USS 2008 Fair & Poster Session

USS Fair & Reception October 30, 2007 noon -1:30 Shriver MPR-A

Talk with last year's summer scholars first hand.

Get details on the 12-credit hour tuition waiver and $2,600 fellowship.

USS 2007 Students Participating in the Forum

The Phi Kappa Phi national honor society invites you to tour the poster session and vote for the most outstanding poster. Based on your recommendations, PKP will award two USS poster presenters a “textbook award” in the form of a Shriver Bookstore gift certificate.

Student presenting research poster

The USS information fair is open to the public. We cordially invite Miami students interested in learning more about or applying for a 2008 Undergraduate Summer Scholar (USS) award to attend.

• Recognizes students and faculty who participated in the USS 2007 program
• USS 2007 awardees share the results of their summer projects with the general academic community
• Potential year 2008 applicants learn more about the USS program directly from recent USS participants

USS 2008 Program Features

Both USS Summer Scholar options described below require the student to enroll for a combined total of 12 credit hours and to complete a USS project under the supervision of an eligible Miami mentor during the designated 10-week interval between May 12, and August 22, 2008. Both options include a $2,600 student fellowship and a $400 student supply allotment as well as a $600 faculty mentor development allotment. Depending on the chosen option (A or B) the award includes up to 12 hours of academic credit, with a tuition scholarship that covers the instructional fees and tuition for the hours under 340.U (but not the General Fees).

All tenured and tenure-track faculty members have been sent a copy of the USS 2008 guidelines. If you have questions about the USS program feel free to contact Martha Weber in OARS (102 Roudebush Hall, 9-3734) read program details on the web 2008 USS guidelines.

Now in its 14th year, the Undergraduate Summer Scholars (USS) program enables Miami students to do research or other creative activities in the summer under the supervision of an individual faculty mentor. Responses of student and faculty participants have been overwhelmingly favorable and a positive impact has been documented on the students. In addition, some faculty have reported themselves being both invigorated by the experience and stimulated to explore new lines of research and creative activities.