2005 ALS/NSCORT Summer Fellowship Program

Undergraduate Participants

2005 ALS/NSCORT Summer Fellowship Program
June 6 - July 30, 2005 Application
Deadline: April 1, 2005

A highlight of the ALS/NSCORT Center is the Summer Fellowship Program. This program offers undergraduate students eight weeks of research experience under the direction of an ALS/NSCORT researcher. Engineering and science students, entering their Junior or Senior year in the fall 2005, will be considered for this program. Underrepresented minority and female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

ALS/NSCORT
Purdue University, along with research partners at Howard and Alabama A&M universities, were selected by NASA to establish a new NSCORT center focusing on advanced life support. This cutting-edge research center will support a program designed specifically to resolve the complex and crucial requirements of sustained human survival with an interplanetary space-based environment.

Research Opportunities
The ALS/NSCORT center's research team involves 16 Faculty members from Purdue, 5 Faculty members from Alabama A&M and 3 Faculty members from Howard University. Summer Fellowship applicants will indicate a preference for a particular faculty member and NSCORT site. Fellowships will be awarded according to faculty choice and project compatibility.

Financial Support
ALS/NSCORT will provide round trip transportation plus a $3600 stipend for the eight week research opportunity. In addition, housing at the research institution will be provided.

Application - Your completed application must include the following:

Application form (Click here - PDF).
Current transcripts.
An essay describing your career goals and why you are interested in ALS/NSCORT research.
A resume.
Two letters of recommendation from faculty members.

All completed materials must be submitted by April 1, 2005 to:

Julia Hains-Allen
NSCORT Outreach Coordinator
Purdue University Food Science Building
745 Agriculture Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907