Check back in January 2009 for 2009/10 application.
Go the Eligibility and Application page for a link to the application form.
Workshop/Research component: Summer 2009
Outreach component: 2009/2010 academic year

$3500 for 10 weeks, plus housing for those students whose lab placements requires that they live outside commuting distance from their home.

The program begins with a week-long workshop at the University of Oregon to prepare students for their summer research experience. They will then be placed in research labs at the University of Oregon for an 8-week research experience. Students will work under the guidance of graduate students on projects in Chemistry, Physics, or Geology laboratories. During the final week students will present their summer research to their peers and advisors, receive career counseling, and prepare for their duties over the next year as a 'UCORE Fellow.'

Upon return to their home colleges, UCORE Fellows will be paid for work as tutors and mentors to other community college students. Fellows will be expected to undertake activities under the supervision of their community college (or UO, as appropriate) UCORE advisor that inform their fellow students about what they learned as a result of their summer experience. They may work as tutors for selected courses. Fellows will also be expected to help coordinate several events throughout the year. These events will inform students of possibilities and paths available for continuing on to a 4-year degree in physical sciences and of career options obtainable to those pursuing a science education.