Summer Research Internship Opportunities

The Gradute School at the University of Missouri-Columbia is proud to present a pilot program for undergraduate students across the nation. The Summer Pre-Graduate Research Experience for Students in the Humanities will offer undergraduate students the opportunity to work full-time on a research project under the direction of a MU faculty member. The dates are June 6 through August 1, 2004. Deadline for applications is February 20, 2004. The program is designed for students sincerely interested in pursuing graduate studies, preferably the Ph.D. degree.

This program will serve to introduce students to the challenges, rigors and rewards of an academic life. The Graduate School will provide sophomore, junior or senior students with a $2600 stipend, 3 hours of research credit, travel expenses to and from Columbia, and room and board. The program will target students who are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American, Native American, Alaskan Native, Mexican American, Native Pacific Islander or Puerto Rican).

The University of Missouri-Columbia, established in 139, is the oldest state university west of the Mississippi River. MU is the largest of the four campuses of the University of Missouri System. MU is one of the most comprehensive and diverse universities in the United States. For more information, please contact Stephanie White Thorn, Director, Graduate Student Services, MU Graduate School, 210 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, Whitethorns@missouri.edu (573) 882-3292 or Jami P. Joyner, Graduate Assistant
Graduate School (LS- MOAMP), University of Missouri-Columbia, 210 Jesse Hall
Columbia, MO 65211. Email: JoynerJ@Missouri.edu
Phone: (573) 884-8006
Fax: (573) 884-5454