Applications being accepted: Intersection of Linguistics, Language, and Culture NSF REU Site Program
We are recruiting talented undergraduate students residing in the New York area, largely from (but not limited to) historically disadvantaged groups, to partake in a year-long program to engage in research on language(s) and benefit from workshops that will help them prepare for the next steps in their educational journey. The 18 Students selected for the program will be awarded a stipend of $6,500 a year for participation in the program: $2,000 for 12 weeks in the Fall semester, $2,000 for 12 weeks in the Spring semester, and $2,500 in the summer (June and the first week of July) to compensate them for their work.
All undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, who will still be enrolled as undergraduate students in college/university in 2021-2022, and who reside in New York are welcome to apply. We especially encourage applications from students who are members of underrepresented groups in the Speech-Language-Hearing-Communication and Cognitive Sciences, which include but are not limited to:
students who are racial/ethnic minorities, first-generation college students, women, and veterans, and those who are or have been enrolled in community colleges
students who are familiar with a Language Other Than English (LOTE), a Sign Language, and/or with varieties of English that differ from Mainstream American English (e.g. African American English, Jamaican English etc.)
students who have experienced educational or economic disadvantages, or other personal circumstances that may have impeded their transition to the next stage of training towards a science career.
The application is now online, and the deadline to apply is April 15, 2021 for the 2021-22 program: