102 Roudebush Hall • Phone: 513-529-3600• Fax: 513-529-3762

DUOS Doctoral Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Application Deadline Extended to 10/19/09

By 5:00 p.m on 10/19/09
Submit one (1) signed original of your proposal along with the signed application form to:

Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship (OARS) 102 Roudebush Hall by 5 pm on October 19, 2009.

DUOS-application.pdf
DUOS-Guidelines.pdf

DUOS Program Overview
The DUOS program aims to heighten the synergy between graduate and undergraduate research at Miami University. The graduate and undergraduate students will work together on a research project under the supervision of a faculty member in a Ph.D. granting department. Either graduates or undergraduates may initiate the application, but the undergraduate student is to have primary authorship of the project. Any Miami undergraduate student and any post-master’s doctoral student in good standing who agree to abide by program requirements are eligible to apply.

How do I Apply? Submit one (1) signed original of your proposal along with the signed application form to: Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship (OARS) 102 Roudebush Hall 513-529-3600.

Application Deadline Extended to -October 19, 2009 by 5:00 p.m.
Get the DUOS application form as pdf file.
Or, download the DUOS application as an MS Word document.

Program Features
* a focus on undergraduates learning the processes of research and scholarship under supervision of graduate student mentors
* opportunity for undergraduate students to earn independent study credit (if appropriate)
* a project/travel allowance of $400, each, for the graduate and undergraduate partners
* an additional project/ travel allowance of $100 for each partner, contingent upon their participation in training offered by the program for their roles as mentor and mentee in a research partnership

Program Guidelines
View complete program guidelines on the web, download the DUOS-Guidelines.pdf file, or get a printed copy from the OARS office in 102 Roudebush Hall.

Who can be my DUOS mentor?
You need an advanced (post-masters') grad student from one of Miami's doctoral departments: Botany, Chemistry,Geology, Microbiology, English (Rhetoric and Composition), Political Science, Gerontology, Psychology, Zoology, Educational Leadership. Ask faculty members whose work interests you if they can refer you to an appropriate grad student.

Graduate Students - Tips on Becoming an Effective Mentor

Undergraduate Students - Tips for Working with a Mentor

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