The DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions has research opportunities available for the Summer of 2009. This program provides a 10-week summer research experiences at DHS Centers of Excellence to early career faculty teamed with undergraduate and graduate students. U.S. citizenship is required.
Stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location for faculty and students will be provided.
Follow-on funding of up to $50,000 for collaborative research between the DHS Center of Excellence and the Minority Serving Institution during the 2009-2010 academic year may be available.
Application Deadline: February 3, 2009
Read about our participant experiences:
Dr. Santosh Mandal, Dr. Patricia Hatch and Shawnta Lloyd focused their research on ricin, a natural toxin that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has designated as a possible agent of biological warfare. More...
Dr. Edu B. Suarez-Martinez hopes to lessen the probability of a pandemic flu occurring through her research of the distribution of avian influenza virus receptors in Puerto Rican wild, migratory and non-migratory birds. More ...
Dr. Terri Adams-Fuller and her undergraduate research team from Howard University studied the responsiveness of public safety officers during the Hurricane Katrina crisis. More...
This program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of University Programs. The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) administers this program for DHS.
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
P.O. Box 117, MS 36
120 Badger Avenue
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-0117
science.education@orau.org
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