NDnano Undergraduate Research Fellowships (NURF)
Summer 2012

The NDnano fellowships for 2012 have all been awarded. The overview and application instructions below are provided for your reference.

Please check back in January 2013 for information about next year's program!

For the fourth consecutive year, the NDnano Center will be awarding several summer undergraduate research fellowships. The fellowships offer motivated undergraduates the opportunity to learn more about a specific area of research, gain valuable skills, and be part of a cutting-edge project in one of NDnano's research pillars:

- Physical limits to computation
- New materials and nanostructures
- Energy harvesting technologies
- Nano-bioelectronics

Fellowship recipients will conduct their research within an exciting team atmosphere, working with a faculty mentor, postdocs and graduate students in the University's science and engineering labs and cleanroom facilities.

Each NURF position is full time (40 hours/week*) and provides a total stipend of $5,000 over a 10-week period. Students awarded a fellowship are responsible for securing their own, transportation, housing and food for the summer.

Fellowship recipients will be part of Notre Dame's summer research community and have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities. At the conclusion of their research, each NURF recipient will prepare a one-page summary of their project accomplishments and be invited to present their research findings at poster sessions.

Want to learn more? View the project summaries written by the 2010 and 2011 NURF recipients.

* The University allows students to work a maximum of 40 hours/week during the summer months (all campus positions combined).

2012 NURF application instructions

Students from any college or university are welcome to apply.

1) Review the Summer 2012 NURF project descriptions and select a project of interest. (Click on project images for larger view.)
2) Complete the application.
3) Email your completed application to the project's faculty mentor(s) for consideration, and cc: Heidi Deethardt at deethardt.1@nd.edu.

Faculty mentors will follow-up with applicants as needed. Fellowship recipients will be notified by NDnano starting March 1, 2012.

Please note: Students are welcome to apply for more than one project. However, please list and prioritize on your application all the projects to which you have applied.

Questions? Check here. Or feel free to contact Heidi Deethardt at deethardt.1@nd.edu

Thank you for your interest in NDnano!

05.11.12