Application Guidelines

PROGRAM DATES:
June 28- August 13, 2010

Fellows must agree to participate full-time on weekdays during the entire 7-week fellowship period.

ELIGIBILITY:
High school student applicants must be currently in their junior year and at least 16 years of age by the start of the program. Applicants must be nominated by their school. No exceptions to these requirements.Students interested in science who have demonstrated independence, creativity and an aptitude for doing hands-on work are especially encouraged to apply!

HOUSING OPTION:
Participants can elect to reside on campus during the program. Typically students return home on weekends; arrangements can be made for out-of-state students. Students who opt to live on campus will be assigned to a double room in a university residence hall, supervised by live-in residence staff and will be responsible for paying their own housing fees prior to the program start date. Students must sign a consent form agreeing to abide by all housing rules.

AWARD: $1,000 stipend.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
Applications must be postmarked by JANUARY 15th.

FINDING A RESEARCH MENTOR?: Many students choose to contact Stony Brook faculty and make arrangements to work in specific laboratories/research groups (although this is not required for admission to the program); applicants who have not made such arrangements on their own, upon being selected for the program, will otherwise be assigned to mentors/research groups. Students who do not have a research placement or mentor at the time of the application but are actively seeking a mentor for the academic year and or summer and obtain/accept a research placement at SBU prior to March 1 should notify Karen Kernan as soon as possible. Requests for specific mentors (or for changes to the assigned research placement) cannot be accommodated after March 1.

PUTTING THE APPLICATION TOGETHER: Nominated students are responsible for completing the application form, obtaining at least three letters of recommendation (two from science or math teachers; one from a teacher/supervisor of an extracurricular activity) and submitting both the form and the letters (sealed) to the school guidance department or appropriate office within their school.

The school is responsible for assembling the application materials, which include an official school transcript, the nomination form, the letters of recommendation, and the completed application.

Independently submitted, late or incomplete applications will be disqualified. A maximum of three students per school may be nominated. Applicants will generally be notified by April 1st by mail.

Interested applicants must first seek nomination by their high school.

The completed application (pages 1-2) should be sent to:

Simons Summer Research Program
Stony Brook University
Melville Library N-3070
Stony Brook, New York 11794-3357


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Percentage of students admitted:
about 15%

Note: Limited numbers of placements are available in any one subject area (for ex., physics or chemistry). Students primarily interested in doing Materials Science research with Prof. Ravailovich are encouraged to apply to the Garcia Program.