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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Description  The aim of the National Science Foundation is to promote and advance
scientific and engineering progress in the United States. This requires
continuing efforts to attract a diversified pool of talented students into research careers in these fields, and to help ensure that they receive the best education possible. The undergraduate years are critical in the educational sequence, as career-choice points and as the first real opportunities for in-depth study. Active research experience is one of the most effective techniques for attracting talented undergraduates to and retaining them in careers in mathematics, science and engineering. Too few such experiences are now available. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates program is designed to help meet this need.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has an express mandate from Congress to promote the full use of human resources in science and engineering. Statistical data confirm the underrepresentation of certain groups in science and engineering in general and in the geosciences in particular. African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos/Chicanos, Native Americans (American Indians and Alaskan Natives), Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesians or Micronesians), and persons with disabilities represent about one-quarter of the general population, but earned only 16% of the total number of bachelor's degrees granted in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields in 2001. The geosciences have the lowest diversity of any of the STEM disciplines. In 2001, only 7% of students graduating from bachelor's-level geoscience degree programs were from underrepresented groups. To help address the underrepresentation of certain groups in the geosciences, REU Site proposals are encouraged from Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), particularly when those institutions plan to partner with research-intensive institutions or organizations. Other geoscience-related REU Sites should consider establishing connections with MSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs, especially those that are currently participating in the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Program (LSAMP). PIs for REU Site projects should make a concerted effort to recruit students from LSAMP institutions for the research experiences they offer. A list of current LSAMP awards and contact information for LSAMP Directors can be found at www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/hrd/hrddirlist.asp#LSAMP. Please visit the list of REU sites for the Division of Atmospheric Sciences, the Division of Earth Sciences, and the Division of Ocean Sciences. Target Dates and Deadlines Proposal must be received no later than 16 August each year. Supplements deadline: varies with program
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Division of Atmospheric
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