Date

Undergraduate Research Funding Available
Alaska Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)

Application Deadline: Friday, 23 February 2007

For further information, please go to:
http://www.alaska.edu/epscor/

or contact:
Anne Sudkamp
E-mail: anne.sudkamp [at] alaska.edu


Applications are being accepted for Summer 2007 Undergraduate
Research Awards under the Alaska Experimental Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research (EPSCoR), a university-based, federal-state
partnership that aims to enhance science and technology infrastructure.

Awards are for student-initiated research projects in any scientific
discipline that is supported by the National Science Foundation.
Award amounts are up to $4,500, plus $500 for research expenses and
supplies. Undergraduate students at any University of Alaska branch are
eligible. A university faculty member must sponsor the research and
provide mentorship for the student.

Applicants must submit an application form, abstract, project
description and schedule, budget outline, CV, transcripts, two
letters of recommendation, and application or approval letter
regarding animal care and use, human subjects, or biosafety (if
applicable). The application form is available on the Alaska EPSCoR
website at:
http://www.alaska.edu/epscor/

Applications must be submitted by Friday, 23 February 2007, at:
Alaska EPSCoR
University of Alaska Fairbanks
PO Box 757040
182 Arctic Health Research Building
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7040

With support from the National Science Foundation, EPSCoR operates on
the principle that aiding researchers and institutions in securing
federal Research and Development funding will develop research
infrastructure on the state level and advance economic growth.
Administered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska EPSCoR
addresses national scientific priorities by focusing on physiology,
population genetics, and cold regions engineering, and by training
students for a technology-based workforce.

For further information, please go to:
http://www.alaska.edu/epscor/

or contact:
Anne Sudkamp
E-mail: anne.sudkamp [at] alaska.edu