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							Tengchong PIRE – Undergraduate Research Program Application

                                  The Tengchong PIRE program along with the
                                  UNLV REU in Environmental Microbiology,
                                  provides      10-week      summer       research
                                  opportunities for undergraduates. All students
                                  participate in a one-week intensive culture and
                                  language preparatory course at UNLV prior to
                                  traveling to China. Students may participate in a
PIRE meeting and field trip to Tengchong but will spend the majority of time
working hand-in-hand with Chinese collaborators on PIRE research at one of our
partner institutions. Students will participate in weekly meetings with their
Chinese advisor and Skype meetings with a US PIRE advisor. At the conclusion of
the program, students will present their research at a scientific colloquium such
as the UNLV Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) annual
meeting. In addition, all students will be strongly encouraged to present their
research at a national or international conference. Students will receive a $5,000
stipend. Housing, travel, foreign medical insurance and Chinese visa expenses will
be covered by the grant. First generation college students and members of an
underrepresented group are strongly encouraged to apply.

    Applications will only be accepted from U.S. citizens and permanent
     residents recommended by researchers in PIRE labs.
    Students receiving their baccalaureate degree in May/June 2013 are not
     eligible for this program.
    The application deadline is December 31, 2012. Decisions will normally be
     made within four weeks.

A complete application consists of the following:
    Application form
    Current Transcript (unofficial are acceptable)
    Letter of Recommendation from a PIRE mentor
    Photocopy of valid U.S. Passport or proof of application

All application materials should be sent to:
kurt.regner@unlv.edu
Phone: 702-895-1071




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Tengchong PIRE – Undergraduate Research Program Application

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name:

Mailing Address:



Primary Phone:

Alternate Phone:

Email:

Ethnicity: (choose one)
 Hispanic or Latino
 Not Hispanic or Latino
 Do not wish to disclose

Race (select one or more):
 American Indian or Alaskan Native
 Asian
 Black or African American
 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
 White
 Do not wish to disclose

Disability Status: (select one or more)
 Hearing Impairment
 Visual Impairment
 Mobility/Orthopedic Impairment
 Other
 None

Citizenship: (choose one)
 U.S. Citizen
 Permanent Resident
 I have dual citizenship

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Tengchong PIRE – Undergraduate Research Program Application

NSF funded programs are available only to U. S. citizens or permanent
residents (Green Card holder)

U.S. PASSPORT INFORMATION

Passport No.:

Expiration Date:

Place of Birth:

If you do not have a passport, you should apply for one immediately; you may
submit your passport information once issued.

EDUCATION

Current Educational Institution:

Major:

Minor:

Years of schooling completed by end of current academic year (June 1)
 Freshman
 Sophomore
 Junior

Anticipated Date of Graduation:


Students receiving their baccalaureate degree in May/June 2013 are not eligible
for this program.


Highest degree offered by your institution:
 Associates Degree (two-year college)
 BS / BA
 MS / MA
 Ph.D.

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Tengchong PIRE – Undergraduate Research Program Application

PIRE MENTOR

Identify a U.S. PIRE Mentor
 José R. de la Torre                   John Peters
 Hailiang Dong                         MaryKay Orgill
 Hilairy Hartnett                      Christian Ross
 Brian Hedlund                         Stephen Quake
 Bruce Hungate                         Chuanlun Zhang

The identified research mentor must submit a letter of recommendation by Dec
31, 2012 to kurt.regner@unlv.edu.


EXPERIENCE ABOARD

Have your lived or studied abroad, if so where? Provide a brief description of
your experience.




Do you have any needs that will require specialized accommodations for work,
travel or lodging? Please describe.




Language Proficiency: Identify the number of college semesters/quarters of
Chinese language study you will have completed by the time you start the
program:
 0  1  2  3  4  5  6




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Tengchong PIRE – Undergraduate Research Program Application

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Please prepare a 300 to 500-word statement that explains why you have decided
to perform research in China and how the experience will contribute to your
personal and academic goals. (Statements should be emailed as a separate
document.)




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Tengchong PIRE – Undergraduate Research Program Application

A complete application consists of the following:
    Application form
    Current Transcript (unofficial are acceptable)
    Letter of Recommendation from a PIRE mentor
    Valid U.S. Passport or proof of application


All application materials should be sent to:
kurt.regner@unlv.edu


Funding for this program was provided by the National Science Foundation
grants OISE 0968421 and DBI REU 1005223.




UNLV is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer Committed to
Achieving Excellence Through Diversity.




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