The primary purpose of our summer Fellowships is to provide research opportunities to students from colleges and universities at which extensive undergraduate research participation is limited. We seek to maintain a mixture of students who are new to research, those who have some research experience, as well as peer mentors who have already been doing research at Kansas for a while. Lawrence is a pleasant, progressive town of about 80,000 people, located about 30 miles west of Kansas CIty on the Kansas River. The surroundings are rolling hills and shaded valleys, and this beauty is reflected in the University campus itself.
Summers are enjoyable, relaxed, and there are plenty of extra-curricular activities.
More information may be obtained by clicking on About KU . The Program Director will discuss the faculty match with you before a final assignment is made. You will discuss your project with your faculty advisor, and he or she will provide you with reading lists, reprints, and other supplementary materials so that you will be able to complete some of the preliminary library work before arriving on campus. We'll tour the campus and the different facilities you'll be using during the summer, and you'll become acquainted with the special service facilities on campus such as the Biochemical Research Services Laboratory and the Electron Microscope Facility. A science librarian will introduce you to the use of the Science Library and discuss procedures for conducting literature searches.