification system.
Faculty: Ninety-five percent of the University’s full time faculty holds doctorates or the highest degree attainable in their filed.
National Recognition: FIU is the youngest university to have been awarded a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most distinguished academic honor society. It is ranked among the best values in public higher education in the country, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s 2006 survey. “100 Best Value in Public Colleges.” It is also ranked among the top 50 nationally for in-state students and among the top 100 nationally for out-of-state. FIU recently ranked 3rd in granting bachelors degrees to minorities and 9th in granting masters degrees to minorities(among the top 100 degree producing colleges and universities), according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education, June 1, 2006
