UNL Math Club
Math Research and Scholarship Opportunities for Undergraduates
The
MAA's
page for students lists many opportunities, and the
AMS has a large list of
internships.
Academic Year at UNL
- Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences (UCARE) (math dept info)
- This UNL program is designed to promote undergraduate research by having students work on a research project with a faculty mentor.
- Research for Undergraduates in Theoretical Ecology (RUTE)
- The RUTE Scholars program is a structured research program for teams of undergraduate students and faculty mentors. Each team has two biology or natural resources students and two mathematics students along with at least one biology or natural resource mentor and at least one mathematics mentor. Projects run from January through December. The program includes a 10-week summer field research experience, with a stipend of $3600 for the summer research experience.
- Honors Thesis
- Many students in the University Honors Program do their senior theses under the direction of math faculty.
- But many opportunities are available outside these programs!
- Talk to a faculty member about the work they are doing or talk to the Chief Undergraduate Advisor.
Academic Year off campus
- Mathematics Advanced Study Semesters (MASS) at Penn State
- MASS is held during the fall semester of each year.
- Budapest Semesters in Mathematics
- Math in Moscow
Summer Programs
- NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)
- Math REU Sites from the National Science Foundation
- These programs are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Typically, 6–8 students go
to a university site to work with a mentor on a project that involves mathematical research. The duration
is about 8 weeks. Travel, room and board are covered and you get paid $2000–$3000. There are about 20 sites
in math; most deadlines are in mid February.
- Department of Energy
- Internships and eligibility
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- Sample: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Department of Defense (DoD)
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Student intern and summer programs
- USSTRATCOM Programs (part of DoD in Omaha, NE)
- National Security Agency (NSA)
- NSA offers summer programs very similar to the REUs. Highly competitive.
- Other Federal Agencies (most require US citizenship or residency)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Sandia National Lab
- NASA Nebraska Space Grant
- Summer Program for Women in Mathematics
- For women ending their junior year who are interested in working with other women in a
supportive research environment.
- The Carleton Summer Math
Program for Women
- For women who have finished their second
(sophomore) year of college, this NSF sponsored program is designed to
support and encourage women in their study of mathematics.
- Summer
Undergraduate Applied Mathematics Institute
- Held at the Center
for Nonlinear Analysis at Carnegie Mellon University, in addition to a
stipend participants receive credit from Carnegie Mellon for this
7-week learning and research experience.
- The Mathematical
and Theoretical Biology Institute Summer Program
- The MTBI
is located on the campus of Arizona State University. This intensive
eight-week summer research experience for undergraduates prepares
promising young scientists interested in working at the interface of
mathematics, statistics and the natural and social sciences for the
rigors of graduate studies.
- Research in Industrial
Projects for Students (RIPS) Summer Program
- This program involves
applied mathematics problems from industry.
Fellowships and Scholarships
- From Department of Homeland Security
- scholarship deadline Jan 5; $1,000/month + $5,000 summer
- NSF Graduate Fellowship
- Department of Defense SMART Scholarship
- UNL School of Natural Resources
- Goldwater Scholarship, Truman Scholarship, and more
- For details contact Dr. Laura Damuth Director of Undergraduate Research and Fellowship Adviser.
