MURF Undergraduate Research Program
California Institute of Technology
Type of Institution: Graduate Research University
URL: http://www.murf.caltech.edu
Description: The MURF program aims to increase the participation of underrepresented students (such as African American, Hispanic, Native American, and Puerto Rican) in science and engineering graduate programs and to make Caltech’s programs more visible to students not traditionally exposed to Caltech.
Qualifications: Students must be current sophomores through non-graduating seniors, must be attending a four-year university, and must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required.
Program Information:
- Location: Pasadena, CA
- Field: Behavioral Neuroscience
- Primary Contact: Carol Casey
- Email: murf@caltech.edu
- Start Date: 2008-06-17
- End Date: 2008-08-22
- Stipend: $6000
- Hours per week: 40
- Application: yes
- Deadline: 2008-02-01
- Housing Provided: yes
- Housing Cost: $free
- Travel Support Provided: yes
- Subsistence Provided: no
- Subsistence Cost: $
- Number of Student Participants: 25-