The University of Guam is now accepting applications for the Student Research Experience (SRE) program for undergraduate students for the 2025 term.
The program is headed by the Guam National Science Foundation’s Established Programs to Stimulate Competitive Research (Guam NSF ESPCoR) Education Workforce Development (EWD) team.
Selected students will participate in the year-long paid research internship and receive faculty mentoring, possible travel opportunities and a monthly $500 stipend.
“This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in STEM to get hands-on lab experience with distinguished mentors here at UOG,” said Guam NSF EPSCoR EWD Project Associate Hannah Perez. “This is a wonderful development opportunity for undergrad students from UOG or GCC.”
The mentors for the upcoming cohort are:
-Bastian Bentlage, Ph.D. who specializes in coral molecular biology
-Christopher Lobban, Ph.D. a leading Diatom biologist
-Robert Lasley, Ph.D., an internationally renowned crustacean biologist
Interested students can visit guamepscor.uog.edu/student-research-experience-sre to submit applications now.
Deadline for applications is October 31, 2024 with notifications of acceptance expected to be sent out by November 22, 2024.
The program will officially take place from January to December 2025 at the University of Guam.
For more information, students can contact Perez at perezh8997@triton.uog.edu or call 671-787-3440.