How to Apply and Contact Information for the
2009 REU Program
INSTRUCTIONS
Participation in the REU Program is restricted to US citizens or permanent residents. The 2009 Program will begin Monday, May 25 and end Thursday, July 30. It is essential that all participants arrive on or before Monday, May 25; if you will be unable to meet this requirement, we ask that you not submit an application.
When completing the online application, please have the following materials available:
- An essay describing your career goals and reasons for wanting to participate in a summer research program
- Names, email addresses and phone numbers of faculty that will be submitting letters of recommendation
- Your current cumulative GPA
You will be required to enter these materials into the online application. You will not be allowed to submit an incomplete application so it is essential that you have these materials ready before submitting an application.
After you have submitted the online application (a link to application is below), we will require the following to complete your application:
- We require that the two faculty members you indicate on your application send (from the email address you listed for them) their letter of recommendation as an attachment to an email to reu@med.unc.edu. Only letters in text format (.txt) MS Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF(.pdf) files will be accepted.
- In addition, we will require an official transcript of your coursework to date be mailed to:
REU Program
University of North Carolina
CB#7100
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7100
Due to the large volume of applications, the Program is unable to notify applicants when applications are complete.
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY FAX OR MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Contact Information
Write us at:
REU Program
University of North Carolina
CB#7100
Chapel Hill , NC 27599-7100
Call us at (919) 843-4142; FAX (919) 843-6501
Send e-mail to reu@med.unc.edu
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