Successful applicants will attend a nine-week training and research program at Cornell University and will pursue the research projects using the high performance computing resources of the Cornell Theory Center. Students will receive a $2,000 stipend, travel allowance, room (shared dorm room), and partial board (dinner allowance at campus dining facilities).
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Applicants must be undergraduate students (graduating not before December 1996) who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Students must have relevant coursework for their research areas, as well as coursework or programming experience in FORTRAN or C. Students who participated in previous SPURs are not eligible in 1996.
Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Students from four-year colleges with limited research facilities are also encouraged to apply.
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Applicants must submit a completed application form, two letters of recommendation, and college transcript(s). Applications must be received by February 28, 1996. Students will be notified of their acceptance no later than March 22. For more information or an application form (email or hard copy), contact:
Jeanne Butler, Conference Assistant
Cornell Theory Center
427 Rhodes Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-380
Email: spur@tc.cornell.edu
Telephone: 607/254-8813
Fax: 607/254-8888
Information and application also available via the World Wide Web.
It is anticipated that this program will be sponsored by the National Science Foundation; the program is dependent upon approval of funding through the Researach Experiences for Undergraduates Program.