EPSEM Summer Institute Student Eligibility Requirements and Application Process

Application Postmark Deadline: Friday, April 25, 2008
Incomplete applications will not be considered!

The Summer Institute is open to any science, engineering, or mathematics undergraduate student who meets all of the following requirements:

• Must attend a California Community College or UCSB.
• Must have science, engineering, or mathematics as their current or intended major.
• Must be 18 years or older by July 13, 2008.
• Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.

All applicants must complete all of the following

• Application Form - click here to DOWNLOAD Application (pdf file) or DOWNLOAD Application (word document).
• Statement of Interest explaining why you are interested in the EPSEM Summer Institute and how you can contribute and/or benefit. In particular, we would like to know about your interest in science and your ability to work with groups of people. BE SPECIFIC - for example, you might discuss how a particular experience or person inspired you to study science. Your statement should be typed, and at most one page long.
• Copy of your Unofficial Transcript. If you are currently attending a community college and have completed 16 transferable semester units or more, then do not submit your high school transcripts. However, you must submit transcripts from all the colleges you have attended.
• Letter of Recommendation from a course instructor, TA, or employer who is familiar with your scientific skills. You may send up to 2 letters, but only 1 is required. An electronic version of the form letter may be downloaded here: DOWNLOAD Rec Form (pdf file) or DOWNLOAD Rec Form (word document). Letter of Recommendation may be emailed directly to epsem@cnsi.ucsb.edu by your recommender or enclosed in a signed/sealed envelope with your application materials.

All application materials must be submitted via mail to

M. Ofelia Aguirre - EPSEM Program
1207 Elings Hall
California NanoSystems Institute
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6105

Contact Information

Email: epsem@cnsi.ucsb.edu
Phone: (805) 893-7472

Application Postmark Deadline: Friday, April 25, 2008
Incomplete applications will not be considered!