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IAP 2002 Activities by Sponsor

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

All About UROP
Melissa Martin, Dauri Rosenfield
Wed Jan 16, 04-05:00pm, 54-100

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: N/A

You are invited to come and learn about the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). How to participate, when to start looking, where to look...all aspects of the Program will be addressed. Discussions will be led by UROP staff and will feature a panel of UROP students. Bring your questions!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/
Contact: Dauri Rosenfield, 7-104, x3-0751, drosenfi@mit.edu

Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships: Creating a Winning Proposal
Melissa Martin, Michael Bergren
Fri Jan 18, 03-04:00pm, 56-180

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: Not applicable

Several $6,000 fellowships are available for summer 2002. They will support work in science, engineering, humanities, social science, and the arts. This is the time to begin making your plans. We will review elements of past winning proposals and discuss how to put together a successful submission.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/eloranta/
Contact: UROP Staff, 7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu

IAP Research Mentor Program Kick-Off
Melissa Martin, Dauri Rosenfield
Mon Jan 7, 04-05:00pm, 6-120

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 28-Dec-2001
Single session event

This kickoff is a social gathering intended for all "pre-UROPers" and their Research Mentors. This session provides all participants with the opportunity to get to know each other, speak with some of last year's participants, and ask any last minute questions, before beginning their IAP research collaboration. If you are interested in becoming a pre-UROPer, please submit an application via the webform at http://web.mit.edu/urop/preuropapp.html.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/mentor.html
Contact: Dauri Rosenfield, 7-104, x3-0751, drosenfi@mit.edu

IAP Research Mentor Program: Mentor Orientation
Melissa Martin, Dauri Rosenfield
Mon Jan 7, 03-04:00pm, 6-120

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 28-Dec-2001
Single session event

This session is an informational and social meeting designed to familiarize Mentors with their role and responsibilities within the program. Mentors will be provided with guidelines along with essential safety, ethics, and contact information, while participating in conversations with UROP staff and Mentors from the 2001 program. If you are interested in becoming an IAP 2002 Research Mentor, please submit an application via the webform located at http://web.mit.edu/urop/mentorapp.html.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/mentor.html
Contact: Dauri Rosenfield, 7-104, x3-0751, drosenfi@mit.edu

UROP Panel Discussion with UROP Alums
UROP Staff and alums from various departments
Mon Jan 14, 12-02:00pm, 66-144
Fri Feb 1, 05-07:00pm, 56-154

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Jan-2002
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

Interested in hearing about the UROP experiences of MIT alums? Come to this panel discussion to find out how UROP impacted alums- their choice of major, career, etc. Panelists will discuss their current work, and their former UROP experiences. Did UROP prepare them for their career, or impact major and career choices, etc.? Come with questions and mingle with alums after the talks! Pizza will be served!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/iapevents.html
Contact: UROP Staff, 7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu

UROP Roundtable Discussion
Melissa Martin, Dauri Rosenfield
Thu Jan 31, 05:30-07:30pm, 16-168

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2002
Single session event

What is a UROP supposed to be? What makes a UROP successful? How do you handle UROP "problems?" This roundtable discussion gives you an opportunity to share your own UROP experiences, and to hear from other students about their experiences. Students who have had or have UROPs are encouraged to attend, and UROP Office staff (and others) will also participate. Pizza will be served!
Contact: Dauri Rosenfield, 7-104, x3-0751, drosenfi@mit.edu


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