Summer 2015 Undergraduate Research Program – The University of Texas at Austin

Undergraduate Research in Race, Ethnicity, & the Demography of Crime and Punishment

·      Opportunity to study social demography through course work and a mentored research experience with senior PRC graduate students

·      Program pays for room and board, and computing and research-related expenses

·      REU students receive a $4,000 stipend for participation in the 8 week program

·      Students participate in a 3-hour summer course during the first 4 weeks of the program

·      Second half of the program focus is on individual projects in collaboration with graduate student mentor and faculty director, David Kirk

·      Student papers are presented in the fall at a professional conference

·      This program is specifically geared toward students with junior standing who are seriously thinking about attending graduate school in the social sciences and, particularly, in sociology or demography

The 2015 summer REU Program application deadline is FEBRUARY 17, 2015.

See http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/prc/training/undergraduate.php for details about the REU program.