You must be a Mathematics or Biology major (or a double major in one of these two fields) to apply. To receive a stipend for your participation, you must be a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States or its possessions (if you aren't but are still interested in participating, please contact Victor Matveev)

You may want to copy and paste this form into Word or other text editor. Please answer ALL questions.
Return the completed application by December 7, 2011 to Victor Matveev by email or drop it off at Cullimore Hall 616.


Name: ____________________________

NJIT ID number: _____________________

NJIT e-mail address: _________________

Are you a US Citizen or Permanent Resident? ___Yes ___No

Current Academic Status:  ___FR ___SO ___JR ___SR

Have you passed or are currently taking:
___Math 222 ___Math 430 __General Biology 1 __General Biology 2

Are you willing to commit to spending June and July of 2011 conducting full time research at NJIT? (You will receive a stipend) ___Yes ___No

Would you need on-campus summer housing during this time? __Yes __No

Are you willing to commit to spending up to 10 hours per week in research related activities during the academic year? (You will receive a stipend) ___Yes ___No

Name and contact information of Faculty Member who can provide a reference for you:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________


Please provide short 1-2 paragraph answers to the following:

1. What specifically about the UBMTP is of interest to you?
2. What do you expect to learn or get out of your participation in UBMTP?
3. What are your longer term goals (e.g., graduate school for MS or PhD, medical school, high school teaching, ...)?
4. How do you feel about working in a team (2-4 people) in a single project?  Do you prefer to work individually?
5. Can you describe (<200 words) a specific problem in biology that you are or have been interested in?