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• Round Trip Transportation
| Purdue University provides transportation to West Lafayette from the student's home town. |
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• Normally students fly into Indianapolis and are brought to campus by the Lafayette Limo Service.
• If students wish to bring their own cars, they are paid mileage according to Purdue policy.
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• University Housing for 8 Weeks
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Participants are housed in Hilltop Apartments on the North edge of campus adjacent to the Purdue Ackerman Golf Course.
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• Research Stipend ($4,000/8 weeks)
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Each participant receives a stipend of $4,000 for the summer. This is paid in three equal installments.
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• Stipend payments are made upon arrival, mid-summer, and upon departure.
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• Research with a Faculty Mentor
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Scholars work for eight weeks under the supervision of a faculty mentor, often assisted on a daily basis by a graduate student or staff co-mentor.
(Scholars may work in any discipline in which Purdue offers a PhD degree.) |
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• Workshops on Preparing for the GRE
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A special workshop is provided to assist students in preparing to take the GRE. |
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• The workshop consists of six two-hour instructional sessions led by Ph.D. candidates in Mathematics and English. There are two sessions each on math, verbal, and analytical writing.
• Each student is given a practice exam before and after the workshop to measure improvement.
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• Big Ten Research Conference
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Students come together with more than 600 students from other Big Ten universities to share their summer research experiences.
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• Poster and Oral Research Presentations
| At the end of the summer each student presents her/his research results both in the form of a poster and in a PowerPoint presentation. |
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These products are often presented again at the students' home institutions, and at regional or national conferences.
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• Evening Meetings
Evening meetings are offered to assist students in learning about careers for Ph.D. recipients in:
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Government
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Industry
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Universities
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• Access to University Facilities
Participants have full access to:
•Recreational Facilities
•Library Facilities
•Computer Facilities
•Dining Facilities
•Student Health Center
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• Weekend Fieldtrips
Students have opportunities to experience:
- Lafayette - Sugar Creek
- Indianapolis - Chicago
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• Recognition Banquet
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Students and mentors are recognized for their hard work and productivity at the closing banquet. |
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• An inspirational speaker helps to put the summer experience in perspective.
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• Take Home Products
| • A significant research experience with a faculty mentor
• A PowerPoint presentation of research results
• A poster presentation of research results
• A potential letter of recommendation for graduate school
• Enhanced ability to do well on the GRE
• Information about careers and graduate schools
• A sense of the culture and environment at Purdue and in surrounding cities and countryside
• A rich multicultural experience
• Many new friends
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