Undergraduate Applicants:

Eligibility: This program is funded by the National Science Foundation. All participants must be continuing their undergraduate education in the fall of 2012, and the NSF requires US citizenship or permanent resident status.

Application Deadline: March 15, 2012. New deadline!!

How to apply: Submit the following materials via email.

1. A completed application form. (.doc file)
2. A one-page statement of interest that includes:
   • information about your background, educational goals and scientific interests,
   • your computer experience, and
   • your experience or interest in working as part of a team.
   • Please describe an experience that has prepared you for this REU program, why you are interested in participating in the WiVaM REU program, or your favorite mathematical/computer science result and why it is your favorite.
3. Two letters of recommendation from faculty that can assess your mathematical/computer science strengths, your potential for research and your ability/potential to work as part of a team. (If your school has limited opportunities for you to participate in a summer undergraduate research program, please have your faculty letter writers indicate this in your recommendation.)

E-mail application materials to: reu-ret2012 (at) willamette (dot) edu
Please include "REU application" in the subject line. Please suggest your recommenders include "REU recommendation" in their subject line.

U.S. mail address: (email applications and recommendations preferred)
Willamette Valley REU-RET, Department of Mathematics, Willamette University, 900 State Street, Salem, OR 97301
 

Stipend: Successful applicants will receive a $3,500 stipend and 8 weeks of summer housing. Money is also available for travel expenses to the REU.